Croick, Croich and antlers
Croick, Croich and antlers Gaelic, Norse, Brittonic? A look into the history and origins of place names in and around our area Croick in Strathcarron […]
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Heritage
Clan Ross in Ardgay
50 years of Sutherland… … and 800 years of Clan Ross We reproduce here Jason Ubych’s talk on the story of Ardgay & District that he
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New chapter for Croick Church
A new chapter for Croick Church Historic Churches Scotland will secure the preservation of the building and its significant history. We are pleased to share
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A Sad tale
A sad tale I must start by saying I wish to apologise to any living relatives of this wee boy as I don’t want to
Out-of-place names
Gaelic, Norse, Brittonic? A look into the history and origins of place names in and around our area The Munros of Culrain renamed the estate
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The Kincardine Bell
The Kincardine bell The ship’s bell was donated by Admiral Sir John Lockhart Ross of Balnagown to the Kincardine parish almost 250 years ago. This
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SCAPE Trust survey
The SCAPE Trust to survey the southern coast of the Dornoch Firth Archaeologists of the SCAPE Trust, University of St Andrews are conducting coastal heritage
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River pools
Gaelic, Norse, Brittonic? A look into the history and origins of place names in and around our area Poll Cròm is a fishing pool on
Ian Hamilton Finlay at Gledfield Farmhouse
Internationally recognised as one of the greatest artists of his time, Ian Hamilton Finlay (1925-2006) spent a year living at Gledfield Farmhouse in the mid
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Townships
Gaelic, Norse, Brittonic? A look into the history and origins of place names in and around our area Baile in Scottish Gaelic means ‘settlement’, ‘farm’