Belemnite Fossils Seaboard Centre Belemnites lived during the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods (the Jurassic Period began about 201 million years ago and the Cretaceous Period ended about 66 million years ago). The fossilised remains of their hard bullet-like tail...
Sculpture of ‘Kenn and the Salmon’ Dunbeath Heritage Museum This artwork located by the harbour in the village of Dunbeath was commissioned by the Neil Gunn Society in 1991. It marks the centenary of the author’s birth and was designed by Alex Main (1940 –...
The Rosemarkie Stone Groam House Museum This Pictish stone gives us important information about people from the period 1000 to 1500 year ago. Many such large stones have been found across the north half of Scotland. The name Picts, meaning painted people, was given to...
Portrait of Barbara Fairweather Glencoe Folk Museum This portrait depicts the co-founder of the Glencoe Folk Museum, Miss Barbara Fairweather, MBE, seated with a cat on her lap at her home. It was painted by artist Phoebe Isabel Barrow (b.1930) who was also a trustee...
Hoard of Medieval Coins Seaboard Centre This coin hoard was unearthed by a local metal detectorist, detecting in and around the Seaboard villages. It contains Scots pennies, bawbees (also known as sixpence) and other low-value coins known as billons. It is likely that...
