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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]
about 7 hours ago
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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]
about 10 hours ago
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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]
about 13 hours ago
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Looking north over the River Spey towards
#Kingussie
[photo: George Washington Wilson; courtesy of HLH Libraries]
1 day ago
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A goods train in the platform at
#Kincraig
Station, c1930. [photo from the Highland Railway Society's Collections]
2 days ago
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A bus bound for
#Gairloch
pictured near Loch Maree in 1966 [photo: John Sinclair]
4 days ago
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A fine selection of cars parked in Farraline Park,
#Inverness
in the mid-1950s [photo: Jimmy Nairn; source: Highland Photographic Archive]
4 days ago
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#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]
5 days ago
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High Street,
#Nairn,
circa late-19th century [source: Edinburgh Central Library]
5 days ago
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Ărd-ShrĂ id, Inbhir Narann, circa deireadh-19mh linn [neach-fiosrachaidh:Â Leabharlann Mheadhanach DhĂšn Ăideann]
5 days ago
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The Rhua Hotel in
#Invergordon
High Street, early 1970s. It re-opened as the Anchor Bar in 1975 [photo: Ken MacKenzie / Highland Council]
6 days ago
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Fishing boats making for the harbour at
#Wick
during a storm, circa late-1880s [source: Highland Folk Museum]
7 days ago
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The
#Carrbridge
Hotel, 1946 [source: HLH Libraries]
7 days ago
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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]
8 days ago
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The Sisters of
#Kintail
and Loch Duich, 1930s/1940s [photo: Robert Moyes Adam]
8 days ago
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Peathraichean Chinn TĂ ile agus Loch Dubhthaich, 1930an/1940an [dealbh: Robert Moyes Adam; neach-fiosrachaidh: HLH Libraries]
8 days ago
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Curlers at Auchalochy Lochan, c1900 [collection: MacGrory Brothers Archive; source:
#Argyll
and Bute Library & Information Service]
10 days ago
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Cluicheadairean Crolaidh air Lochan Achalochaidh, c1900 [cruinneachadh: MacGrory Brothers Archive; neach-fiosrachaidh: Leabharlann Earra-ghà idheil is Bhòid agus Seirbheis Fiosrachaidh]
10 days ago
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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]
10 days ago
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Blackpark Fuel & Service Station, Clachnaharry Road,
#Inverness,
1950s [photo: Jimmy Nairn; source: Highland Photographic Archive]
11 days ago
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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 âLifeboat Daysâ, volunteers collected these [photo: J. M. Humphrey; source: HLH Archives, D1751/2/1/17]
12 days ago
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Happy New Year! Winter at Garenin, Isle of
#LewisÂ
[photo: Stephen Branley]
13 days ago
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Bliadhna Mhath Ăr! Geamhradh aig Gearranan, Eilean Leòdhais [dealbh: Stephen Branley]
13 days ago
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#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]
13 days ago
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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.
#WWIIÂ
[source: Caithness Horizons Collection, North Coast Visitor Centre]
14 days ago
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Snowdrifts at
#Dalnaspidal
Station, late-19th century [source: Inverness Museum & Art Gallery]
14 days ago
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Cathaidhean-sneachda aig Stèisean Dail na Spideil, deireadh nan 19mh linn [neach-fiosrachaidh: Taigh-tasgaidh is Gaileiridh Ealan Inbhir Nis]
14 days ago
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Deer! All I know about the location is it's "north west Highlands" in the 1970s [photo: J.M. Strachan]
15 days ago
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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]
16 days ago
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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]
16 days ago
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A winter scene near
#Beauly,
early 20th century [source: HLH Libraries]
17 days ago
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Buses waiting by the pier at
#Broddick,
Isle of
#Arran,
1960s [photo: John Sinclair]
17 days ago
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Winter in
#Strathcarron,
undated [source: Skye &
#Lochalsh
Archive Centre]
18 days ago
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Group of curlers outside the Palace Hotel, Grantown-on-Spey [photo from the collections at
#Grantown
Museum]
19 days ago
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Cluicheadairean curladh taobh a-muigh Thaigh-òsta a' Phalace, Baile nan Granndach [neach-fiosrachaidh: Taigh-tasgaidh Bhaile nan Granndach]
19 days ago
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#Reindeer
in the
#Cairngorms
having a well-earned rest following their exertions last night! [source: The Reindeer Company Ltd.]
19 days ago
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Nollaig Chridheil! / Merry Christmas! Ness Islands,
#Inverness,
December 1955
20 days ago
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Santa Claus letting the train take the strain to bring him to
#Inverness,
mid-1950s [photo: Jimmy Nairn; source:
#InvMAG]
20 days ago
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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]
21 days ago
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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]
21 days ago
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Looking west over the old schoolhouse at Kyle of Lochalsh towards Skye, 1960s [photo: William J Grant; source:
#Skye
&
#Lochalsh
Archive Centre]
22 days ago
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Aâ coimhead chun an iar thairis air seann sgoil Chaol Loch Aillse a dhâionnsaigh an Eilein Sgitheanaich, 1960an [dealbh: William J. Grant; neach-fiosrachaidh: Tasglann an Eilein Sgitheanaich & Loch Aillse]
22 days ago
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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]
22 days ago
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Castle Street,
#Inverness,
in the snow, 1980s [photo: Raymond Meiklejohn]
23 days ago
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SrĂ id a' Chaisteil, Inbhir Nis, anns an t-sneachda, 1980an [dealbh: Raymond Meiklejohn]
23 days ago
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#Deer
in
#Glenfeshie,
early 20th century [source: HLH Libraries]
23 days ago
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#Snow
on the ground around
#Clachan
Church, at the southern end of Loch Broom, undated [photo from the collections at
#Ullapool
Museum]
24 days ago
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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]
24 days ago
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A bus parked up in the snow at
#Stornoway
Harbour in 1968, having just arrived from Tarbert [photo: John Sinclair]
25 days ago
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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
25 days ago
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