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Take 5<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Folk Tales and stories from across the Highlands<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n The Highlands have provided rich inspiration for stories and tales for centuries. On Museum of the Highlands, there are lots of objects to give your students a glimpse into this rich creative world.<\/p>\n 1) Start with a remarkable object from the West Highland Museum: a walking stick owned by Bard Iain Lom, made Poet Laureate by King Charles II. 2) Dig into two fascinating folk tales. Explore the stories told and passed down by families, inspired by the years following the Glencoe Massacre, when \u2018A Soldier Visits an Inn\u2019. 3) Find out more about the fishing village that inspired the writing of award-winning Highlands author Neil Gunn, by discovering the sculpture to honour his most-famous novel at Dunbeath and watching the short video exploring his impact as a writer. 4) Hear from a contemporary writer who has found inspiration in our region. Susan Fletcher first caught the critics\u2019 eyes when she won the Whitbread First Novel Award for Eve Green, before turning her attention to Glencoe for a novel exploring the fate of a young woman accused of witchcraft. In a set of videos for Museum of the Highlands, she talks about how the Glen provided rich material for her writing.
Iain Lom\u2019s Walking Stick | Museum of the Highlands<\/a><\/p>\n
Or get to grips with a story of sea monsters from the Seaboard villages, in \u2018A Fisherman\u2019s Tale\u2019. Could there be a more mundane explanation?
A Soldier Visits an Inn | Museum of the Highlands<\/a>
A fisherman\u2019s Tale | Museum of the Highlands<\/a><\/p>\n
Sculpture of \u2018Kenn and the Salmon\u2019 | Museum of the Highlands<\/a>
Neil Gunn\u2019s Dunbeath | Museum of the Highlands<\/a>
You can also see a range of his novels at Dunbeath Museum.
Selection of Works by Neil Gunn | Museum of the Highlands<\/a><\/p>\n
Exploring Glencoe with Susan Fletcher | Museum of the Highlands<\/a>
If you want to hear more, Susan also shared her insights in a career-based video on the site. Listen to Susan discussing what it\u2019s like to be a writer.
What\u2019s it like being a writer? (video) | Museum of the Highlands<\/a><\/p>\n