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MuseumsSite Name: Taigh Chearsabhagh Museum and Arts Centre Alternative Name: Lochmaddy Wheelhouse, Taigh-Chearsabhagh MuseumCountry: Scotland
NOTE: This site is 0.324 km away from the location you searched for.
County: North Uist Type: Museum
Nearest Town: Lochmaddy
Map Ref: NF920681
Latitude: 57.597425N Longitude: 7.157466W
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3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
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5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
4 | Short walk on a footpath |
3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
2 | A long walk |
1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
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Museum in North Uist. The Taigh Chearsabhagh Museum and Arts Centre stands close to the high-tide mark in the village of Lochmaddy. The centre is a focus for life in North Uist, and welcomes large numbers of visitors each year to experience the arts, culture and heritage of the islands in a friendly and stimulating environment.
The centre is close to Lochmaddy’s ferry terminal, which links it to Uig on Skye. The building around which it has been developed was built in 1741 as an inn, and at the time was one of a very few slate-roofed buildings on North Uist.
As well as the shop and café, attractions at Taigh Chearsabhagh include a museum, where changing displays of local life and history can be seen. There are also two galleries in which work by local (and not so local) artists is displayed. Last but not least, the centre also offers a research room for those studying aspects of island life or the lives of the people who lived here.
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Note: Museum to be home to project to reconstruct an Iron Age wheelhouse, see comment
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