Station Master’s HatGrantown Museum This hat belonged to A G Thom, the last stationmaster at Dava Station. The Station was closed in the 1965 as part of the large scale ‘Beecham Cuts’. The Dava Line had been an important goods line, and was one of...
ClarsachGrantown Museum The harp is Scotland’s oldest national instrument. Long before the arrival of the bagpipe it was the mainstay of Gaelic courtly music. The earliest depictions of the instrument can be found on Pictish stones, dating back to the 8th century. It...
Morse Code KeyGrantown Museum Morse Code is a well-known method of communication and often associated with World War Two. However, even until the 1970s, this was actually the military’s main form of communication. Radio telegraphists would be the first in any...
Freshwater Pearl MusselsGrantown Museum Freshwater pearl mussels are large molluscs that live in the bottom of clean, fast-flowing rivers. The River Spey is a vital breeding sanctuary for the mussels, which can live for up to a hundred years. Pearl fishing was once...
Mauchlineware Souvenir Thimble Case Grantown Museum In Victorian times, Grantown-on-Spey became a fashionable holiday resort. The railways made travel to the Highlands accessible and comfortable. Grantown became a favourite spot for the Victorian upper and middle...
