Turns and Bends
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 […]
Heritage
The Culrain Clearance riots
In 1820 the people on the estate of Culrain took direct action against the prospect of being cleared, and anti-clearance riots ensued
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Historical sites & assets alongside the proposed corridors of pylons
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
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Bonar and Creich
Gaelic, Norse, Brittonic? A look into the history and origins of place names in and around our area The origins of the name of Creich
The Gaelic of my youth
Uisdean Vass recounts how he started learning Gaelic. Growing up in Rosehall in the 1960s and 70s there was very little formal teaching, but Uisdean’s
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The land of the Norse settlers
Gaelic, Norse, Brittonic? A look into the history and origins of place names in and around our area Some place names of Norse (Viking) origin
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The Battle of Aldy Charrish
Also known as the Battle of Auldicharish, Aldicharrish, Aldecharwis, Alt a’Charrais, Alt Charrais, Alt na Charrais; was a Scottish clan battle that took place on
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Medieval Invershin
There are almost no traces left of Invershin Castle, which once stood in a strategic spot on the banks of the Kyle of Sutherland. It
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History of the whisky distilleries in the Kyle of Sutherland
On the shores of the Dornoch Firth lies Balblair Distillery, one of the oldest in Scotland. Across the Firth in Creich, Baddaroch Distillery was founded
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Of old men and noses
Gaelic, Norse, Brittonic? A look into the history and origins of place names in and around our area Scottish Gaelic place names often link geographical
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