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Highland Christmas traditions, a memory of the Christmas Truce in WW1 and a Christmas shipwreck!


Festive Fare :o)

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]]> Three Festive Feasts from The Highland Historian, The Highlanders Museum, and Castlehill Heritage Centre.


Highland Christmas traditions, a memory of the Christmas Truce in WW1 and a Christmas shipwreck!


Festive Fare :o)

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]]> Bonus Podcast 3 - Janet Nein Gibbie Gow Bonus Podcast 3 - Janet Nein Gibbie Gow Mon, 31 Oct 2022 12:44:01 GMT 6:25 635fc31972c5200011999e86 false https://shows.acast.com/highland-objects-podcasts/episodes/bonus-podcast-3-janet-nien-gibbie-gow 635fc31972c5200011999e86 628b921cc0eabe0014a0e5db bonus-podcast-3-janet-nien-gibbie-gow Bonus Podcast 3 - Janet Nein Gibbie Gow and the Witch Pricker full 1

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]]> The Ulbster Stone The Ulbster Stone Fri, 19 Aug 2022 12:43:55 GMT 9:25 62ff858d6e84f600117ad800 false https://highlandobjects.wordpress.com/2022/03/17/the-ulbster-stone/ 62ff858d6e84f600117ad800 628b921cc0eabe0014a0e5db the-ulbster-ostne Highland Objects Podcast Thirty Two full 1 32 Carved in the 8th century, this magnificent rock is named after the coastal village of Ulbster, south of Wick, where it was unearthed in 1770 in the graveyard at St. Martin’s Chapel. A few decades after its discovery, the stone was moved to the top of an artificial mound in front of Thurso Castle. There it was during the 19th century that the stone was defaced, with an inscription in Gothic script being carved into its side.


The Ulbster Stone is said to bear more symbols on it than any other Pictish monument. Symbols such as the crescent and V-rod, a double-disc, a paired crescent, a step, and a wide variety of animals. Among them a fish, a hippocamp (mythical Sea horse with a fish-tail), a lion, a serpent and the so called Pictish Beast.


The most notable symbols however are the two great Latin crosses that dominate both of its two sides, each adorned with lavish, elaborate patterns.


As with all Pictish carvings, the true meaning behind the Ulbster stone and its many symbols are unlikely to ever be decisively confirmed. But the great amount of unique symbols provides a wealth of insight into Pictish culture and opens the door to many valuable interpretations.

Location: North Coast Visitor Centre, High St, Thurso KW14 8AJ

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]]> Carved in the 8th century, this magnificent rock is named after the coastal village of Ulbster, south of Wick, where it was unearthed in 1770 in the graveyard at St. Martin’s Chapel. A few decades after its discovery, the stone was moved to the top of an artificial mound in front of Thurso Castle. There it was during the 19th century that the stone was defaced, with an inscription in Gothic script being carved into its side.


The Ulbster Stone is said to bear more symbols on it than any other Pictish monument. Symbols such as the crescent and V-rod, a double-disc, a paired crescent, a step, and a wide variety of animals. Among them a fish, a hippocamp (mythical Sea horse with a fish-tail), a lion, a serpent and the so called Pictish Beast.


The most notable symbols however are the two great Latin crosses that dominate both of its two sides, each adorned with lavish, elaborate patterns.


As with all Pictish carvings, the true meaning behind the Ulbster stone and its many symbols are unlikely to ever be decisively confirmed. But the great amount of unique symbols provides a wealth of insight into Pictish culture and opens the door to many valuable interpretations.

Location: North Coast Visitor Centre, High St, Thurso KW14 8AJ

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]]> Tarbat Blue Glass Stud Tarbat Blue Glass Stud Fri, 15 Jul 2022 13:31:54 GMT 11:03 62d16bf8c13efe0012aa1b27 false https://highlandobjects.wordpress.com/2022/03/17/blue-glass-stud/ 62d16bf8c13efe0012aa1b27 628b921cc0eabe0014a0e5db tarbat-blue-glass-stud Highland Objects Podcast Thirty One full 1 31 An object from Portmahomack it is a composite blue glass stud inlaid with silver wire and red enamel and was made in the Pictish monastic smiths’ hall of the Pictish monastery at Portmahomack.

 

The size of this blue glass stud belies its importance to Pictish archaeology; it is only about the size of a 5-pence piece, but was crafted by a craftsman working in the smiths’ hall of the Pictish monastery at Portmahomack, Tarbatness in the 8th century. The stud is so like those on the famous treasure, the Derrynaflan paten, that it has been suggested that the same craftsman was at work at Portmahomack. The stud is made of dark blue glass and was inlaid with fine, geometric silver wire, creating cells that were in turn inlaid with red glass or enamel, now decayed to a yellow colour. The stud was broken and this may explain why it was disposed of in a heap of smith’s waste. It was intended to be set into a metal collar fastened to a large complex object, perhaps a chalice, paten or reliquary. The smith who made it was engaged in making some of Europe’s finest metalwork masterpieces, so fine and intricate they are often likened to the ‘work of angels’. This object, and many others from the Pictish monastery at Portmahomack, are on display at the award-winning Tarbat Discovery Centre, Portmahomack.

Location: Tarbat Discovery Centre, Tarbatness Road, Portmahomack, Tain, IV20 1YA

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]]> An object from Portmahomack it is a composite blue glass stud inlaid with silver wire and red enamel and was made in the Pictish monastic smiths’ hall of the Pictish monastery at Portmahomack.

