A A Cameron’s Championship Belt West Highland Museum This was championship belt was won by strong man Alexander Anthony Cameron (1877–1951). He was one of the all-time great ‘strongmen’ and athletes from Dochanassie in Lochaber. The belt is made from leather with...
‘Corrag’ by Susan FletcherGlencoe Folk Museum ‘Corrag’, also known as ‘Witch Light’, is an important novel set in Glencoe. This copy is signed by the author, Susan Fletcher, who lived in the village for some years whilst researching and writing it. The novel focuses...
Militär Verwaltung BadgeStrathnaver Museum This unusual military badge was issued to civilian members of Nazi military administration and was collected as a World War Two souvenir. The obverse features the Wehramacht eagle and a swastika emblem in the centre,...
Land Girl FigurineNairn Museum Coalport land girl figurines like this one were created to acknowledge the important role that land girls played during the Second World War. It’s part of a series of figurines known as ‘For King and Country’, including a soldier, sailor...
Cromarty Artillery Volunteers Challenge Cup Cromarty Courthouse Museum This cup gives us a great insight into attitudes in Cromarty during the mid-Victorian era. At the time, many people feared another possible war with France. Parliament developed a series of forts...
