Photo of Canna House, a house in the Small Isles, Highland, the Scottish Highlands and Islands.

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Canna House

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Canna House holds the Gaelic folklore archive gathered by John Lorne Campbell and his wife Margaret Fay Shaw — recordings, songs and manuscripts built up over decades on the island. Campbell gave Canna to the National Trust for Scotland in 1981, and the house reopened in 2025 after a long restoration. Canna is reached by CalMac ferry from Mallaig, and it’s a short walk up from the harbour.

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