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Welcome to Kilmartin House Museum
There are more than 350 ancient monuments within a six-mile radius of the village of Kilmartin, Argyll: 150 of them are prehistoric. This extraordinary concentration and diversity of monuments distinguishes the Kilmartin Glen as an area of outstanding archaeological importance. It is one of Scotland’s richest prehistoric landscapes. Kilmartin House Museum is an award winning world-class centre for archaeology and landscape interpretation established to protect, investigage and interpret this internationally important archaeological landscape and the artefacts that have been found here. At this unique and vibrant centre you can also see ‘The Valley of Ghosts’ audio-visual – a time travelling experience with breath taking imagery and haunting music. There is an on site shop and an award winning cafe. To find out more, explore our web site, wander through our interactive map and see what's on our Events Programme.
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To celebrate Kilmichael and Kilmartin's contribution to Scottish history, the Museum will be hosting a
number of events in 2009. This includes our new temporary exhibition - Carved Stones and Ancient Bones: The Early Christian Church in Argyll.
The centre piece is the medieval Torbhlaren Bell and Shrine, which is on loan from the National Museums of Scotland, and has come home for the first time in nearly 200 years.
There will also be schools days, open days, storytelling and much more. If you would like more information see our Homecoming page. 
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Christmas Craft Fair 5th and 6th December 2009 |
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Make a date in your diary to do your Christmas shopping while supporting the Museum. There will be plenty to choose from including Hand Made Soap, Textile Hangings, Hats, Scarves, Cushions, Cards, Jewellery, Mobiles, Wooden Boxes and more. The choice of gifts will also include prints, linocut prints and felted goods. Barbreck Farm will be selling beef and lamb.
The Fair starts at 11am and finishes at 4.30pm each day.
There will also be an opportunity to make your own candles and wreaths to take home. See our events pages for more details.
Winter Opening Hours
Please note the Museum will be open daily from 11am until 4pm from 1st November until 23rd December. During this period the cafe will also open from 11am until 4pm with lunch being available from noon until 3pm.
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Christmas Celebrations in the Glebe Cairn Restaurant |
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The Glebe Cairn Restaurant will be open for Christmas lunches and evening meals from 4th December 2009. The delicious choice of meals available is shown on menus which can be downloaded from this page - so have a look to see what we can do to make your Christmas event special.
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Take an i-pod walk of the Glen! |
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 As well as featuring on the recent BBC series called 'A History of Scotland', Radio Scotland and the Open University have created a guided walk of Kilmartin Glen which you can download onto your i-pod!
Neil Oliver again features as the presenter and he is joined by a number of writers and scholars with a wealth of experience about the area. For more information click here to see the Radio Scotland information and pictures on the walk.
To download the walk onto your i-pod so you can stroll around the Glen and feel surrounded by experts click here!
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