Medieval Reed InstrumentCromarty Courthouse Museum This instrument is known for its unusual sound, mostly heard nowadays on children’s television. It is made by vibrating a flexible reed between the lips. This medieval example actually dates from the fifteenth century...
Vitrified Rock from Dun LagaidhUllapool Museum This small piece of rock may not look very special, but it is actually from the fort of Dun Lagaidh. Around the twelfth century, Dun Lagaidh was refortified from a simple wooden fort to a stone Dun. Dun Lagaidh appears...
Henry III Long Cross PennyCromarty Courthouse Museum This coin is one of many silver coins that have been found by metal detectorists in the fields above Cromarty in the last few years. They have been found in the fields where the medieval annual fair was held along...
Robert III Half Groat CoinCromarty Courthouse Museum This coin is one many silver coins that have been found by metal detectorists in the fields above Cromarty in the last few years. It is one of the few coins from a Scottish King found in the fields. The coin is a...
Edward 1st Long Cross PennyCromarty Courthouse Museum This coin is one of many silver coins that have been found by metal detectorists in the fields above Cromarty in the last few years. They have been found in the fields where the medieval annual fair was held along...