 

The size of this blue glass stud belies its importance to Pictish archaeology; it is only about the size of a 5-pence piece, but was crafted by a craftsman working in the smiths’ hall of the Pictish monastery at Portmahomack, Tarbatness in the 8th century. The stud is so like those on the famous treasure, the Derrynaflan paten, that it has been suggested that the same craftsman was at work at Portmahomack. The stud is made of dark blue glass and was inlaid with fine, geometric silver wire, creating cells that were in turn inlaid with red glass or enamel, now decayed to a yellow colour. The stud was broken and this may explain why it was disposed of in a heap of smith’s waste. It was intended to be set into a metal collar fastened to a large complex object, perhaps a chalice, paten or reliquary. The smith who made it was engaged in making some of Europe’s finest metalwork masterpieces, so fine and intricate they are often likened to the ‘work of angels’. This object, and many others from the Pictish monastery at Portmahomack, are on display at the award-winning Tarbat Discovery Centre, Portmahomack.

Location: Tarbat Discovery Centre, Tarbatness Road, Portmahomack, Tain, IV20 1YA

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]]> The Gairloch Pictish Symbol Stone The Gairloch Pictish Symbol Stone Fri, 17 Jun 2022 09:57:51 GMT 6:17 62ac5021c6cd9a0014edf338 false https://highlandobjects.wordpress.com/2022/03/17/gairloch-pictish-symbol-stone/ 62ac5021c6cd9a0014edf338 628b921cc0eabe0014a0e5db the-gairloch-salmon-stone Highland Objects Podcast Thirty full 1 30 The Gairloch Pictish Symbol Stone is a great example not only of Pictish carvings showing wildlife but also of the trials and tribulations of many Pictish stones which have had a chequered past between the time of their carving and their current safe homes in museums. It is also a rare example of a west coast Pictish stone and it makes us ask the question – how many more Pictish stones are hidden in the West Highlands, waiting to be found and rescued?


This object was runner up in the March 2022 vote


Location: Gairloch Museum, Gairloch, Ross-shire, IV21 2BH

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]]> The Gairloch Pictish Symbol Stone is a great example not only of Pictish carvings showing wildlife but also of the trials and tribulations of many Pictish stones which have had a chequered past between the time of their carving and their current safe homes in museums. It is also a rare example of a west coast Pictish stone and it makes us ask the question – how many more Pictish stones are hidden in the West Highlands, waiting to be found and rescued?


This object was runner up in the March 2022 vote


Location: Gairloch Museum, Gairloch, Ross-shire, IV21 2BH

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]]> Hilton of Cadboll Base Stone Hilton of Cadboll Base Stone Wed, 25 May 2022 13:23:36 GMT 10:10 628e2dd8dd6b250013a1da84 false https://highlandobjects.wordpress.com/2022/03/17/hilton-of-cadboll-base-stone/ 628e2dd8dd6b250013a1da84 628b921cc0eabe0014a0e5db hilton-of-cadboll-base-stone Highland Objects Podcast Twenty Nine full 1 29 On its discovery on the original site of the Hilton Stone, NMS lobbied/instructed that the base should be transported to Edinburgh to be exhibited alongside the larger section of the Stone already on display.


The people of Hilton took exception to this strategy and formed the Historic Hilton Trust who lobbied for the stone to remain in its home village.


After a protracted dispute agreement was reached that the Stone could remain in Hilton Village.


This reversed the policy that important artefacts automatically go to Edinburgh. 


The outcome is a change in policy by HES and NMS that important heritage artefacts can stay in their original location to be enjoyed by locals and visitors alike.


Location: The Seaboard Centre, East Street, Balintore, IV20 1UA

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]]> On its discovery on the original site of the Hilton Stone, NMS lobbied/instructed that the base should be transported to Edinburgh to be exhibited alongside the larger section of the Stone already on display.


The people of Hilton took exception to this strategy and formed the Historic Hilton Trust who lobbied for the stone to remain in its home village.


After a protracted dispute agreement was reached that the Stone could remain in Hilton Village.


This reversed the policy that important artefacts automatically go to Edinburgh. 


The outcome is a change in policy by HES and NMS that important heritage artefacts can stay in their original location to be enjoyed by locals and visitors alike.


Location: The Seaboard Centre, East Street, Balintore, IV20 1UA

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]]> George Bain Celtic-Design Bowl George Bain Celtic-Design Bowl Mon, 23 May 2022 16:36:35 GMT 9:25 628bb814c2b25700124fa1bd false https://shows.acast.com/highland-objects-podcasts/episodes/george-bain-celtic-design-bowl 628bb814c2b25700124fa1bd 628b921cc0eabe0014a0e5db george-bain-celtic-design-bowl Highland Objects Podcast Ten full 1 10 A bright, intricate Celtic-design bowl created by a Celtic artist at the home of artist and educator George Bain’s house in Drumnadrochit in the 1940s.

 

Location: Groam House Museum, High St, Rosemarkie, Fortrose IV10 8UF

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]]> A bright, intricate Celtic-design bowl created by a Celtic artist at the home of artist and educator George Bain’s house in Drumnadrochit in the 1940s.

 

Location: Groam House Museum, High St, Rosemarkie, Fortrose IV10 8UF

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]]> The Gunna Breac The Gunna Breac Mon, 23 May 2022 16:34:34 GMT 7:53 628bb79bf5ed3c001324a545 false https://shows.acast.com/highland-objects-podcasts/episodes/the-gunna-breac 628bb79bf5ed3c001324a545 628b921cc0eabe0014a0e5db the-gunna-breac Highland Objects Podcast Nine full 1 9 The Gunna Breac was a treasured possession of the MacDonalds of Dalchnosie originally dating to the late 17th/early 18th centuries. It was brought to the Battle of Culloden (1746) by Alexander MacDonald who fought with the Atholl Brigade. A fabulous piece of Jacobite history for all Outlander fans!


