Isle of Harris Self Catering Cottages
The is something special about a cottage and many people who visit the Isle of Harris in the Outer Hebrides/Western Isles of Scotland like to stay in a self catering cottage in preference to a self catering house. The most obvious reason to stay in a self catering cottage is that all the rooms are on the same level and therefore perfect for folk who are either elderly or less mobile than others. One of the other reasons why some prefer a cottage is that they can just tumble into their accommodation exhausted, after a full day enjoying the pleasures of the Isle of Harris, and straight to bed without having to face a climb up the stairs!
For most of it's history the Isle of Harris was populated by people who lived in homes that only had the one floor. One of the types of property closely associated with the island is known as a blackhouse. A blackhouse was a cottage like building with a thatch of straw or heather which had extremely thick walls and small windows. This highly adaptable form of housing was inhabited by the vast majority of islanders with the last being inhabited into the 1960's and beyond. In recent decades some have been renovated to todays modern standards and some, like the one at Borvemor listed below, have been built using age old methods but completely modernized.
Self Catering Cottages on the Isle of Harris
Kinnoull: Self Catering Cottage
Contact:
Irene Goodfellow
Tel: 01573 224751
Mob: 07876 771647
Email: igoodfellow@td58je.freeserve.co.uk
Kinnoull offers wonderful self catering accommodation in a lovely cottage in the main village on Harris, Tarbert. Set on the hillside this self catering cottage has some amazing views which can be enjoyed from the new consevatory. Read more...
Byre Cottage
Contact Details:
Scott & Margaret Bennett
Telephone: 01859 550222
E-mail: borvemor@zetnet.co.uk
At Borvemore on South Harris you will find a selection of self catering accommodation including Steading Cottages. Steading Cottages is actually two self contained self catering cottages with Byre Cottage being one of them. Byre cottage offers accommodation for up to six people and, together with Stable Cottage (listed below) is available for group bookings (contact the owner for details).
Glen Carragrich
Contact:
Dina Stewart
Telephone: 01224 584864
E-mail: glencarragrich@aol.com
Glen Carragrich is a lovely self catering cottage found near (about 15 minutes away) to the village of Tarbert on the Isle of Harris. Read more...
The Blackhouse
Contact:
Scott & Margaret Bennett, 9 Scarista, Isle of Harris, Outer Hebrides, HS3 3HX
Telephone: 01859 550222
E-mail: borvemor@zetnet.co.uk
The Blackhouse at Borvemor on South Harris is one of the most popular self catering cottages on the Isle of Harris and has featured in a number of publications due to it's distinctive beauty. If you want to experience the uniqueness of the Hebrides staying in the blackhouse is most probably the best way to do it..
Stable Cottage
Contact Details:
Scott & Margaret Bennett
Telephone: 01859 550222
E-mail: borvemor@zetnet.co.uk
Stable Cottage is a self contained cottage within Steading Cottages at Borvemor near Scarista on South Harris. Offering accommodation for up to six individuals, Stable Cottage is, together with Byre Cottage (above), available for group bookings. For details please contact the owners.