The National Trust for Scotland celebrates the reopening of Canna House in the inner Hebrides, in which John Lorne Campbell and Margaret Fay Shaw were located, which built up a large collection of Gaelic music, folklore and culture.
The Charity Conservation Charity said that it aimed to create an atmosphere that gives visitors the feeling that “someone has just left the room” with a warm, lived feeling lived in the entire house.
Gaelic song and language fill the air, while audio devices are triggered when visitors go through rooms that show what the house in the mid -20th century, not long after the Second World War.
The building, the roof and the windows of the house were carried out extensive repairs to withstand the lifting weather and to protect their content, which includes an internationally significant archive collection of Gaelic music, folklore and culture.
Philip Long, Managing Director of the National Trust for Scotland, said: “We all who love themselves with Canna and the appreciation of the important stories this house will be pleased when the incredible condition is Canna House.
“The care of these places is not an easy task, but it is important, and our charity organization has the privilege, in addition to the creative residents, experienced contractors and many others who enable such projects to play a role.
“I hope everyone, whether they live here, often visit or enjoy nature, beauty and legacy for this special place after reading.”
Mr. Campbell bought the Isle of Canna and the neighboring Sanday in 1938 and took on the role of Laird and Farmer.
In addition to his wife, an experienced photographer and folklorist, she created an extensive archive with Gaelic songs, stories and linguistic materials.
Mr. Campbell and Mrs. Fay Shaw lived in Canna House in 1996 and 2004.
In 1981 Campbell Canna donated to the National Trust for Scotland (supported with a foundation from the National Heritage Memorial Fund) together with the huge library, archives and sound recordings of the couple.
This includes around 1,500 Gaelic folk songs and 350 folk stories, the first recordings of members of the Mi'kmaq nation and more than 5,000 photographic negatives and 25 film roles, which extend 50 years of Gaelian culture on the islands of Canna, Barra, the Uists and Mingulay.
Highlights of the collection are a dictation machine with which Mr. Campbell Gälische spokesman in the western islands and Cape Breton. His wife's favorite Graflex camera and the book Pooni dedicated to her favorite cat.
The house was recently reopened for pre -booked tours and the team is now looking forward to welcoming more visitors.
Angus Murray, Operations Manager Angus Murray, said: “We worked hard to create an atmosphere that reflects the Canna House in its heyday – a home full of music stories and Gaelic, just like John and Margaret had.
“As a team, we look forward to sharing this experience with a new generation of visitors to Canna.”
The project for the full repair and restoration of Canna House cost £ 3.6 million.
The costs were made by the support of the National Trust for the Scotland Foundation USA, a number of reserved funds of the National Trust for Scotland, which are intended for nature conservation projects of this kind, with the balance generated by the supporters of the charity generated funds, donations and commercial profits.
Geraldine Mackinnon, who spoke in the name of the Isle of Canna Community Development Trust, said: “The Isle of Canna Community Development Trust is pleased that the Canna House has now reopened, so that the public is accessible through guided tours and the wealth of the grumpy culture, together with the local historical and local environment Cannana.