Whale VertabraTarbat Discovery Centre A vertebra is a section of a spine. This belonged to a sperm whale, and measures over a metre across. It is believed to belong to a whale that became stranded on the rocks near Portmahomack in 1796. The dead whale, which was...
Slioch Outdoor JacketGairloch Museum The clothing company of Slioch takes its name from a mountain – giving us a clue about the type of clothing it made! Based in Poolewe, near Gairloch, the small business was set up by Mary and Jim Buchanan in 1982. At one point,...
Otter BoardUllapool Museum An otter board is an ingenious device used for fishing. By using the current of the water, the otter board would be able to move across the river, pulling the fishing line behind it, from which would be trailing a series of ‘snells’ – short...
Collection of Birds’ EggsGairloch Museum This collection of birds’ eggs was assembled by a local hotel owner called Mr Clark between 1905 and 1910. The eggs were collected along the shore of Loch Gairloch. At the time, the shores were much quieter and birds...
Sample of Lewisian GneissGairloch Museum This rock may look ordinary at first glance, but it is actually a sample of one of the oldest rocks in the world – and certainly the oldest in Scotland. Formed three billion years ago, Lewisian Gneiss forms the basement rock...
