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Gaelic, Norse, Brittonic? A look into the history and origins of place names in and around our area Between Lubcroy and Allt Loch Craggie, in […]
Gaelic, Norse, Brittonic? A look into the history and origins of place names in and around our area Between Lubcroy and Allt Loch Craggie, in […]
High street businesses thrived during the 1970s and 1980s, with many people commuting through the villages, and others choosing the Kyle of Sutherland as a
Bonar Bridge and Ardgay shops in the 1970s and 1980s Read More »
Gaelic, Norse, Brittonic? A look into the history and origins of place names in and around our area The river Evelix, from the Scottish Gaelic
The “richest man in the world” at the turn of the century, Scottish-born American industrialist Andrew Carnegie purchased his beloved Skibo castle in 1898 and
Andrew Carnegie’s legacy Read More »
Gaelic, Norse, Brittonic? A look into the history and origins of place names in and around our area Loch Mhic Mharsaill probably contains the name
Marshall, Paul and Donald Read More »
This is the third bridge to be built at this stretch over the Kyle of Sutherland. It was the first of its kind to be
50 years of Bonar Bridge Read More »
Built by 66 Plant Squadron Royal Engineers in July to September 1975, under the Army´s Military Aid to the Civil Community scheme, it has proven
The Army Bridge over the River Oykel Read More »
Gaelic, Norse, Brittonic? A look into the history and origins of place names in and around our area The meandering course of our rivers, creating
In 1820 the people on the estate of Culrain took direct action against the prospect of being cleared, and anti-clearance riots ensued
The Culrain Clearance riots Read More »
Can you help add missing sites to the historical records? The map below shows most of the recorded heritage assets in the Kyle of Sutherland
Historical sites & assets alongside the proposed corridors of pylons Read More »