Location: Museum of the Isles Armdale Castle Armadale Sleat, Isle of Skye IV45 8RS

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]]> The Gunna Breac was a treasured possession of the MacDonalds of Dalchnosie originally dating to the late 17th/early 18th centuries. It was brought to the Battle of Culloden (1746) by Alexander MacDonald who fought with the Atholl Brigade. A fabulous piece of Jacobite history for all Outlander fans!


Location: Museum of the Isles Armdale Castle Armadale Sleat, Isle of Skye IV45 8RS

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]]> The Hector Model The Hector Model Mon, 23 May 2022 16:32:45 GMT 7:59 628bb72eaa18ea00122a371a false https://shows.acast.com/highland-objects-podcasts/episodes/the-hector-model 628bb72eaa18ea00122a371a 628b921cc0eabe0014a0e5db the-hector-model Highland Objects Podcast Eight full 1 8 This 18th Century model of the Hector, which is heralded as ‘Canada’s Mayflower’ may seem innocuous, however the story that it depicts is one of suffering and destitution, yet hope and new beginnings. It holds within it the origins of the people of Nova Scotia, who left Lochbroom in 1773 in search of a new world and new life.

 

Location: Ullapool Museum, 7 & 8 W Argyle St, Ullapool IV26 2TY

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]]> This 18th Century model of the Hector, which is heralded as ‘Canada’s Mayflower’ may seem innocuous, however the story that it depicts is one of suffering and destitution, yet hope and new beginnings. It holds within it the origins of the people of Nova Scotia, who left Lochbroom in 1773 in search of a new world and new life.

 

Location: Ullapool Museum, 7 & 8 W Argyle St, Ullapool IV26 2TY

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]]> The Trepanned Skull The Trepanned Skull Mon, 23 May 2022 16:31:00 GMT 8:11 628bb6c4d2ef180015059982 false https://shows.acast.com/highland-objects-podcasts/episodes/the-trepanned-skull 628bb6c4d2ef180015059982 628b921cc0eabe0014a0e5db the-trepanned-skull Highland Objects Podcast Seven full 1 7 In 1903 an excavation at Hillhead Broch, a rather morbid discovery was made: a fragment of a human’s skull. 

This portion of bone – a fragment of the ‘parietal’ section of the skull – was notable for the presence of three drilled holes, which were set out in a roughly triangular shape. It is thought that the skull had been modified ‘post-mortem’. Why?

 

Location: National Museum of Scotland, Chambers St, Edinburgh EH1 1JF

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]]> In 1903 an excavation at Hillhead Broch, a rather morbid discovery was made: a fragment of a human’s skull. 

This portion of bone – a fragment of the ‘parietal’ section of the skull – was notable for the presence of three drilled holes, which were set out in a roughly triangular shape. It is thought that the skull had been modified ‘post-mortem’. Why?

 

Location: National Museum of Scotland, Chambers St, Edinburgh EH1 1JF

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]]> The Dogskin Buoy The Dogskin Buoy Mon, 23 May 2022 16:29:20 GMT 7:13 628bb661bf78780012d13a94 false https://shows.acast.com/highland-objects-podcasts/episodes/the-dogskin-buoy 628bb661bf78780012d13a94 628b921cc0eabe0014a0e5db the-dogskin-buoy Highland Objects Podcast Six full 1 6 This enigmatic object forms part of Strathnaver Museum’s fishing display and has been an important part of the collection for decades. A fishing float made form the skin of dog. Gruesome and fascinating in equal part.

 

Location: Strathnaver Museum, Clachan, Bettyhill KW14 7SS

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]]> This enigmatic object forms part of Strathnaver Museum’s fishing display and has been an important part of the collection for decades. A fishing float made form the skin of dog. Gruesome and fascinating in equal part.

 

Location: Strathnaver Museum, Clachan, Bettyhill KW14 7SS

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]]> The Carbisdale Hoard The Carbisdale Hoard Mon, 23 May 2022 16:26:55 GMT 12:32 628bb5d04b3d6f0012a97bd4 false https://shows.acast.com/highland-objects-podcasts/episodes/the-carbisdale-hoard 628bb5d04b3d6f0012a97bd4 628b921cc0eabe0014a0e5db the-carbisdale-hoard Highland Objects Podcast Five full 1 5 A small hoard of silver coins found near the site of the Battle of Carbisdale and how they connect Tain to Marilyn Monroe

 

Location: Tain Through Time, Tain & District Museum, Tower St, Tain IV19 1DZ

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]]> A small hoard of silver coins found near the site of the Battle of Carbisdale and how they connect Tain to Marilyn Monroe

 

Location: Tain Through Time, Tain & District Museum, Tower St, Tain IV19 1DZ

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]]> Clan Donald Genealogical Chart Clan Donald Genealogical Chart Mon, 23 May 2022 16:24:40 GMT 9:46 628bb548c0eabe0014a15bf0 false https://shows.acast.com/highland-objects-podcasts/episodes/clan-donald-genealogical-chart 628bb548c0eabe0014a15bf0 628b921cc0eabe0014a0e5db clan-donald-genealogical-chart Highland Objects Podcast Four full 1 4 Compiled in 1814 by John Brown this genealogical tree charts the various branches of Clan Donald from Somerled, to the Lords of the Isles and onwards. It is beautifully illustrated and features famous names such as Robert the Bruce and MacIain, the 12th Chief of Glencoe who was murdered during the infamous Massacre of 1692


