Typewriter Belonging to Neil Gunn Dunbeath Heritage Museum This Corona Four typewriter belonged to renowned Highland author Neil Gunn. The job of a novelist was conducted very differently from nowadays when writers are able to quickly edit and delete during the...
Miner’s Helmet Brora Heritage Centre This black, hardened leather miner’s helmet belonged to Thomas Murray Hunter, who operated the Brora Coal Mine from 1915 to 1947. Coal was central to the war effort, powering industry, railways, and shipping. During the Second...
Glass GobletBrora Heritage Centre This sherry glass may look very ordinary, but its story is connected to the last person to drink from it! It was actually was used by the late Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh (1921-2021), on his visit to the mine on May 3rd,...
Coal Miner’s Pick Brora Heritage Centre This is an original pick used by a miner in the Brora Coal Mine. It has a short shaft as space was tight underground. Sometimes, the men would have to lie on their backs to get to the coal seam, which was less than a metre...
Blacksmith’s Bellows Brora Heritage Centre The role of the ‘smithy’ was once indispensable, with one to be found in most villages. He would be constantly occupied in shoeing horses, making and repairing a range of tools and implements for farmers and other tradesmen,...
