BOSTA IRON AGE HOUSE
Spark Your Imagination
ABOUT US
Our experienced guides look forward to welcoming you to Bosta Iron Age House.
This is a reconstruction of one of the Iron Age houses excavated at Bosta Beach in 1996. You will experience the layout of a 'Jelly Baby' shaped house while our guide explains how we think the people of that time lived at Bosta.
The house is also used for experimental archaeology and you will learn about some of the discoveries made during this research over the past 24 years.
A visit to the House normally takes about 30 minutes with the guide and visitors can come and go anytime.
OPENING HOURS
The Iron Age House is now open for 2026.
Monday 4th May to Friday 25th September.
Monday to Friday 12 to 4pm
We are closed Saturday and Sunday
Out of season visits can be arranged by emailing us at
berneramuseum1@gmail.com giving at least a weeks notice
Postcode for the Iron Age House is HS2 9LZ
We have tour group bookings for the Iron Age House on some days when it is very busy for about and hour. To avoid disappointment here are the dates and times of the bookings we have
May
6th at 2pm
18th at 2.15pm
22nd at 12.45pm
25th at 12.15pm
26th at 2.45pm
28th at 2pm
29th at 2.45pm
30th at 2.45pm
June
2nd at 2pm
4th at 3pm
5th at 2.45pm
15th at 11.30am and 3.45pm
18th at 11.35am
29th at 12.15pm
July
1st at 2.15pm
14th at 2pm, 3pm and 4pm
August
5th at 4pm
6th at 12.30pm
7th at 3pm
17th at 2pm
September
3rd at 2.45pm
15th at 2pm
22nd at 2pm
ADMISSION DETAILS FOR YOUR VISIT
Bosta Iron Age House entrance charges for 2025 and 2026
Adults £5.00
Children children under 12 free
Please note that as there is no electricity or internet connections at Bosta you will need cash to pay for entry.
Out of season bookings can be made by emailing berneramuseum1@gmail.com
Please give at least a weeks notice .
Normal charges per person plus £35 out of season fee apply
Membership of Bernera Historical Society is available for £5 per person per year at the museum or by emailing berneramuseum1@gmail.com for a Standing Ordr form
ACCESSIBILITY
The Iron Age House is located about a 10 minute walk from the car park and is accesses via the Beach (recommended) or via uneven grass and sandy paths either way round the cemetery.
It is not suitable for wheel chair access.
Access to the house is down a few uneven, authentic, steps and by the low door way (approx 1.5m high) requiring visitors to bend over to pass through the 2m long entrance.
Only natural and candle/fire light are used in the Iron Age House taking a few minutes to adjust to on first entering.
Our guide will show you to benches inside.
There are disabled toilets available at the car park.
Please note that internet and mobile signals are very poor to non existent at Bosta Beach
BOSTA IRON AGE VILLAGE SITE
We would like to remind everyone that the Iron Age Village site at Bosta beach is a Scheduled Monument that is monitored by Historic Environment Scotland and managed by the Bernera Historical Society.
A survey in May 2021 by Historic Environment Scotland showed that the site is currently fairly stable.
There is public access but you are asked not to camp, build fires, remove anything or disturb the site within the fence line that outlines the site.
Please also ensure that you remove all rubbish when you leave the beach and use the bins at the car park.
Thank you.
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New information boards at the Iron Age Village and House for 2025
After 25 years for the old boards we have not updated and replaced these with new ones for visitor information