Donald Sutherland’s BagpipesStrathnaver Museum The owner of these unusual bagpipes was Donald Sutherland, a shepherd, heavy weight athlete and talented piper. From the town of Rogart, Sutherland benefitted from being part of a strong community of bagpipe players who...
Jill’s Biggin Croft HouseHighland Museum of Childhood This dolls’ house, crafted in the style of a traditional Highland croft house, or ‘biggin’ as they were sometimes known, was made during the Second World War by May Armstrong for her daughter Gillian, known as...
Edward 1st Long Cross PennyCromarty Courthouse Museum This coin is one of many silver coins that have been found by metal detectorists in the fields above Cromarty in the last few years. They have been found in the fields where the medieval annual fair was held along...
7th Camerons at the Battle of Loos’ by Joseph GrayThe Highlanders’ Museum This oil painting shows the 7th Battalion Cameron Highlanders in the midst of the Battle on Hill 70 which took place on September 25th, 1915. This battle took place at Loos on the...
Recruiting Poster for the Seaforth Highlanders by Tom CurrThe Highlanders’ Museum Recruiting posters are designed to encourage people to enlist in the Army. They often employ a range of advertising techniques and persuasive devices. Nowadays they are sometimes...
