The restored blackhouse village of Na Geàrrannan on the Isle of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides.

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There has been a village at Gearrannan for centuries but the current restored blackhouse village dates from the late 1600s. The traditional way of life began to decline in the 1950s and the last residents moved out to local council housing in 1974. With the gradual deterioration of the abandoned houses their historic importance was recognised and the Gearrannan Trust was founded in 1989 to restore and preserve them. There is now a village of nine blackhouses and one croft - these are used as an interpretation centre and museum, a Youth Hostel and self-catering accommodation.

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Size: 4181px × 2776px
Location: Na Geàrrannan, Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides, Scotland
Photo credit: © Steven Sheppardson / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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