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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.
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community investment fund
Maoin na Coimhearsnachd
We are delighted to announce that as of 1st June 2022, the Community Investment Fund
is once again
accepting applications.
habost household waste & recycling centre
Ionad ath-chuairteachaidh Thàboist
See opening hours and directions to Habost Household Waste & Recycling Centre.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
