TheEbenezer News

Breaking

Scottish island bought by couple was giftedto National Trust 43 years later

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 gift

Read full story on Times of India
TOI WORLD DESK26 Aug 2026, 09:15 amUpdated 1h ago1 min readIndiaIndia
Scottish island bought by couple was gifted to National Trust 43 years later

IndiaTOI WORLD DESK

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.

This report is published with credit to Times of India. The wire sent a summary; open the original for any extra context. Read on Times of India

Source: Times of India · TOI WORLD DESK. Published 26 Aug 2026, 09:15 am.

Keep reading

Back to the desk
info@ebenezerdigital.com+91 98944 96560WhatsApp