What is recorded here
Barra, Castlebay, Heritage Centre stands as a museum bridging the 19th and 20th centuries, holding the shape of local memory in stone and glass. It is not automatically open to every passing hand, yet it remains a visible anchor for the community’s identity. The building does not need to shout; it simply waits for people who recognise that memory must be kept, shaped and returned.
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Barra, Castlebay, Heritage Centre as Museum (19th Century) - (20th Century). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 1m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
Barra, Castlebay, Heritage Centre is a 19th-century museum located in Castlebay on the Isle of Barra, Scotland. It is important as a cultural and historical hub that preserves and showcases the heritage of the Western Isles.
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Places near here
Barra, CastlebayFarmstead (period Unassigned) · 104 yd
Barra, Castlebay, Barra Parish ChurchChurch (19th Century) · 175 yd
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Castlebay from the Parapet of Kisimul CastleCastle, fort or tower · 640 yd
Boat to Kisimul CastleCastle, fort or tower · 654 yd
Heaval Island of BarraIsland · 1016 yd
Seat at the Barra War MemorialHeritage place · 1194 yd
Barra War Memorial - WWIHeritage place · 1209 yd
Rough hill ground east of CastlebayMountain or hill · 1726 yd
Beinn na MòineMountain / peak · 1.1 mi
HeabhalMountain / peak · 1.2 mi
Conifer PlantationForest · 1.4 mi