Ferintosh Places

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Burial Grounds

There are two burial grounds: Urquhart Old burial ground and Urqhuart burial ground.  Please view some of the phtographs of these burial grounds.

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Lifting straw bales near Findon (2003).
Lifting straw bales near Findon (2003).
[Photographs reproduced courtesy of Fraser Skinner]
Fields await the plough at Leanaig Farm (Feb. 2003).
Fields await the plough at Leanaig Farm (Feb. 2003).
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Farm near Findon.
Farm near Findon.
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Traditional binder and modern tractor - photo 1
Traditional binder and modern tractor - photo 1
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Combining gets under way in the Black Isle
Combining gets under way in the Black Isle
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Harvesting
Harvesting
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Harvesting
Harvesting
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Stooks go through the threshing machine
Stooks go through the threshing machine
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Old gives way to new
Old gives way to new
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Combining gets under way in the Black Isle
Combining gets under way in the Black Isle
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Combining gets under way in the Black Isle - even at night
Combining gets under way in the Black Isle - even at night
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Traditional binder and modern tractor - photo 2
Traditional binder and modern tractor - photo 2
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Loading square bales on a trailer
Loading square bales on a trailer
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No stooks: modern equipment provides bales square and round.
No stooks: modern equipment provides bales square and round.
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Skinner family at work on the harvest - photo 1
Skinner family at work on the harvest - photo 1
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Dropping off a round bale
Dropping off a round bale
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Baling
Baling
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Trailer of square bales
Trailer of square bales
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But there's nothing quite like the sight of two Clydesdales at work at Daviot Vintage Working Day.
But there's nothing quite like the sight of two Clydesdales at work at Daviot Vintage Working Day.
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Ploughing Match at Findon Farm prepares the ground for the following year's crop.
Ploughing Match at Findon Farm prepares the ground for the following year's crop.
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Ploughing Match at Findon Farm
Ploughing Match at Findon Farm
Afterwards, a Ploughing Match at Findon Farm prepares the ground for the following year's crop. (Saunders Gibson checking his furrow and John Matheson doing some measuring.) [Photographs reproduced courtesy of Fraser Skinner]
Clearing snow in winter
Clearing snow in winter
But a farmer's lot is not always a happy one - especially in winter! [Photographs reproduced courtesy of Fraser Skinner]
Clearing snow in winter
Clearing snow in winter
[Photographs reproduced courtesy of Fraser Skinner]
Clearing snow in winter
Clearing snow in winter
[Photographs reproduced courtesy of Fraser Skinner]
Harvesting in the 20th Century with traction engine JS1237 and threshing machine.
Harvesting in the 20th Century with traction engine JS1237 and threshing machine.
Harvesting in the 20th Century with traction engine JS1237 and threshing machine. This photo was taken at Bog of Resolis farm in 1953, the last year the machine was used on the farm. It was a No. 3 engine, Fowler 7hp, bought in 1927 and sold in 1963. Standing beside the sacks is Willie Matheson, and Roderick Matheson is standing on the mill, with Alex Munro sitting beside him. [Photographs reproduced courtesy of Fraser Skinner]
Skinner family at work on the harvest - photo 2
Skinner family at work on the harvest - photo 2
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Skinner family at work on the harvest - photo 3
Skinner family at work on the harvest - photo 3
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Memorial at Simon's Loch

The loch known as Simon’s Loch, in the Monadh Mhor wood in the Black Isle, was the scene of a tragedy on 18 May 1952 when a small boat capsized, throwing the occupants into the loch, resulting in the drowning of three teenage boys.

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Memorial Cairn

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Churches

Find out about the churches within the area including the well known Burn of Ferintosh.  Also, read about Urquhart – Ivy-clad kirk by the Firth.

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Ferintosh Burn - Date unknown (wet again).

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Commercial

There are a wide range of commercial properties.

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Features

Visit the features page to see a wide range of features within the Ferintosh area.

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A close-up showing some of the villagers' names inscribed on the stones of the cairn.

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Locations

View some photos of locations within the Ferintosh area.  These photographs range from as far back as pre-1874 and give a fascinating insight into life in those days.

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Place Names of Parish of Ferintosh Place (formerly Urquhart and Logie Wester Parish)

This extract was taken, with the permission of the Trustees, from Prof. W.J. Watson’s – ‘Place Names of Ross and Cromarty’. The most recent edition of this work was published by HIGHLAND HERITAGE BOOKS Tir nan Oran, 8 Culcairn Road, Evanton IV16 9YT

Place Names of Ross and Cromarty p113 onwards

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Place Names of Ross and Cromarty

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Ross and Cromarty Heritage Society acknowledges the permission of Mrs Betsy Morrison to reproduce the account of Ferintosh Hall Golden Jubilee.

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