Location: Glencoe, Ballachulish PH49 4HS

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]]> Compiled in 1814 by John Brown this genealogical tree charts the various branches of Clan Donald from Somerled, to the Lords of the Isles and onwards. It is beautifully illustrated and features famous names such as Robert the Bruce and MacIain, the 12th Chief of Glencoe who was murdered during the infamous Massacre of 1692


Location: Glencoe, Ballachulish PH49 4HS

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]]> Buddo - The Whalebone Figure Buddo - The Whalebone Figure Mon, 23 May 2022 16:22:30 GMT 10:54 628bb4c69450040013857cf6 false https://shows.acast.com/highland-objects-podcasts/episodes/buddo-the-whalebone-figure 628bb4c69450040013857cf6 628b921cc0eabe0014a0e5db buddo-the-whalebone-figure Highland Objects Podcast Three full 1 3 This whalebone figurine dates from circa 2900 – 2400 BC and was originally discovered at Skara Brae in Orkney 1850s. It was found in a stone bed compartment. It was illustrated by the antiquarian George Petrie in the 1860s, but until recently it was thought that his drawing was all that survived of this fascinating object until its rediscovery in 2016


Location: Stromness Museum, Stromness KW16 3DH

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]]> This whalebone figurine dates from circa 2900 – 2400 BC and was originally discovered at Skara Brae in Orkney 1850s. It was found in a stone bed compartment. It was illustrated by the antiquarian George Petrie in the 1860s, but until recently it was thought that his drawing was all that survived of this fascinating object until its rediscovery in 2016


Location: Stromness Museum, Stromness KW16 3DH

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]]> Noss Head Light Noss Head Light Mon, 23 May 2022 16:20:05 GMT 9:36 628bb436d2ef1800150590e0 false https://shows.acast.com/highland-objects-podcasts/episodes/noss-head-light 628bb436d2ef1800150590e0 628b921cc0eabe0014a0e5db noss-head-light Highland Objects Podcast Two full 1 2 The Noss Head Light was designed and supervised by Alan Stevenson, uncle of Robert Louis Stevenson, it was completed in 1849 by Robert Arnot of Inverness. The Fresnel lens, which is approximately 6ft in diameter, rotates by clockwork machinery around a mercury vapour lamp.


Object Location: Wick Heritage Museum, Wick KW1 5EY

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]]> The Noss Head Light was designed and supervised by Alan Stevenson, uncle of Robert Louis Stevenson, it was completed in 1849 by Robert Arnot of Inverness. The Fresnel lens, which is approximately 6ft in diameter, rotates by clockwork machinery around a mercury vapour lamp.


Object Location: Wick Heritage Museum, Wick KW1 5EY

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]]> The Secret Portrait of Prince Charles Edward Stuart - Highland Objects Podcast One The Secret Portrait of Prince Charles Edward Stuart - Highland Objects Podcast One Mon, 23 May 2022 16:17:40 GMT 8:36 628bb3a42952f300129d3543 false https://shows.acast.com/highland-objects-podcasts/episodes/the-secret-portrait-of-prince-charles-edward-stuart-highland 628bb3a42952f300129d3543 628b921cc0eabe0014a0e5db the-secret-portrait-of-prince-charles-edward-stuart-highland Highland Objects Podcast One full 1 1 This Jacobite relic was found in a shop in London in 1924. At first glance it looks like smears of oil paint on a wooden panel, but is in fact an anamorphic painting. When paired with a reflecting cylinder a hidden portrait of the Prince is revealed. The Jacobites used objects like this to hide their secret support for the Stuart dynasty and secretly toast ‘the King over the water’.


Object Location: West Highland Museum, Fort William, PH33 6AJ

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]]> This Jacobite relic was found in a shop in London in 1924. At first glance it looks like smears of oil paint on a wooden panel, but is in fact an anamorphic painting. When paired with a reflecting cylinder a hidden portrait of the Prince is revealed. The Jacobites used objects like this to hide their secret support for the Stuart dynasty and secretly toast ‘the King over the water’.


Object Location: West Highland Museum, Fort William, PH33 6AJ

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]]> Highland Objects Bonus Podcast Two - Christmas 2021 Highland Objects Bonus Podcast Two - Christmas 2021 Fri, 24 Dec 2021 08:39:10 GMT 12:46 highlandobjects.podbean.com/5e93d102-62ea-305f-81c3-031708a2f691 false https://highlandobjects.podbean.com/e/highland-objects-bonus-podcast-two-christmas-2021/ 628b92208109c10016ab2332 628b921cc0eabe0014a0e5db bonus 1 To wish everyone a very Merry Christmas we have four festive objects 

 

A Victorian Christmas Pamphlet from Nairn Museum

Queen Mary's Christmas gift to the troops in 1914 from Groam House Museum

A Christmas Advent Calendar from The Museum of Childhood

An RAF Christmas Menu from 1943 brought to you from Castletown Museum

 

Merry Christmas - Nollaig chridheil agus bliadhna mhath ur!

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]]> To wish everyone a very Merry Christmas we have four festive objects 

 

A Victorian Christmas Pamphlet from Nairn Museum

Queen Mary's Christmas gift to the troops in 1914 from Groam House Museum

A Christmas Advent Calendar from The Museum of Childhood

An RAF Christmas Menu from 1943 brought to you from Castletown Museum

 

Merry Christmas - Nollaig chridheil agus bliadhna mhath ur!

