Lifeboat Boards

Lifeboat Boards

Lifeboat BoardsCromarty Courthouse Museum Known as ‘lifeboat boards’, these wooden records are an incredible resource showing details of lifeboat rescues within the community of Cromarty during the first half of the twentieth century.   Cromarty’s history is closely...
Mud-stained Kilt

Mud-stained Kilt

Mud-stained Kilt The Highlander’s Museum One of the most well-known objects at The Highlanders’ Museum, this mud-stained kilt was worn at the Battle of Aisne by Private J. Calder of the 1st Battalion Cameron Highlanders. This was one of the first battles of the...
Crotal Bells

Crotal Bells

Crotal BellsCromarty Courthouse Crotal bells, also known as rumble bells, were used on horses and horse-drawn vehicles from the early medieval period.   They were hung on the horse harness in order to tell other vehicles that they were coming and were therefore an...
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