Photograph Taken In Dingwall Sheriff CourtGairloch Museum Content warning. Some visitors may find this object upsetting. The Loch Maree Hotel was the site of the first recorded case of botulism in the UK. Between the 15th and 21st August 1922, eight people staying...
Clan Mackenzie Designed BoxGairloch Museum This decorative wooden box features the stag of the Mackenzie crest with the Gaelic motto ‘Cuidich ‘n Righ’, meaning ‘Help the King.’ It alludes to the exciting story concerning Colin Fitzgerald, the first chieftain...
MùdagGairloch Museum Spinning and carding were often undertaken outside as they were messy jobs and benefitted from good light. This enclosed basket was useful for stuffing with wool, preventing the wool from blowing away in the stiff breezes that are so common on...
Very Large Cotton ShirtGairloch Museum This very large cotton shirt (known as a léine) gives us an insight into Highland life and attitudes. It belonged to Murdo Maciver of Achnasheen, known for his very large size – as can be seen from the size of the shirt – but...
Natural Heather Pot ScrubberGairloch Museum These heather twigs, joined together with a piece of handmade hemp rope, are actually an inventive, natural pot scrubber. They show the use of any available resources in the early 1950s, as the country emerged from the...