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]]> Sgt Alexander Edwards’ Victoria Cross Sgt Alexander Edwards’ Victoria Cross Fri, 10 Dec 2021 12:05:14 GMT 6:57 highlandobjects.podbean.com/ebe05d6b-e921-31cf-b5bc-a24327a05708 false https://highlandobjects.podbean.com/e/sgt-alexander-edwards-victoria-cross/ 628b92208109c10016ab2333 628b921cc0eabe0014a0e5db Highland Objects Podcast Twenty Eight full 1 28 Awarded to Sgt Alexander Edwards of the 6th Seaforth Highlanders. A native of Lossiemouth, son of a local fisherman, for conspicuous bravery in action at the Battle of Passchendaele on the 31st of July 1917. His story of courage, bravery, and ultimately loss, is told through this VC.

 

Location: The Highlander’s Museum, Fort George, Ardersier, Inverness, IV2 7TD

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]]> Awarded to Sgt Alexander Edwards of the 6th Seaforth Highlanders. A native of Lossiemouth, son of a local fisherman, for conspicuous bravery in action at the Battle of Passchendaele on the 31st of July 1917. His story of courage, bravery, and ultimately loss, is told through this VC.

 

Location: The Highlander’s Museum, Fort George, Ardersier, Inverness, IV2 7TD

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]]> The Illicit Whisky Still The Illicit Whisky Still Fri, 08 Oct 2021 13:31:38 GMT 17:42 highlandobjects.podbean.com/7d26803a-894e-34f2-82aa-76768b83baa1 false https://highlandobjects.podbean.com/e/the-illicit-whisky-still/ 628b92208109c10016ab2334 628b921cc0eabe0014a0e5db the-illicit-whisky-still Highland Objects Podcast Twenty Seven full 1 27 ‘Lorg Baile Bhlàir is looking into the early settlement of Inverlael and Balblair. During phase one of the project when Ullapool Museum conducted archaeological surveys, they uncovered a prize find. An Illicit Whisky Still. 

The Highlands are littered with abandoned Illicit Whiskey Stills, to dodge the customs men and still produce the legendary Uisge Beatha that kept the Highlanders going through the long winter nights

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]]> ‘Lorg Baile Bhlàir is looking into the early settlement of Inverlael and Balblair. During phase one of the project when Ullapool Museum conducted archaeological surveys, they uncovered a prize find. An Illicit Whisky Still. 

The Highlands are littered with abandoned Illicit Whiskey Stills, to dodge the customs men and still produce the legendary Uisge Beatha that kept the Highlanders going through the long winter nights

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]]> Drummond Tartan Dress Drummond Tartan Dress Mon, 23 Aug 2021 14:08:35 GMT 5:24 highlandobjects.podbean.com/354eb573-2d38-3f9b-aac4-12d3a93b7f2b false https://highlandobjects.podbean.com/e/drummond-tartan-dress-bonus-podcast-one/ 628b92208109c10016ab2335 628b921cc0eabe0014a0e5db drummond-tartan-dress Bonus Podcast One bonus 1 The Drummond tartan silk satin dress was made in the 1840s. It is a two-part dress comprising of a bodice and skirt made of red/blue/green and white silk satin with cream tulle trim around the neck and sleeves.

The dress is one of two dresses made in 1842 for the occasion of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert’s visit to Drummond Castle, Perthshire. 

Location Highland Folk Museum Aultlarie Croft, Kingussie Rd, Newtonmore PH20 1AY

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]]> The Drummond tartan silk satin dress was made in the 1840s. It is a two-part dress comprising of a bodice and skirt made of red/blue/green and white silk satin with cream tulle trim around the neck and sleeves.

The dress is one of two dresses made in 1842 for the occasion of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert’s visit to Drummond Castle, Perthshire. 

Location Highland Folk Museum Aultlarie Croft, Kingussie Rd, Newtonmore PH20 1AY

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]]> Ladies Mourning Dress Ladies Mourning Dress Wed, 14 Jul 2021 08:16:34 GMT 8:27 highlandobjects.podbean.com/3586ae0d-0a4b-3315-b723-a88971273737 false https://highlandobjects.podbean.com/e/ladies-mourning-dress-podcast-twenty-six/ 628b92208109c10016ab2336 628b921cc0eabe0014a0e5db ladies-mourning-dress Highland Objects Podcast Twenty Six full 1 26 This costume is one of a number donated to Castletown Heritage Society by a descendant of the costume’s owner. Her son emigrated to the USA in the late 1800s but regularly sent home clothes for his mother. As she was a widow, and at the time there was a strict convention about wearing mourning clothes, all the garments are sombre but beautifully made and no doubt of the latest American fashion. 


Location: Castletown Heritage Society Harbour Rd, Castletown, Thurso KW14 8TG

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]]> This costume is one of a number donated to Castletown Heritage Society by a descendant of the costume’s owner. Her son emigrated to the USA in the late 1800s but regularly sent home clothes for his mother. As she was a widow, and at the time there was a strict convention about wearing mourning clothes, all the garments are sombre but beautifully made and no doubt of the latest American fashion. 


