Lord Lovat’s Spectacles West Highland Museum These round, tortoiseshell spectacles with a leather case are said to have belonged to Simon Fraser, 11th Lord Lovat, (1667 – 1747). Chief of Clan Fraser, he was a Jacobite who was nicknamed the ‘Old Fox’ for his...
‘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...
A Piece of Thatch from Marram GrassNairn Museum This triangular shaped piece of marram grass was a piece of thatch taken from a Fishertown house. It was gifted by Mr John Mackintosh of Cawdor Village Store in 2004. Marram grass was often used to thatch houses in...
Iain Lom’s Walking StickWest Highland Museum Content warning. Some visitors may find this story upsetting. This blackthorn walking stick belonged to the famous Scottish Gaelic bard, John MacDonald (1624 – 1710). The most outstanding of the Keppoch bards,...
Gold ArmletsWest Highland Museum This pair of late Bronze Age gold penannular armlets were found at Kilmallie, just outside Fort William. They are thought to be Irish in origin. How they came to be found in 1871 makes a fascinating story! A crofter dreamt that he...
