HarmoniumTarbat Discovery Centre A harmonium is a small organ, similar to an upright piano, and is powered by bellows operated by the player’s feet. During the sixteenth century, the Reformation saw the spread of Protestantism in place of Catholicism. This had a...
Very Large Cotton ShirtGairloch Museum This very large cotton shirt (known as a léine) gives us an insight into Highland life and attitudes. It belonged to Murdo Maciver of Achnasheen, known for his very large size – as can be seen from the size of the shirt – but...
Chealamy BeakerStrathnaver Museum This decorated beaker, dating from the period 2900 BCE to 1600 BCE, is a fine example of a late Neolithic or early Bronze Age ceramic pot. It was excavated in 1983 from a burial cist, a small stone-built coffin-like structure at...
Communion Token Cromarty Courthouse Museum Communion tokens were widely used in the Presbyterian Churches of Scotland. Parishioners would need to be approved by the elders of the church. Those showing adequate knowledge and thought to be living ‘upright’ lives...
Communion Plates and Chalices Cromarty Courthouse Museum These simple Eucharistic vessels come from Resolis Parish Church, built in 1767 and closed in 2005. The plates were used to hold the bread, broken into pieces, to be shared amongst the communicants. The...
