Birching TableWest Highland Museum Content warning. Some visitors may find this object upsetting. This birching table is from the old court house in Fort William where the birchings were carried out. It was last used in 1948, when a 15-year-old boy was birched...
Faery BagpipesWest Highland Museum The Faery bagpipes of Kinlochmoidart are believed to be more than eight hundred years old, one of the oldest sets of pipes in existence. Legend holds that the MacIntyre piper made the pipes after he had a dream in which a faery...
Secret PortraitWest Highland Museum At first glance, this object appears to be a smear of oil paints on a black wooden board. However, this very special painting is actually an example of anamorphic art. This means that it appears distorted at first glance but, when...
Marquetry BoxWest Highland Museum This box is notable for its marquetry – inlaid work made using small pieces of different coloured wood. It was made by a German Prisoner of War at Kinlochleven prisoner camp during the First World War. The camp was operational from...
Jacobite GlassWest Highland Museum This drinking glass engraved with Jacobite symbols. Drinking toasts to the exiled Stuart dynasty was an important part of Jacobite secret culture. Jacobites would often pass their glass over a water bowl to toast their ‘King...
