Educational Resource by George Bain – ‘Spirals’Groam House Museum George Bain (1881 – 1968) was an artist and educator born in Scrabster in Caithness. Bain was captivated by intricate Pictish stones, early medieval illuminated manuscripts and ornate...
Death Mask of Prince Charles Edward Stuart West Highland Museum This bronze death mask is thought to be a copy of an original made by Bernardina Lucchesi, one of a family of modellers in Rome. It was brought to Scotland by Lucchesi in 1839, and was handed down through...
Duff StretcherWest Highland Museum The stretcher was invented by Donald Duff (1893-1968) in 1944, and was used by Lochaber Mountain Rescue Team, whose patch includes Ben Nevis. Duff was a doctor, pioneer of Scottish mountain rescue, inventor, author, and the leader of...
St Kilda Mailboat West Highland Museum By the late 1890s, a unique system of mail dispatch had developed on the remote Scottish archipelago of St Kilda. Letters were enclosed in a waterproof receptacle, usually a sheep’s bladder, attached to a homemade buoy, and...
A A Cameron’s Championship Belt West Highland Museum This was championship belt was won by strong man Alexander Anthony Cameron (1877–1951). He was one of the all-time great ‘strongmen’ and athletes from Dochanassie in Lochaber. The belt is made from leather with...
