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A Scottish scholar and his American wife bought an island, spent decades preserving Gaelic culture

Source: Times of India
Category: Entertainment
Region: USA
Published: August 26, 2026 at 09:15

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Scottish Gaelic scholar John Lorne Campbell and American musician Margaret Fay Shaw bought the remote islands of Canna and Sanday in 1938 and made Canna House their home. For decades, they collected Gaelic songs, stories, photographs and historical records. In 1981, Campbell gifted Canna, their home and their extensive collections to the National Trust for Scotland, preserving their life’s work for future generations.

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