Location: Castletown Heritage Society Harbour Rd, Castletown, Thurso KW14 8TG

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]]> 18th Century Silk Brocade Dress 18th Century Silk Brocade Dress Mon, 28 Jun 2021 15:08:02 GMT 9:57 highlandobjects.podbean.com/b6321b3a-503c-3e3c-bcec-69f46462b006 false https://highlandobjects.podbean.com/e/18th-century-silk-brocade-dress/ 628b92208109c10016ab2337 628b921cc0eabe0014a0e5db 18th-century-silk-brocade-dress Highland Objects Podcast Twenty Five full 1 25 This beautiful silk brocade dress is thought to have been designed and made by James Lehman in Spitalfields, London in about 1710. Although the dress would have originally been a Mantua, it has been much altered over the years. The colours of the silk however, are still as vibrant as they would have been when the fabric was woven.


Location Dornoch Historylinks The Meadows, Dornoch IV25 3SF

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]]> This beautiful silk brocade dress is thought to have been designed and made by James Lehman in Spitalfields, London in about 1710. Although the dress would have originally been a Mantua, it has been much altered over the years. The colours of the silk however, are still as vibrant as they would have been when the fabric was woven.


Location Dornoch Historylinks The Meadows, Dornoch IV25 3SF

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]]> Fishermans Gansey Fishermans Gansey Fri, 11 Jun 2021 14:04:32 GMT 9:22 highlandobjects.podbean.com/c4bce0cc-812d-3445-a26b-306734eb28d0 false https://highlandobjects.podbean.com/e/fishermans-gansey-highland-objects-podcast-twenty-four/ 628b92208109c10016ab2338 628b921cc0eabe0014a0e5db fishermans-gansey Highland Objects Podcast Twenty Four full 1 24 A gansey is a warm and largely waterproof jumper that was used by fishermen. Knitting a gansey requires great skill. Each had a very distinctive and intricate pattern It is alleged that the patterns either represented a family group or a local community. The theory was that if a fisherman were washed overboard, the gansey pattern would identify his family or community. Around fifty different patterns have been identified. 


Location Wick Heritage Museum Wick KW1 5EY

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]]> A gansey is a warm and largely waterproof jumper that was used by fishermen. Knitting a gansey requires great skill. Each had a very distinctive and intricate pattern It is alleged that the patterns either represented a family group or a local community. The theory was that if a fisherman were washed overboard, the gansey pattern would identify his family or community. Around fifty different patterns have been identified. 


Location Wick Heritage Museum Wick KW1 5EY

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]]> Spitalfields Silk Dress Spitalfields Silk Dress Fri, 28 May 2021 10:24:00 GMT 11:22 highlandobjects.podbean.com/bb0b8a99-89a0-3109-ac7b-bd5d03b7fc57 false https://highlandobjects.podbean.com/e/spitalfields-silk-dress/ 628b92208109c10016ab2339 628b921cc0eabe0014a0e5db Highland Objects Podcast Twenty Three full 1 23 This beautiful dress dates to the 1740s and was made with silk from Spitalfields. It supposedly belonged to an upper-class Jacobite supporter. The dress was passed down through the generations of a local family and seems to have been altered at some point with more modern materials. 


Location Glencoe Museum Ballachulish PH49 4HS

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]]> This beautiful dress dates to the 1740s and was made with silk from Spitalfields. It supposedly belonged to an upper-class Jacobite supporter. The dress was passed down through the generations of a local family and seems to have been altered at some point with more modern materials. 


Location Glencoe Museum Ballachulish PH49 4HS

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]]> Roska Yacht Jersey Roska Yacht Jersey Thu, 29 Apr 2021 14:56:32 GMT 13:01 highlandobjects.podbean.com/23f37d3d-6605-3024-b67d-6a0ea48ac58d false https://highlandobjects.podbean.com/e/roska-yacht-jersey-highland-objects-podcast-twenty-two/ 628b92208109c10016ab233a 628b921cc0eabe0014a0e5db roska-yacht-jersey Highland Objects Podcast Twenty Two full 1 22 Between the 1870s & 1950s, men from the shores of Loch Broom, found a working life in the wealthy world of big yacht racing. Owners from some of Britain’s richest families employed men from this area because of their excellent seamanship skills. Each man was issued a jumper with the name of the yacht on it which almost became a sort of CV as a record of the yachts that the men had served on.


Location Ullapool Museum IV26 2TY

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]]> Between the 1870s & 1950s, men from the shores of Loch Broom, found a working life in the wealthy world of big yacht racing. Owners from some of Britain’s richest families employed men from this area because of their excellent seamanship skills. Each man was issued a jumper with the name of the yacht on it which almost became a sort of CV as a record of the yachts that the men had served on.


Location Ullapool Museum IV26 2TY

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]]> The Beetle Wing Dress The Beetle Wing Dress Fri, 09 Apr 2021 15:11:41 GMT 9:44 highlandobjects.podbean.com/f79b25ef-2094-33e6-bbdd-04975c4035be false https://highlandobjects.podbean.com/e/the-beetle-wing-dress-podcast-twenty-one/ 628b92208109c10016ab233b 628b921cc0eabe0014a0e5db the-beetle-wing-dress Podcast Twenty One full 1 21 Made in 1868-9 in Madras for Barbara Morrison, the wife of a soldier stationed in India. Barbara had been born in Inverness in about 1828, had married a British officer and went to India aboard the Himalaya.


Location: West Highland Museum, Cameron Square, Fort William PH33 6AJ

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]]> Made in 1868-9 in Madras for Barbara Morrison, the wife of a soldier stationed in India. Barbara had been born in Inverness in about 1828, had married a British officer and went to India aboard the Himalaya.


