A caravan being loaded onto the ferry at #Kyle of Lochalsh, 1930s. The ferry could only take one vehicle at a time so the caravan was detached and transported separately from the car which had towed it up from North Wales [photo: Duncan Macpherson / Skye & #Lochalsh Archive Centre]

Eden Court, #Inverness during the final stages of construction in January 1976. The gala opening night took place three months later [photo: Ken MacKenzie / Highland Council]

The Square, #Strathpeffer, 1920s showing, from left to right, the Pump Room (slightly obscured by the tree), the Highland Railway's Highland Hotel, and some shops [photo: Valentine & Sons; source: HLH Libraries]

Looking north over the River Spey towards #Kingussie [photo: George Washington Wilson; courtesy of HLH Libraries]

A goods train in the platform at #Kincraig Station, c1930. [photo from the Highland Railway Society's Collections]

A bus bound for #Gairloch pictured near Loch Maree in 1966 [photo: John Sinclair]

A fine selection of cars parked in Farraline Park, #Inverness in the mid-1950s [photo: Jimmy Nairn; source: Highland Photographic Archive]

#Dornie, late-1930s. The lorries were owned by William G. Finlay of Ardelve and were used during the construction of Dornie Bridge. The main contractor was William Tawse of Aberdeen, with local workers and vehicles subcontracted. [William J. Ramsay Collection; Skye & #Lochalsh Archive Centre]

High Street, #Nairn, circa late-19th century [source: Edinburgh Central Library]

Àrd-Shràid, Inbhir Narann, circa deireadh-19mh linn [neach-fiosrachaidh: Leabharlann Mheadhanach Dhùn Èideann]

The Rhua Hotel in #Invergordon High Street, early 1970s. It re-opened as the Anchor Bar in 1975 [photo: Ken MacKenzie / Highland Council]

Fishing boats making for the harbour at #Wick during a storm, circa late-1880s [source: Highland Folk Museum]

The #Carrbridge Hotel, 1946 [source: HLH Libraries]

A view of Loch Carron from the ruins of #Strome Castle. Once a stronghold of the MacDonells of Glengarry, it was besieged by Kenneth MacKenzie, Lord of #Kintail, in 1602 and blown up after MacDonells had surrendered [source: Highland Council]

The Sisters of #Kintail and Loch Duich, 1930s/1940s [photo: Robert Moyes Adam]

Peathraichean Chinn Tàile agus Loch Dubhthaich, 1930an/1940an [dealbh: Robert Moyes Adam; neach-fiosrachaidh: HLH Libraries]

Curlers at Auchalochy Lochan, c1900 [collection: MacGrory Brothers Archive; source: #Argyll and Bute Library & Information Service]

Cluicheadairean Crolaidh air Lochan Achalochaidh, c1900 [cruinneachadh: MacGrory Brothers Archive; neach-fiosrachaidh: Leabharlann Earra-ghàidheil is Bhòid agus Seirbheis Fiosrachaidh]

One of the buses used to transport workers to and from #Dounreay. This one was stationed at #Bettyhill and was photographed in January 1964 [photo: John Sinclair]

Blackpark Fuel & Service Station, Clachnaharry Road, #Inverness, 1950s [photo: Jimmy Nairn; source: Highland Photographic Archive]

Lifeboat Day in #Wick, on this day in 1912. The Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) and local lifeboat stations relied heavily on public donations and on “Lifeboat Days”, volunteers collected these [photo: J. M. Humphrey; source: HLH Archives, D1751/2/1/17]

Happy New Year! Winter at Garenin, Isle of #Lewis  [photo: Stephen Branley]

Bliadhna Mhath Ùr! Geamhradh aig Gearranan, Eilean Leòdhais [dealbh: Stephen Branley]

#Hogmanay at Dalwhinnie, c1960. The man in the chair is Dugald 'Dougie' Matheson whose family had owned and run the Loch Ericht Hotel since 1927. They sold the hotel in 1961 to Beryl McColl whose late husband, William, had been part of the Inverness firm, Fraser & McColl [source: #Dalwhinnie CC]

