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Welcome

Tha Urras Oighreachd Ghabhsainn air a' bhith ann an làmhan

na coimhearsnachd o chionn 2007.

Galson Estate has proudly been in community ownership since 2007.

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The Galson Estate is a community-owned estate of 56,000 acres of coast, agricultural land and moor in the North West of the Isle of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. The estate comprises 22 villages running from Upper Barvas to Port of Ness with a population of nearly 2,000 people. The estate passed into community ownership on 12 January 2007 to be managed on their behalf by the Trust.  

 

We hope this website will give you lots of information on our history, our aspirations and details on the projects currently underway. If you would like more information, please do not hesitate to get in touch.

 

Tha Oighreachd Ghabhsainn a’ gabhail a-steach 56,000 acair fearainn air ceann a tuath Eilean Leòdhais.  Tha an oighreachd a’ ruith bho Barabhas Uarach gu Port Nis le cha mhòr 2,000 neach a’ fuireach ann an dà bhaile air fhichead. Air an 12mh là den Fhaoilleach 2007 ghabh muinntir Oighreachd Ghabhsainn sealbh air an fhearann aca fhèin. Le seo chaidh uallach airson na h-oighreachd a stiùireadh a thoirt don choimhearsnachd

 

Tha sinn an dòchas gun toir an larach-lìn seo tòrr fiosrachaidh dhuibh air eachdraidh na h-Oighreachd, ar lèirsinn, agus fiosrachadh air na pròiseactan air a bheil sinn ag obair an-dràsta

Ma tha feum agaibh air tuilleadh fiosrachaidh cuir fios thugainn.

POPULAR SEARCHES
DUILLEAGAN CUMANTA

£1 FOR LIFETIME MEMBERSHIP

HAVE YOUR SAY!

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community investment fund
Maoin na Coimhearsnachd

The Community Investment Fund was established to invest funds from the renewables project income back into the community of the Galson Estate.  The programme consists of not only funds but also offers advice, training, guidance and aftercare to support the delivery and development of projects.

habost household waste & recycling centre 

Ionad ath-chuairteachaidh Thàboist

See opening hours and directions to Habost Household Waste & Recycling Centre.

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ARCHIVAL STORIES

Sgeulachdan bhon Tasglann

Read blog posts on the history of Galson Estate and the lead-up to the 1923 re-settlement of the townships, written by Doctoral Researcher Juliette Desportes.

News and updates

NAIDHEACHDAN

handy information
FIOSRACHADH FEUMAIL

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Stories of radical landownership

Sgeulachdan mu

shealbhachadh fearainn

 

Produced in collaboration with artist Virginia Hutchison, this project brings together narratives surrounding the community land buyout of the Galson Estate in 2007. The project has taken the form of a series of cast bronze artefacts temporarily sited in the landscape of north Lewis. Embedded with digital QR codes, the artefacts link visitors directly to the audio works via mobile phone. 

CROFTING INFORMATION

Fiosrachadh Croitearachd  

 

PLEASE CONTACT THE OFFICE FOR ANY ENQUIRIES REGARDING ESTATE BUSINESS.  ADDITIONALLY, REGULATORY CROFTING APPLICATION FORMS CAN BE FOUND BY CLICKING THE LINK BELOW.

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COMMUNITY INVESTMENT FUND

Maoin na Coimhearsnachd

THE COMMUNITY INVESTMENT PROGRAMME HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED TO INVEST FUNDS FROM THE RENEWABLES PROJECT INCOME BACK INTO THE COMMUNITY OF THE GALSON ESTATE.

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Dùthchas Heritage Week
Seachdain Dùthchais

DÙTHCHAS is an annual week-long festival looking at the heritage of the Galson Estate community.  We focus on:

History & Genealogy, Music & Dance,  Traditional Skills, Food & Drink, and Language & Writing. 

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WE ALSO MANAGE:

LOCH

STIAPABHAT LOCAL NATURE RESERVE

Loch Stiapabhat is a large, nutrient-rich loch in Ness. It is home to a Nature Observatory which makes the reserve’s extraordinary wildlife much more accessible, both to the local community and visitors to this part of Lewis. 

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Baile an Truiseil

Wind Energy

Project

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