Museums
in Lochaber.

Camerons, Commandos and the herring years.

Lochaber's museums are small, friendly and full of stories. At Achnacarry, a long white cottage tells the story of Clan Cameron, and of the Commandos who trained on the estate in the Second World War. In Glencoe, a timber visitor centre has a giant carved map of the glen and a rebuilt turf house, and the village has its own folk museum. Beside Mallaig station, a small museum recalls the herring boom that built the town. On Eigg, a green tin hut that was once the island shop holds an exhibition of its rocks and its recent past. They make a good stop on a wet afternoon.