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Museums in Scotland - (H-L)

This list includes the homes of historic figures and buildings that portray a particular historical lifestyle. Both public and commercial museums are included in this list.
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Halliwell’s House Museum    This simple museum, housed in a form,er ironmonger's shop, tells the story of historic burgh of Selkirk. Market Place, Selkirk, Borders, Scotland, TD7 4BL Attraction Type: Museum Heritage Rating:   ? Location: on A7 Website: Halliwell’s House Museum Phone: 01750 20096 Fax: 01750 23282 Location map OS NT470 284 Nearest attractions and accommodation     Nearest: hotels - cottages - Bed and Breakfasts

Highland Folk Museum    Introduction to Highland life, clothing, tartans and musical instruments. Open-air section with black house, water mill and clack mill. Agricultural section showing tools and techniques, crafts and furniture. Demonstrations in the summer. Duke Street, Kingussie, Highlands, Highlands and Islands, Scotland, PH21 1JG Attraction Type: Museum Heritage Rating:   ? Website: Highland Folk Museum Email: Maureen.robinson@highland.gov.uk Phone: 01540 673 551 Fax: 01540 673 693 Location map OS NH759006 Nearest attractions and accommodation     Nearest: hotels - cottages - Bed and Breakfasts

Hirsel Gardens and Country Park    Museum houses small displays of life in days gone by, set up in the original stables and loose boxes. Exhibits include blacksmithing, fishing, forestry, and a wash house. Walks, tea room, crafts gallery. Coldstream, Borders, Scotland, TD12 4LP Attraction Type: Garden Heritage Rating:   ? Location: W Coldstream, off A697 Website: Hirsel Gardens and Country Park Email: info@hirselcountrypark.co.uk Phone: 01573 224 144 Fax: 01573 226 313 Location map OS NT832 406 Nearest attractions and accommodation     Nearest: hotels - cottages - Bed and Breakfasts

Hugh Miller’s Cottage    Hugh Miller, born here in 1802, was a stonemason, geologist, editor and writer. The cottage was built about 1700 by his great grandfather. Exhibition and video program on his life and work. Garden. Church Street, Cromarty, Highlands, Highlands and Islands, Scotland, IV11 8XA Attraction Type: Museum Heritage Rating:   ? Location: on A832 Website: Hugh Miller’s Cottage Email: mgostwick@nts.org.uk Phone: 0844 4932 158 National Trust for Scotland Location map OS NH790 674 Nearest attractions and accommodation     Nearest: hotels - cottages - Bed and Breakfasts

Inveraray Jail    19th century jail. Life-like figures dressed in appropriate costumes, exhibitions. Church Square, Inveraray, Argyll and Bute, Strathclyde, Scotland, PA32 8TX Attraction Type: Museum Heritage Rating:   ? Location: on A83 Website: Inveraray Jail Email: info@Inverarayjail.co.uk Phone: 01499 302 381 Fax: 01499 302 195 Location map OS NN097 084 Nearest attractions and accommodation     Nearest: hotels - cottages - Bed and Breakfasts

Inveraray Maritime Museum    1911 schooner, one of the world's last iron sailing ships, displays on maritime history of the area, Highlands Clearances and videos. Inveraray Pier, Inveraray, Argyll and Bute, Strathclyde, Scotland Attraction Type: Museum Heritage Rating:   ? Location: on A83; the museum is on a floating rig Website: Inveraray Maritime Museum Email: thepier@inveraray.tv Phone: 01499 302 213 OS NN097 084 Nearest attractions and accommodation     Nearest: hotels - cottages - Bed and Breakfasts

Inverness Museum and Art Gallery    Displays on the heritage of the Highlands-way of life, local history, the Picts, the Caledonian Canal, and the silver producing centres. Castle Wynd, Inverness, Highlands , Highlands and Islands, Scotland, IV2 3EB Attraction Type: Museum Heritage Rating:   ? Location: on A9/A82 Website: Inverness Museum and Art Gallery Email: contact@invernessmuseum.com Phone: 01463 237 114 Location map OS NH666 452 Nearest attractions and accommodation     Nearest: hotels - cottages - Bed and Breakfasts

Islay Museum of Life    History of the Island with thousands of items on display. Port Charlotte, Isle of Islay, Argyll and Bute, Strathclyde, Scotland, PA48 7UA Attraction Type: Museum Heritage Rating:   ? Location: on A847 Website: Islay Museum of Life Email: imt@islaymuseum.freeserve.co.uk Phone: 01496 850 358 Fax: 01496 850 358 Location map OS NR253586 Nearest attractions and accommodation     Nearest: hotels - cottages - Bed and Breakfasts

JD Fergusson Gallery    Paintings by JD Fergusson, one of the Scottish colourists. Marshall Place, Perth, Perth and Kinross, Tayside, Scotland, PH2 8NU Attraction Type: Museum Heritage Rating:   ? Website: JD Fergusson Gallery Email: jckinnear@pkc.gov.uk Phone: 01738 441944 Fax: 01738 621152 Location map OS NO121237 Nearest attractions and accommodation     Nearest: hotels - cottages - Bed and Breakfasts

