Sunday HatCromarty Courthouse Museum Nowadays, the practice of wearing hats for church is uncommon. Named as her Sunday hat, however, this was clearly a special item for its owner, Mrs Hogg of Cromarty. Sunday hats, like other Sunday clothes, were kept for best....
Bed & Breakfast SignGairloch Museum Gairloch has been an important tourist destination since the late 1800s. 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 the...
Victorian SamplerStrathnaver Museum This lovely embroidered sampler was made by Christina Mackay in 1872 when she was aged just 13. When she was 17, she left her home in Ardniskich, Bettyhill, and emigrated to America. After her marriage, Christina kept the name...
Paraffin LampUllapool Museum In the 1840s, coal was distilled to make kerosene, known as paraffin, as a substitute for whale oil for lighting. Later made from petroleum, paraffin was commonly used during the second half of the nineteenth century. Many of these lamps...
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...