Location: West Highland Museum, Cameron Square, Fort William PH33 6AJ

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]]> Gairloch Pattern Socks Gairloch Pattern Socks Wed, 31 Mar 2021 14:19:48 GMT 11:15 highlandobjects.podbean.com/9e4b41e0-9065-3604-8a8c-9db977e66bc7 false https://highlandobjects.podbean.com/e/gairloch-pattern-socks-podcast-twenty/ 628b92208109c10016ab233c 628b921cc0eabe0014a0e5db gairloch-pattern-socks Highland Objects Podcast Twenty full 1 20  This pattern was developed in the middle of the 19th century and was apparently unique to Gairloch. Unlike many Scottish estates, the lairds of Gairloch supported work schemes for inhabitants during the 1840s potato famine. Knitting was encouraged to provide an income for the women, using wool from local fleeces, home spun and dyed with local plants.


Location Gairloch Museum IV21 2BH

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]]>  This pattern was developed in the middle of the 19th century and was apparently unique to Gairloch. Unlike many Scottish estates, the lairds of Gairloch supported work schemes for inhabitants during the 1840s potato famine. Knitting was encouraged to provide an income for the women, using wool from local fleeces, home spun and dyed with local plants.


Location Gairloch Museum IV21 2BH

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]]> Dr Alexanders Slide Set Dr Alexanders Slide Set Fri, 12 Mar 2021 16:11:18 GMT 6:08 highlandobjects.podbean.com/8d1198f9-325c-347b-917e-a364caefd0fd false https://highlandobjects.podbean.com/e/dr-alexanders-slide-set-podcast-nineteen/ 628b92208109c10016ab233d 628b921cc0eabe0014a0e5db dr-alexanders-slide-set Highland Objects Podcast Nineteen full 1 19 Dr John Alexander’s Specimen Slide Set is in the custodianship of The Wick Heritage Museum. His life long commitment to improving the health of the community is demonstrated by the fact he built up and used these various specimens that contributed to his knowledge of diseases.


Location: The Wick Heritage Museum, 20 Bank Row, Wick KW1 5EYuted to his knowledge of diseases.

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]]> Dr John Alexander’s Specimen Slide Set is in the custodianship of The Wick Heritage Museum. His life long commitment to improving the health of the community is demonstrated by the fact he built up and used these various specimens that contributed to his knowledge of diseases.


Location: The Wick Heritage Museum, 20 Bank Row, Wick KW1 5EYuted to his knowledge of diseases.

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]]> SS Mable SS Mable Mon, 22 Feb 2021 17:57:21 GMT 10:08 highlandobjects.podbean.com/2af7cd30-c5ef-3541-9a46-b4f9bc9cfa8e false https://highlandobjects.podbean.com/e/ss-mable-highland-objects-podcast-eighteen/ 628b92208109c10016ab233e 628b921cc0eabe0014a0e5db ss-mable Highland Objects Podcast Eighteen full 1 18 With echoes of modern-day entrepreneurship, the SS Mabel came to the “romantic shores of the queen of Highland lochs”, Loch Maree in 1883. As well as providing leisure cruises on the loch, she also became a vital link for the Gairloch area, connecting coaches at each end of the loch for visitors arriving by rail at Achnasheen.


Location Gairloch Museum, Achtercairn House, Gairloch IV21 2BH

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]]> With echoes of modern-day entrepreneurship, the SS Mabel came to the “romantic shores of the queen of Highland lochs”, Loch Maree in 1883. As well as providing leisure cruises on the loch, she also became a vital link for the Gairloch area, connecting coaches at each end of the loch for visitors arriving by rail at Achnasheen.


Location Gairloch Museum, Achtercairn House, Gairloch IV21 2BH

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]]> The Custer Tablecloth The Custer Tablecloth Fri, 29 Jan 2021 09:54:53 GMT 8:45 highlandobjects.podbean.com/9d3bcc7b-1563-323b-9386-a90d3d95bea0 false https://highlandobjects.podbean.com/e/the-custer-tablecloth-highland-objects-podcast-seventeen/ 628b92208109c10016ab233f 628b921cc0eabe0014a0e5db the-custer-tablecloth Highland Objects Podcast Seventeen full 1 17 125 different signatures on a tablecloth, captured the names revealing a fascinating mix of countries of origin of the personnel who maintained a key ariel for RAF Castletown, a WWII fighter airfield at the northern tip of the Scottish mainland


Location: Castletown Heritage Centre Harbour Rd, Castletown, Thurso KW14 8TG

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]]> 125 different signatures on a tablecloth, captured the names revealing a fascinating mix of countries of origin of the personnel who maintained a key ariel for RAF Castletown, a WWII fighter airfield at the northern tip of the Scottish mainland


Location: Castletown Heritage Centre Harbour Rd, Castletown, Thurso KW14 8TG

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]]> <![CDATA[John Rae's Fiddle]]> Fri, 15 Jan 2021 14:42:41 GMT 10:31 highlandobjects.podbean.com/0b17f5ca-5925-3667-bc4b-1bf15fb6c60c false https://highlandobjects.podbean.com/e/highland-objects-podcast-sixteen-john-raes-fiddle/ 628b92208109c10016ab2340 628b921cc0eabe0014a0e5db john-raes-fiddle Highland Objects Podcast Sixteen full 1 16 Orcadian Dr John Rae was the most successful of all Victorian Arctic explorers, undertaking four expeditions. He is known to have taken fiddles on his expeditions. While on his travels music would have entertained everyone during the long Arctic nights.