Jedburgh Castle Jail and Museum    This Georgian prison was considered one of the most modern in its time. Three prison blocks show life of the period. Castlegate, Jedburgh, Borders, Scotland, TD8 6QD Attraction Type: Museum Heritage Rating:   ? Location: on A68 Website: Jedburgh Castle Jail and Museum Email: museums@scotborders.gov.uk Phone: 01835 863 254 Fax: 01450 373 993 Location map OS NT646200 Nearest attractions and accommodation     Nearest: hotels - cottages - Bed and Breakfasts

Kilberry Sculptured Stones   Under a modern shelter at Kilberry, on the west coast of Knapdale, are a collection of grave slabs and carved crosses gathered over the years from various places around the Kilberry estate. Most were carved from locally quarried stones and were used at a burial ground near the castle. Knapdale, Kilberry, Knapdale, Strathclyde, Scotland Attraction Type: Museum Heritage Rating:   ? Location: At Kilberry Castle, 17 miles south west of Lochgilphead on the west coast of Knapdale, off the B8024 Website: Kilberry Sculptured Stones Historic Scotland OS NR709642 Nearest attractions and accommodation     Nearest: hotels - cottages - Bed and Breakfasts

Kildonan Museum   This modern museum lies on the A865 about 7 miles from Lochboisdale. The museum is only part of a small complex of buildings which include a cafe, craft shop for local artisans, and a cultural centre. Much of the museum collection was drawn together by Father John Morrison, the local parish priest of Iochdar during the 1950s and 60s. A865, Kildonan, Highlands and Islands, Scotland Attraction Type: Museum Heritage Rating:   ? Location: On the A865 just north of Mingarry OS NF744274 Nearest attractions and accommodation     Nearest: hotels - cottages - Bed and Breakfasts

Kilmartin House Museum    The Kilmartin area is incredibly rich in prehistoric and ancient monuments, and Kilmartin House is thus most suitably placed to house the Museum of Ancient Culture and visitor centre which offers the audio-visual experience "The Valley of Ghosts". Kimartin, Argyll and Bute, Strathclyde, Scotland, PA31 8RQ Attraction Type: Museum Heritage Rating:   ? Location: on the A816 Website: Kilmartin House Museum Email: museum@kilmartin.org Phone: 01546 510 278 Fax: 01546 510 330 Location map OS NR835 995 Nearest attractions and accommodation     Nearest: hotels - cottages - Bed and Breakfasts

Kinneil Museum    A small museum housed in the former stable block of Kinneil House, a mansion dating back to the 15th century. The museum traces the history of the Kinneil estate from Roman times through to the present day. Duchess Anne Cottages, Kinneil Estate Bo'ness, Central Scotland, Scotland, EH51 OPR Attraction Type: Museum Heritage Rating:   ? Location: On the western edge of Bo'ness. Signposted. Website: Kinneil Museum Email: callendar.house@falkirk.gov.uk Phone: 01506 778530 Location map OS NS982805 Nearest attractions and accommodation     Nearest: hotels - cottages - Bed and Breakfasts

Kirbuster Museum   An unrestored traditional Orkney longhouse, dating to at least the 16th century. A stone bed, tradtional household furnishings, farm implements, and artefacts of daily life provide a fascinating glimpse of daily life in Orkney over the past centuries. A central hearth, burning peat, provides warmth for the longhouse, and there is a lovely Victorian garden outside. Recommended. Birsay, Kirbuster, Orkney, Highlands and Islands, Scotland Attraction Type: Museum Heritage Rating:   ? Location: On a minor road at Kirbuster, just south of Birsay Website: Kirbuster Museum Phone: 01856 772268 Fax: 01856 871560 Orkney Museums and Heritage OS HY283254 Nearest attractions and accommodation     Nearest: hotels - cottages - Bed and Breakfasts

Kirkcaldy Museum and Art Gallery    Small collection of paintings, exhibition on the district, display on local potteries, including handpainted Wemyss Ware, known for its bold flowers, fruit and birds. War Memorial Gardens, Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland, KY1 1YG Attraction Type: Museum Heritage Rating:   ? Location: on A921/A915/A955 off A92 Website: Kirkcaldy Museum and Art Gallery Email: kirkcaldy.museum@fife.gov.uk Phone: 01592 583 213 Fax: 01592 412 870 Location map OS NT276 917 Nearest attractions and accommodation     Nearest: hotels - cottages - Bed and Breakfasts

Low Parks Museum, Hamilton    A former coaching inn has local history collection, transport section, local industries, including lacemaking with sample laces. 129 Muir Street, Hamilton, Strathclyde, Scotland Attraction Type: Museum Heritage Rating:   ? OS NS723 558 Nearest attractions and accommodation     Nearest: hotels - cottages - Bed and Breakfasts

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