For centuries, crofters have been building low, streamlined houses, according to a design that could withstand anything the weather could throw at them. These buildings are disappearing from the landscape and this award-winning museum seeks to preserve their heritage. The first cottage was opened to the public in 1965. The museum is now a small village, depicting life as it was a century ago, where fish oil was used for lighting, clothes were made from homespun cloth and entertainment was found in the bagpipes and a fiddle. The museum is on the coast, at Kilmuir, two miles south of Dunthulm and six miles north of Uig.
Skye Museum of Island Life , Kilmuir, By Portree, Isle of Skye, IV51 9UE, Phone: +44-0-14-70-55-22-06
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