• We’re Hiring: Heritage Preservation Officer

    We’re Hiring: Heritage Preservation Officer

    We’re building a passionate, community rooted team to help deliver Lighting Up the Hynish Shore Station — a major heritage and sustainability project celebrating the legacy of the Skerryvore Lighthouse, supported by the Heritage Lottery Fund. We are recruiting two full-time roles, each for a 2-year fixed term with a salary of £32,000. Heritage Preservation…

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  • We’re hiring: Sustainability Development Officer

    We’re hiring: Sustainability Development Officer

    We’re building a passionate, community rooted team to help deliver Lighting Up the Hynish Shore Station — a major heritage and sustainability project celebrating the legacy of the Skerryvore Lighthouse, supported by the Heritage Lottery Fund. We are recruiting two full-time roles, each for a 2-year fixed term with a salary of £32,000. Sustainability Development…

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  • News from Hynish February 2026

    News from Hynish February 2026

    Lots has been happening at Hynish! We’ve made great progress since we last updated you all. Here are a few of the headlines. We are pleased to welcome the MacDonald family to the recently refurbished Cottage in Lower Square: Failte!! We hope you love your new house and enjoy becoming part of the Hynish community.…

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  • The Cottage is available to rent

    The Cottage is available to rent

    The Cottage at Hynish is ready for immediate occupancy.  Closing date is 28 November 2025. Download the application form here. The allocations policy and the data privacy policy are both available online. For more information email us on info@hynishtrust.org Photos by Victoria Long 

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  • Islands Fund Success!

    Islands Fund Success!

    Hynish Trust has been awarded £306,050 for renovation of the Lighthouse Keepers Cottages! The funding has come from the Scottish Government’s Islands Fund. The project has three parts: “We’re absolutely delighted to receive this support,” said Trudy MacKenzie, Chair of the Hynish Trust. “These cottages are a vital part of Tiree’s heritage, and this funding…

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