Lewis and Arnol Blackhouse

The Isle of Lewis is the heartland of Gaelic culture with long-standing traditions and relics, where people’s lives are still dominated by traditional pursuits like crofting, fishing and weaving.Travel towards the striking west coast and the remains of Carloway Broch, dating back around 2000 years, it is one of the best preserved brochs in the Outer Hebrides. Afterwards, travel northwards to Arnol, with its remains of abandoned blackhouses. These were built as a combined byre, barn and home in the tradition of ancient long-house, where the poor lived together with their animals. Visit the Blackhouse Museum, which is a restored blackhouse. Step back in time and imagine what it would have been like to live within its thick walls and thatched roof, with its homely furnishings and burning peat fire.