Diorama of the Glencoe MassacreGlencoe Folk Museum Content warning. Some visitors may find this object upsetting. In February 1692, the MacDonald clansfolk of Glencoe were massacred when they failed to pledge their allegiance to the new monarchs William III and Mary...
Wax Letter Seal Belonging to Patrick SellarBrora Heritage Centre This wax seal was used by Patrick Sellar (1780-1851), forever associated with the notorious Sutherland Clearances from 1814. Sellar’s role as factor for the Sutherland Estate was complicated when he...
Selection of Works by Neil GunnDunbeath Heritage Museum Neil Gunn (1891 – 1973) was one of the most important writers of Scottish fiction in the early twentieth century. Starting with his first novel, The Grey Coast published in 1926, Gunn’s works explore Highland...
The Atom of Delight by Neil GunnDunbeath Heritage Museum Neil Gunn (1891 – 1973) was one of the most important writers of Scottish fiction in the early twentieth century. Starting with his first novel, The Grey Coast published in 1926, Gunn’s works explore Highland...
Chair from Strathnaver Clearances Strathnaver Museum This is one of two chairs that were rescued from one of the longhouses during the Strathnaver Clearances. During the early and mid-nineteenth century, tenants were evicted from the land to make way for sheep...
