Taxidermy OspreyGrantown Museum Fossil evidence shows that osprey had been in Scotland around twelve thousand years ago, at the start of the Mesolithic period. However, during the nineteenth century, this migratory bird was hunted to the point of extinction in Great...
Smuggler’s MeasureWest Highland Museum This copper measure reveals a tale of illegal whisky smuggling. Found under the old hotel at Invergarry, it was donated to the Museum in 1926. It has been pierced by a hole, almost certainly by an exciseman so that it could not...
Legal BooksCromarty Courthouse Museum These leather-bound volumes at Cromarty Courthouse total 33 in number. They are the ‘Public Statutes’, or enacted (or passed) legislation from 1805 to 1896. This period covers the reigns of King George IV, King William IV and...
Robert III Half Groat CoinCromarty Courthouse Museum This coin is one many silver coins that have been found by metal detectorists in the fields above Cromarty in the last few years. It is one of the few coins from a Scottish King found in the fields. The coin is a...
Birching TableWest Highland Museum Content warning. Some visitors may find this object upsetting. This birching table is from the old court house in Fort William where the birchings were carried out. It was last used in 1948, when a 15-year-old boy was birched...
