Photograph of Cromarty FishertownCromarty Courthouse Museum In 1903, local photographer Willie John Smith took a series of photographs of the people and scenes in the fishertown of Cromarty. Photographs like this are an important social document about the poverty...
Lightouse SundialGairloch Museum This brass sundial would have sat on a pedestal within the perimeter wall on the south side of Rubh Reidh lighthouse. It is regulation issue and is engraved with the name of the lighthouse, its coordinates, and the makers Adie and Son...
Wax Letter Seal Belonging to Patrick SellarBrora Heritage Centre This wax seal was used by Patrick Sellar (1780-1851), forever associated with the notorious Sutherland Clearances from 1814. Sellar’s role as factor for the Sutherland Estate was complicated when he...
Hugh Miller’s Eagle StoneCromarty Courthouse Museum This decorative stone showing an eagle was carved by self-taught geologist, Hugh Miller (1802 – 1856). This author, folklorist, and church reformer was born in Cromarty, where he lived until 1840. Miller’s...
Cromarty Lighthouse LensCromarty Courthouse Museum Cromarty lighthouse was built between 1842 and 1846 by Alan Stevenson. Lighthouses have served an important purpose for many centuries, guiding vessels in and out of harbours and warning mariners of the dangers of...
