A scheme offering lower fares on ferry routes to the Western Isles has been suggested as a reason for more visits to the Calanais Standing Stones.
The rise has led to an £85,050 expansion of the visitor centre near the 5,000-year-old site on Lewis.
Manager Angus Alex Mackenzie said 26,000 people came visited the site from April 2008 to March 2009 - about 40% more than the previous 12 months.
He said the rise followed the start of the road equivalent tariff (RET).
Launched in 2008, the Scottish government scheme bases the cost of travelling on the equivalent distance by road.
Western Isles council - Comhairle nan Eilean Siar - and Highlands and Islands Enterprise have contributed towards the costs of upgrading the centre.
Work on extending the kitchen and restaurant has been completed as part of a wider expansion of the building.
Source:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/highlands_and_islands/8661782.stm
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