This website is part of the THETA Project you can find out more about it below and in the PDF
Tourism, Heritage, and Environment: Technology Applications
The Galson Estate in North West Lewis has recently been returned to community ownership and has as one of the key objectives in its business plan the ambition of promoting tourism based upon the unique cultural, environmental, and historical assets of the area. This project therefore arises from discussions between Urras Oighreachd Ghabhsainn (UOG) [the Galson Estate Trust] and Lews Castle College, UHI, and the project has identified an
exciting programme of development initiatives, based upon the widespread community adoption of new technology applications. Web 2.0 is at the core of the concept of bringing together the heritage assets of the community in order to increase the area’s tourism activity. The preliminary discussions have also identified the key participation of several other partners, including the National Gaelic Arts Agency (Proiseact nan Ealan),
Ness Historical Society (Comunn Eachdraidh Nis), the Hebridean Connections (online genealogical database), and the local secondary school (Sgoil Lional).
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