Museum, No.6 Gearrannan Blackhouse Village

Gearrannan Blackhouse Village comprises a group of nine single-storey, Hebridean-type crofthouses, built along either side of a narrow road that leads down towards the machair. These buildings probably date from the late 19th century and were occupied until the 1970s. In the late 20th century the crofthouses were restored (some rebuilt). The group of buildings includes a museum of crofting life, youth hostel, self-catering holiday accommodation, shop and café, office and associated amenities.

The crofthouses have battered rubble walls with a mixture of rounded and squared corners. All have straw-thatched roofs secured with netting, rope and weighting stones. Some have crowsteps at one or both ends of the roof ridge.