Egg BoxGrantown Museum This egg box comes from a croft near Grantown. It was used to transport eggs by train down to cities to feed people who had limited access to fresh food. There was a system of stamps that meant egg boxes could find their way back home. Roll...
MiddenWest Highland Museum Whoever knew rubbish could be so revealing? This Mesolithic midden, or Stone-Age rubbish heap, is able to provide archaeologists with an array of insights into past peoples. Middens can contain clues about past human diet, the environment,...
Soldier’s Letter, 1915Cromarty Courthouse Museum This letter reveals a moving story of kindness during the First World War, when Cromarty became a training base for the Army. A hutted camp was set up just outside of the town and also housed an army hospital. This...
Civilian Gas MaskCromarty Courthouse Museum This was one of the most iconic pieces of equipment of the Home Front during the Second World War. They were issued to every civilian by the government, designed to protect the population in the event of gas attacks. ...
Needlework SamplerCromarty Courthouse Museum This is a lovely example of a needlework sampler. In their earliest form, samplers were put together as personal reference works for embroiderers: trials of patterns and stitches which had been copied from others, records...
