‘The Head’, Bust of Neil GunnDunbeath Heritage Museum This bust of renowned Highland author Neil Gunn was created in 1964 by Juan Borgeas. At over half a metre tall, it is larger than life, perhaps intended as a reflection on Gunn’s significance as an author to the...
Loch Maree Souvenir Biscuit Tin Gairloch Museum Gairloch has been an important tourist destination, particularly since Queen Victoria visited the area in 1877, staying at the Loch Maree Hotel. She wrote very favourably in her diary about her visit and the beauty of...
Stone Age AxeBrora Heritage Centre This is a polished stone axe head was made during the Neolithic period, between 4,400 and 10,000 years ago! It would have been strapped to a wooden shaft, so that it could be wielded like a modern hand axe. Axes were needed by people...
Ice-skating BootsBrora Heritage Centre These red leather ice-skating boots would have been worn by people skating on natural ice formed on lochs and curling ponds. It is thought that ice skating first appeared in Britain in the seventeenth century. In recent years,...
Dux MedalBrora Heritage Centre The Dux medal is an award given to the student with the highest academic achievement in the whole year. The word ‘dux’ is Latin for leader. This medal was awarded to Catherine Ross on June 30, 1926, at a prize-giving ceremony to mark the...
