Skye Museum of Island Life

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The Skye Museum of Island Life is a museum in Kilmuir, Skye, Scotland, which is dedicated to preserving a township of thatched cottages as they would have been on Skye at the end of the 18th century. [1]

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References

  1. "Museum History". Skye Museum of Highland Life. Skye Museum. Retrieved 2 March 2017.

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