Collection of Birds’ EggsGairloch Museum This collection of birds’ eggs was assembled by a local hotel owner called Mr Clark between 1905 and 1910. The eggs were collected along the shore of Loch Gairloch. At the time, the shores were much quieter and birds...
Sample of Lewisian GneissGairloch Museum This rock may look ordinary at first glance, but it is actually a sample of one of the oldest rocks in the world – and certainly the oldest in Scotland. Formed three billion years ago, Lewisian Gneiss forms the basement rock...
Hugh Miller’s Eagle StoneCromarty Courthouse Museum This decorative stone showing an eagle was carved by self-taught geologist, Hugh Miller (1802 – 1856). This author, folklorist, and church reformer was born in Cromarty, where he lived until 1840. Miller’s...
Cromarty Lighthouse LensCromarty Courthouse Museum Cromarty lighthouse was built between 1842 and 1846 by Alan Stevenson. Lighthouses have served an important purpose for many centuries, guiding vessels in and out of harbours and warning mariners of the dangers of...
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...
