Folk ⋆ Ross and Cromarty Heritage

Nigg and Shandwick Folk

Attribution: Anne Gordon & Barbara Scott (Nigg Old Parish Church)

Vice Admiral Sir John Osler Chattock Hayes KCB OBE DL

The story of a naval career and the legacy he left on Ross & Cromarty in his retirement.

Attribution: not recorded or unknown

Nigg Parish Photographs of Folk

Welcome to this collection of photographs from Nigg Parish. The originals are held by Mrs Liz Whiteford. The photographs were presented in three albums on the original RCHS website, but as the topics are similar in each album it has been decided to amalgamate them as Photographs under the Library page.

We have however, also incorporated the photograph albums that relate to Folk on this page.

Click on photo album to view thumbnails and then click thumbnail to see the full size images

Nigg » Nigg History » Nigg Features

Shandwick Stone c.1926.

Cromarty/Nigg ferry called "Enterprise", circa 1926.

Cromarty/Nigg ferry called "Enterprise", circa 1926. Taken from Nigg Pier

Cattle at Lower Bayfield.

Lower Bayfield, after improvements.

Nigg Old Church and Churchyard

Jasper Vass (Beadle) pointing to the Cholera Stone in Nigg Old Churchyard.

Arch at Nigg Beach, c1937

Nigg Pier, c 1937

Arabella and District Junior Agricultural Club - Constitution and Rules Card

Arabella and District Agricultural club Membership Card

Stretch limo 1930s.

Part of fortification, 1st W.W Camp below Castlecraig House

Part of fortification, 1st W.W Camp below Castlecraig House - June Walker (Geekie) and Godfather Graham. Soldier's outpost.

Woman's Guild Membership Card

Church of Scotland Woman's Guild - Members Card

CDA Competitor's Season Ticket belonging to Alex Mackay

The Bishop's Walk stretched from the shore up to Nigg House.

Shandwick fishing creels etc.

Smuggler's cave.

Nigg Stone

Signpost near Meddat pointing across the ford over the sands of Nigg, 1967.

Gair enclosure in Nigg Old Parish churchyard

Gair enclosure in Nigg Old Parish churchyard. Alexander's grave is in the right foreground. The figure in the background is believed to be Rev John Fraser.

The Nigg Stone at the gable end of the church.

View showing the earthworks of Dunskaith Castle in the foreground, the buildings of Nigg camp, the Old Nigg Golf Course, Nigg Ferry and the pier.

View showing the earthworks of Dunskaith Castle in the foreground, the buildings of Nigg camp, the Old Nigg Golf Course, Nigg Ferry and the pier. And a WW1 fortification building on the edge of the cliff?

Remnants of the old graveyard at Old Shandwick Farm.

Ruined cottage walls at Balnapaling showing lime plaster applied directly on stones.

Use of turf in a ruined cottage at Balnapaling.

Use of turf in a ruined cottage at Balnapaling. The turf had fallen by 1975. Photos taken in 1968.

Use of turf in a ruined cottage at Balnapaling.

View of cottage in Balnapaling showing front wall, 1968

View of cottage in Balnapaling showing front wall, 1968. Cabers are saplings and mott is clay mixed with grass, stones, etc.

View of cottage in Balnapaling

View of cottage in Balnapaling showing the use of cabers and mott in partitions, 1968. Cabers are saplings and mott is clay mixed with grass, stones, etc.