Fairies and malicious spirits
Gaelic, Norse, Brittonic? A look into the history and origins of place names in and around our area In Inveran, An Sìthean or ‘place of […]
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Heritage
History of the Highland Games
Alasdair MacDonald, Historian for the Royal Scottish Highland Games Association, explores the rich history of Highland Games in and around the Kyle of Sutherland area.
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An 80th Anniversary Reflection
Eight decades after VE and VJ Day, Valerie Mackenzie-Harris reflects on her late husband Major S.L.M. Harris’ decorated wartime service and her own childhood memory.
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Dornoch Firth (South) Coastal Survey Report is now out
Recording coastal archaeology and heritage for SCAPE Trust In March and April 2025 SCAPE headed out to the Dornoch Firth, Sutherland, recording coastal archaeology and
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Capturing memories at Croick Church
Hosted by Historic Churches Scotland, the Croick Church Community Open Day in August attracted over sixty people — a wonderful reminder of how much this
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Faces and facial features
Gaelic, Norse, Brittonic? A look into the history and origins of place names in and around our area Often Scottish Gaelic place names incorporate human
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Rob Donn Mackay
Rob Donn Mackay – 1714-1778 As important to Gaelic as Robert Burns was to Scots click here to read this article in Gaelic There is
Rob Donn Macaoidh
Rob Donn Macaoidh – 1714-1778 Cho cudromach dhan a’ Ghàidhlig ’s a bha Robert Burns dha Albais click here to read this article in English
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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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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