The #Caithness Home Guard at #Wick in 1945. The Home Guard, which had been founded as the Local Defence Volunteer force in August 1940, was officially disbanded on this day in 1945. #WWII  [source: Caithness Horizons Collection, North Coast Visitor Centre]

Snowdrifts at #Dalnaspidal Station, late-19th century [source: Inverness Museum & Art Gallery]

Cathaidhean-sneachda aig Stèisean Dail na Spideil, deireadh nan 19mh linn [neach-fiosrachaidh: Taigh-tasgaidh is Gaileiridh Ealan Inbhir Nis]

Deer! All I know about the location is it's "north west Highlands" in the 1970s [photo: J.M. Strachan]

A covering of snow on the statue of Flora MacDonald in front of #Inverness Castle, circa early 20th century  @InvernessCastle [source: Joseph Cook Collection; Inverness Museum & Art Gallery]

The nameboard at The Mound, which was a station on the #Sutherland Railway when it opened its line between Bonar Bridge and Golspie in 1868 and was also a terminus on the #Dornoch Light Railway. It took its name from the nearby road embankment [photo from the Highland Railway Society's Collections]

A winter scene near #Beauly, early 20th century [source: HLH Libraries]

Buses waiting by the pier at #Broddick, Isle of #Arran, 1960s [photo: John Sinclair]

Winter in #Strathcarron, undated [source: Skye & #Lochalsh Archive Centre]

Group of curlers outside the Palace Hotel, Grantown-on-Spey [photo from the collections at #Grantown Museum]

Cluicheadairean curladh taobh a-muigh Thaigh-òsta a' Phalace, Baile nan Granndach [neach-fiosrachaidh: Taigh-tasgaidh Bhaile nan Granndach]

#Reindeer in the #Cairngorms having a well-earned rest following their exertions last night! [source: The Reindeer Company Ltd.]

Nollaig Chridheil! / Merry Christmas! Ness Islands, #Inverness, December 1955

Santa Claus letting the train take the strain to bring him to #Inverness, mid-1950s  [photo: Jimmy Nairn; source: #InvMAG]

Much more modern than most of the photos I post but it fits the winter theme very well - late afternoon at #Dalwhinnie Station in 2016 [photo: David Williams; source: Dalwhinnie Voices / Dalwhinnie Commiunity Council]

The #Ballachulish Bridge, spanning the narrows of Loch Leven, under construction. It was opened to traffic 50 years ago today, replacing the ferry service [photo: Ken MacKenzie / Highland Council]

Looking west over the old schoolhouse at Kyle of Lochalsh towards Skye, 1960s [photo: William J Grant; source: #Skye & #Lochalsh Archive Centre]

A’ coimhead chun an iar thairis air seann sgoil Chaol Loch Aillse a dh’ionnsaigh an Eilein Sgitheanaich, 1960an [dealbh: William J. Grant; neach-fiosrachaidh: Tasglann an Eilein Sgitheanaich & Loch Aillse]

The pier at #Foyers, on the east shore of Loch Ness, circa early 20th century. The narrow guage railway was used to take transport materials between here the Foyers Aluminium Smelter [source: HLH Libraries]

Castle Street, #Inverness, in the snow, 1980s [photo: Raymond Meiklejohn]

Sràid a' Chaisteil, Inbhir Nis, anns an t-sneachda, 1980an [dealbh: Raymond Meiklejohn]

#Deer in #Glenfeshie, early 20th century [source: HLH Libraries]

#Snow on the ground around #Clachan Church, at the southern end of Loch Broom, undated [photo from the collections at #Ullapool Museum]

Fraser Park Fire Station, #Inverness under a blanket of snow, 1955. The station, which was largely built by Fire Brigade staff, opened in 1943 (along with another in Telford Road). It closed in 1958 when a new station at the Longman was ready [source: HLH Archives, FB/3/5/1/2/8]

A bus parked up in the snow at #Stornoway Harbour in 1968, having just arrived from Tarbert [photo: John Sinclair]

This is a wee bit outside the area covered by Am Baile but I think it's worth including - Nurse MacPail (I don't know her first name) beside the Ford Anglia she used to get around Banffshire in her role as a District Nurse