Aluminium Ingot West Highland Museum In 1929, the Lochaber aluminium smelter opened in Fort William. The British Aluminium Company had developed an area of 303 square miles around Ben Nevis where there is an average rainfall of 406 cm per year. This was ideal for the...
Simrad Echo Sounder Ullapool Museum Echo-sound technology like this Simrad echo sounder cleverly works to locate objects under the sea. By sending out sound waves and recording the time it takes for the echo to return, the echo sounder is able to detect the depth of...
Nameplate of Dr GrantGlencoe Folk Museum This nameplate belonged to a much-loved Highland GP, Dr Lachlan Grant, who served the community of Ballachulish for 45 years until his death in 1945. A high-flying medical student at the University of Edinburgh Medical School,...
Hunting Rug Groam House Museum This special rug was designed by artist George Bain’s and is known as ‘The Hunting Rug’. The details in the design rug are amazing and well worth a closer look. They include huntsmen on horseback, wild boar, deer and hounds. In the late...
Bioran Strathnaver Museum Content warning – some visitors may find this object distressing. This object is known as a bioran. It was placed over the nose of a calf to prevent it from sucking milk from its mother. This was because the milk was wanted for humans. The...
