Catheter SetTarbat Discovery Centre Dr John Pyle, known as Jack, was born in Portmahomack in 1895, the eldest child of the village doctor. Like his father, he also studied medicine. During the First World War, he fought with the Highland Light Infantry, however he...
Aspiration SetTarbat Discovery Centre Dr John Pyle, known as Jack, was born in Portmahomack in 1895, the eldest child of the village doctor. Like his father, he also studied medicine. During the First World War, he fought with the Highland Light Infantry, however he...
Knife from FishertownNairn Museum This Shellbert knife was used for shelling mussels and similar shellfish for bait. The Fishwives of Fishertown, Nairn carried out an extremely important role within the community. In the days, when a great deal of fishing was...
Fisherwoman’s CreelNairn Museum Small woven fish creels, like this one with a plaited rope handle, were used by the fishwives to carry fish for selling either door-to-door or at the market stances. The Nairn Fishwives would often walk for miles to Inverness and...
Salmon Box BrandCromarty Courthouse Museum Salmon has been fished from the firths for centuries. Fish were caught by long nets from the shore then brought in by winch. In Cromarty, the fish were boxed in ice and branded at the harbour so that the contents could be...
