South Korean Map Seaboard Centre This map of Pyongan Province in South Korea dates back to the early 1800s. It is part of the Seaboard Centre collection because of long-standing connections between the area of Easter Ross and Christians in present-day South Korea. ...
Pilgrim Token Cromarty Courthouse Cromarty was on the pilgrimage route to the shrine of St Duthac in Tain. Pilgrims often carried small tokens to show that they were on a pilgrimage. These were often small lead bottles to hold Holy Water or lead fish that were sewn...
The Rosemarkie Stone Groam House Museum This Pictish stone gives us important information about people from the period 1000 to 1500 year ago. Many such large stones have been found across the north half of Scotland. The name Picts, meaning painted people, was given to...
Dog-Skin Fishing Buoy Strathnaver Museum Content warning. Some visitors may find this object upsetting. This is a gruesome but fascinating object! This buoy was made from the recycled skin of a dead dog. People discovered that dog skin wasn’t porous so could be used...
