Ravenspoint Museum

About the museum

Ravenspoint Museum is run by Pairc Historical Society (Comunn Eachdraidh na Pairc) in partnership with Co-Chomunn na Pairc. The society was formed in 1990 and has its home at the Ravenspoint Centre in Kershader, in the South Lochs area of the Isle of Lewis. The centre also contains a shop, a café and a post office.

The museum shows local history and daily life in the Pairc townships and how they have changed over time. The collections include photographs and croft histories, oral history recordings and transcripts, a large tool collection, a travelling pulpit, and artefacts linked to whaling and to emigration to Patagonia. Other holdings are the Calum Kennedy collection, the Hero of Buzancy collection about Angus Macmillan (1886-1961) and the Angus MacLeod Archive, which supports research into local history, language and culture.

Volunteer guides are usually present in summer. The society also cares for the Marvig Fisherman's Barometer pillar, built around 1860 to help fishing communities predict severe weather, and publishes local booklets and a quarterly magazine.

Highlights

• Local history and everyday life of the Pairc townships
• Angus MacLeod Archive for research into local history, language and culture
• Tool collection and a travelling pulpit
• Artefacts linked to whaling and to Patagonia
• Free entry, with a shop, café and post office in the same building

Permanent exhibition

• Ravenspoint Museum collections – Displays on the history and everyday life of the Pairc townships, together with the Angus MacLeod Archive of written and recorded material.

Operated by

Pairc Historical Society

Admission & discounts

Admission is free.

Entry is free; donations are welcome.

Accessibility

• Wheelchair accessible
• Elevator: no information
• Accessible restroom
• Accessible parking: no information
• Service dogs welcome: no information
• Tactile models & exhibits: no information
• Sign language tours: no information
• Easy-to-read materials: no information
• Audio description: no information

The building is accessible, but some areas are too tight for mobility scooters. Visitors with specific needs should contact the museum in advance. Toilets, including a disabled toilet, are available.

Kids & families

The museum hasn’t published any information on this.

Getting there & parking

From Stornoway or Tarbert take the A859. At Balallan turn onto the B8060 signed for South Lochs. The museum is on the left in Kershader, just under 6 miles further on.

Amenities & dining

• Café
• Museum shop

The museum shares its building with a shop, a café and a post office.

Events & venue rental

The museum hasn’t published any information on this.

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