Dr J. D. Macrae: more than a physician
71 years after his death, Dr Macrae (1872-1951) is a name well-known by many in the Highland communities of Creich and Kincardine. To give him […]
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71 years after his death, Dr Macrae (1872-1951) is a name well-known by many in the Highland communities of Creich and Kincardine. To give him […]
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Owner of extensive lands in Strathcarron, Strath Oykel and Gairloch through his marriage to Mary of Grahame, he was a notorious robber or freebooter and
Paul Mactire, ‘Paul the Wolf’ Read More »
A few place names, records and stone remains are the only traces of Celtic saints and early monks left in the area. Saint Maelruba Maelruba
Early churches in the Kyle of Sutherland Read More »
Gaelic, Norse, Brittonic? A look into the history and origins of place names around our area The vast hunting grounds of Freevater, west of Alladale,
Sir Walter’s forest Read More »
Balnagown Arms Hotel: The inn around which Ardgay village was built Once described as one of the best known hotels of the Highlands “where royalty
Balnagown Arms Hotel Read More »
Neil Anderson shares his memories of the places and the people he met in the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s Ardgay. His family had links both
Happy memories of summers in Ardgay Read More »
One of the pleasures of spending holidays with my aunt and uncle at Altas shop and Post Office in the 1950s, was playing with local
The boarded out children Read More »
Dad (Dr McGregor) decorated both the house and the garage with flags, bunting, and most exciting of all a Crown and Lion Rampant which lit
Bonar Bridge decorations for the Queen’s coronation in 1953 Read More »
Along a burn by Loch Migdale, there was once a mill named Moulin na Vaugha /Fouadh, ‘Mill of the Fuath’, haunted by the Fuath and
The Fuath and the Brollachan Read More »
Gaelic, Norse, Brittonic? A look into the history and origins of place names around our area Caledonia, historical area of north Britain beyond Roman control,
The northern tribes of Caledonia Read More »