Belemnite Fossils Seaboard Centre Belemnites lived during the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods (the Jurassic Period began about 201 million years ago and the Cretaceous Period ended about 66 million years ago). The fossilised remains of their hard bullet-like tail...
Crios-iarna or Niddy-noddyStrathnaver Museum This object was used for winding wool, ready for knitting. ‘Iarnas’, or hanks of wool, were formed by winding wool as it came off a spinning wheel in a figure of eight pattern around the crosspieces of wood at either...
Cas-chrom or Foot Plough Glencoe Folk Museum This tall, curved wooden plough was designed for use on the difficult Highland terrain. Extra force could be applied using the foot, forcing the ploughing blade at the bottom into rocky or uneven ground. Croft land was...
Medals Awarded to Janet Adams The Highlander’s Museum These medals were awarded to Janet Adams MBE, who served in the International Red Cross for over twenty years. The humanitarian organisation was founded to protect human life and alleviate suffering. She was...
