Knitted Swimming Trunks Brora Heritage Centre These home-knitted swimming trunks are a great example of knitted swimwear. You can just imagine how heavy they could become when wet. The waist elastic would need to be very strong to keep the trunks in place. Despite the...
Miner’s Helmet Brora Heritage Centre This black, hardened leather miner’s helmet belonged to Thomas Murray Hunter, who operated the Brora Coal Mine from 1915 to 1947. Coal was central to the war effort, powering industry, railways, and shipping. During the Second...
Glass GobletBrora Heritage Centre This sherry glass may look very ordinary, but its story is connected to the last person to drink from it! It was actually was used by the late Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh (1921-2021), on his visit to the mine on May 3rd,...
Lead BulletsBrora Heritage Centre These lead bullets were collected from the now disused rifle targets on Brora’s Back Beach to the south. They give us a glimpse of the rifle range that was established here in the 1860s so that local volunteers could train properly...
Coal Miner’s Pick Brora Heritage Centre This is an original pick used by a miner in the Brora Coal Mine. It has a short shaft as space was tight underground. Sometimes, the men would have to lie on their backs to get to the coal seam, which was less than a metre...