The Museum of Islay Life – Taigh-tasgaidh Muinntir Ile
This delightful museum is situated in Port Charlotte and illustrates life on the island from 8000BC to the 1950s. Among the many displays is one illustrating the whisky industry for which the island is famed, with an illicit still found in the hills.
A children’s corner caters for young interest and a library holds over 1000 books and several thousand photographs.
Address:
Museum of Islay Life
Port Charlotte
Isle of Islay
PA48 7UA
Tel/Fax 01496 850 358 email: imt@islaymuseum.freeserve.co.uk
Opening times
Monday to Saturday 10.00 am – 5.00 pm
Sunday 2.00 pm - 5.00 pm
Ancestor research by arrangement
See also:
The Museum of Islay Life.