Location: Stromness Museum KW16 3DH

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]]> Orcadian Dr John Rae was the most successful of all Victorian Arctic explorers, undertaking four expeditions. He is known to have taken fiddles on his expeditions. While on his travels music would have entertained everyone during the long Arctic nights.


Location: Stromness Museum KW16 3DH

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]]> The Three Budhhas The Three Budhhas Fri, 04 Dec 2020 09:53:45 GMT 7:01 highlandobjects.podbean.com/2f4dd87a-0254-3038-99b8-df7d38116eff false https://highlandobjects.podbean.com/e/the-three-budhhas/ 628b92208109c10016ab2341 628b921cc0eabe0014a0e5db the-three-budhhas Highland Objects Podcast Fifteen full 1 15 Three lovely marble statuettes of Buddha. They are most beautiful works of art and a valuable contribution to Nairn Museum made by Captain Henry Augustus Rose of Ruallan in 1918.


Held at Nairn Museum, Nairn IV12 4EE

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]]> Three lovely marble statuettes of Buddha. They are most beautiful works of art and a valuable contribution to Nairn Museum made by Captain Henry Augustus Rose of Ruallan in 1918.


Held at Nairn Museum, Nairn IV12 4EE

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]]> The Strange Plate The Strange Plate Fri, 20 Nov 2020 12:16:56 GMT 5:41 highlandobjects.podbean.com/7cc249d9-c267-3305-a4fc-d7ad5d172fd9 false https://highlandobjects.podbean.com/e/the-strange-plate/ 628b92208109c10016ab2342 628b921cc0eabe0014a0e5db the-strange-plate Highland Objects Podcast Fourteen full 1 14 The Strange Plate is an engraved copper printing plate It was made by Sir Robert Strange in 1746 on the instruction of Prince Charles Edward Stuart, and was intended to produce bank notes during the Jacobite Rising to fund the Jacobite cause.


Object Location West Highland Museum Fort William PH33 6AJ

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]]> The Strange Plate is an engraved copper printing plate It was made by Sir Robert Strange in 1746 on the instruction of Prince Charles Edward Stuart, and was intended to produce bank notes during the Jacobite Rising to fund the Jacobite cause.


Object Location West Highland Museum Fort William PH33 6AJ

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]]> The Ballachulish Figure The Ballachulish Figure Fri, 06 Nov 2020 11:04:46 GMT 9:29 highlandobjects.podbean.com/3ebf5311-75e4-3b87-b64f-f8c655f84506 false https://highlandobjects.podbean.com/e/the-ballachulish-figure/ 628b92208109c10016ab2343 628b921cc0eabe0014a0e5db the-ballachulish-figure Highland Objects Podcast Thirteen full 1 13 The Ballachulish Figure is an almost life-size humanoid wooden figure, found in 1880 during peat cutting in advance of building work at Ballachulish Moss, Lochaber.

 

Location: Glencoe Folk Museum, Ballachulish PH49 4HS

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]]> The Ballachulish Figure is an almost life-size humanoid wooden figure, found in 1880 during peat cutting in advance of building work at Ballachulish Moss, Lochaber.

 

Location: Glencoe Folk Museum, Ballachulish PH49 4HS

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]]> The Soldiers Leap The Soldiers Leap Fri, 23 Oct 2020 09:12:06 GMT 10:54 highlandobjects.podbean.com/62d9e2d0-57d3-392b-854a-f7d7cc196d89 false https://highlandobjects.podbean.com/e/the-soldiers-leap-highland-objects-podcast-twelve/ 628b92208109c10016ab2344 628b921cc0eabe0014a0e5db the-soldiers-leap Highland Objects Podcast Twelve full 1 12 Magnificent wooded river gorge where, on 27 July 1689, the first shots in the Battle of Killiecrankie were fired in what was one of the goriest battles in Jacobite history. Soldier’s Leap is the spot where a Redcoat soldier leapt 18ft across the raging River Garry, fleeing the Jacobites.

 

As told by the Highland Historian

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]]> Magnificent wooded river gorge where, on 27 July 1689, the first shots in the Battle of Killiecrankie were fired in what was one of the goriest battles in Jacobite history. Soldier’s Leap is the spot where a Redcoat soldier leapt 18ft across the raging River Garry, fleeing the Jacobites.

 

As told by the Highland Historian

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]]> The Rosemarkie Pictish Cross The Rosemarkie Pictish Cross Mon, 12 Oct 2020 11:01:29 GMT 10:20 highlandobjects.podbean.com/4a732f88-c840-398d-87bf-f2133d6074c6 false https://highlandobjects.podbean.com/e/the-rosemarkie-pictish-cross-highland-objects-podcast-eleven/ 628b92208109c10016ab2345 628b921cc0eabe0014a0e5db the-rosemarkie-pictish-cross Highland Objects Podcast Eleven full 1 11 This Pictish cross-slab is fabulous – for its craftsmanship, its symbols and its Christian messaging. There are so many stories to share and questions to ask about its quarrying, design and context. Even its shape is unusual – it’s wider at the top than the bottom, giving the viewer the optical illusion that it is actually perfectly rectangular.

Location: Groam House Museum IV10 8UF

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]]> This Pictish cross-slab is fabulous – for its craftsmanship, its symbols and its Christian messaging. There are so many stories to share and questions to ask about its quarrying, design and context. Even its shape is unusual – it’s wider at the top than the bottom, giving the viewer the optical illusion that it is actually perfectly rectangular.

Location: Groam House Museum IV10 8UF

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