Hynish Trust

Join us for a packed weekend of events and activies as we celebrate our second annual Fèill Haoidhnis – the Hynish Festival! Friday 28th August 2026  Evening   19:30 John Pirie Talk: Skerryvore – Living in an Engineering Marvel  The talk will be about Life on Skerryvore when my father was Principle Lightkeeper, when I visited a manned lighthouse and when visiting after automation. …

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The Hynish Trust AGM will now be held at 6pm on Sat the 29th of August. You must be a member to attend but you can sign up before/on the day – the only requirement for membership is to be a Tiree resident.

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Interested in traditional building skills and helping to preserve Tiree’s built heritage? The Hynish Trust is seeking expressions of interest from a local person interested in receiving hands-on training in stonemasonry maintenance and upkeep. Training will be provided by Master Stonemason Andrew Bradley, who is currently undertaking the restoration of the historic Lighthouse Keeper Cottages…

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Another busy month down at Hynish! We’re thrilled to say that the work for the SGIF Upper Square renovations is underway and going well! We had a visit from Tiree High School last month, giving them a full tour of the Hynish site, as well as introducing them to master stonemason Andrew Bradley, who discussed…

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New for this year, we’re delighted to be hosting a series of cultural talks and discussions over the summer. Join us in Skerryvore Studio! 27th August, 6:30pm – Hayley, Tiree Ranger A talk on the Ranger service and wildlife in Tiree. 9th September, 7pm – Ian Smith, Tiree Distillery A talk on the Hebridean Whisky…

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It’s been another busy fortnight for the Hynish Trust!  We had the first talk in our Dualchas Discussions series at the Skerryvore Studio on Saturday the 16th of May. We were all delighted that John Pirie was able to give his talk “A Life in Lighthouses” – a fascinating presentation that d elved into how…

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