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Book Library

While building this site we have accumulated a lot of information that we felt was best gathered together in different books.  We hope you will enjoy reading them.

These documents are reproduced by kind permission of the author, Anne Gordon, who reserves all rights pertaining to her work.

Anne Gordon died on 29 September 2015 and RCHS wishes to reiterate appreciation of her willingness to share her work, which is a wonderful legacy to leave behind.

Photograph Library

Over the years we have been very fortunate to have been given access to many historic photographs and permission to display them on the website.  We have now collated them into different albums.  We hope you enjoy viewing in them. 

Welcome to this collection of photographs from Nigg Parish. The bulk of these photograph have been provided by Mrs Liz  Whiteford, who also has the originals. 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 under the headings formerly listed.

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Nigg » Nigg History » Nigg Events

Nigg Events

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 under the headings formerly listed.
Officers, NCO's and Men of the 4/5 Batt: The Seaforth Highlanders, Caithness, Ross-shire and Sutherland,
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Nigg » Nigg History » Nigg Features

Nigg Features

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 under the headings formerly listed.
Nigg Stone
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Nigg » Nigg History » Nigg People 1 » Nigg People 1
   
Great granny at Ivy Cottage, c.1910.
Great Granny (known as 'little granny'), c.1910
Helen Macleod outside Dunskaith, c.1920s.
l-r: Dolina (Dolly), Helen and Jessie Macleod with Mrs Maxwell c1905.
Mackenzie family c.1940s.
l-r: Granny (Annie Macleod), John Wilson (Annie's father), Mrs Jean Wilson (John's mother/Anne's granny), ?, c1930s.
c.1940s. l-r: Duncan Macrae, Alex Macrae, Ali Munro, Mrs Macrae.
c.1940s. l-r: Duncan Macrae, Alex Macrae, Alex Mackay, Ali Munro.
c.1940s. Back, l-r: Duncan Macrae, Alex Mackay. Front, l-r: Ali Munro, Mrs Macrae.
Outside Gardener's Cottage, c.1930/40s. l-r: Alex Mackay, Arthur Innes.
Mr and Mrs Alex Macrae, Pitcalnie Holdings.
No information.
Alfred Koessl, a German POW
Bert Mackenzie, Tarbert 1952.
Captain Wood, Nigg Camp.
Major Gilstrap and pipe band, Nigg Camp 1915.
Major Tommy (?) Finn (?), Nigg Camp.
Mrs Hughina Rose, left Nigg School 1971.
Betty Robertson (right) and Anne Robertson
Peter D Robertson (in kilt) with friend, Castlecraig House, c.1913.
George Ross, Nigg Farm shepherd's son
Grandchildren playing at Nigg c.1904
Boy on boat, below Broomhill, c.1920-22.
Golfers at Nigg golf course, c.1904.
Golfer at Nigg golf course, c.1904.
Bayfield Mill Wheel, behind family c1910.
Shandwick fishwife Mrs Ross, and daughter Daisy preparing fish for smoking, c.1920s.
Rev Martin's garden party at Middle Manse - Moderator's visit 1959.
Rev Martin's garden party at Middle Manse - Moderator's visit 1959.
William Skinner, New Street, Shandwick
Mrs Christnina Ross, landlady of the Nigg ferry Hotel, c1890/1900
A fishwife from the Seaboard, c.1890.
Alex Mackay at Gardener's Cottage, c.1940-50.
William Mackay (Cath's father),
William Mackay helping with the harvest
outside Gardener's Cottage
Alex Mackay, member of the ATC at Tain, where he cycled to training, c. late 1930s?
Cath's brother Billy was an ambulance driver in Tain, c.1940s,
William Mackay,
Nurse Helen Sinclair
Boat at Nigg - persons unknown.
Boat on Nigg Sands.
Uncle Andrew
l-r: Great Granny (known as 'little granny') with Mrs Maxwell outside Dunskaith House, c.1905.
Alexander Polson, schoolmaster at Nigg School, c.1914.
Jessie and Helen Macleod, c.1920s.
Mrs Polson, shoolmaster wife.
Perhaps on right is Uncle Andrew (Ross) - others unknown.
Four generations, c.1930's
On the roof of Dunskaith House, c.1950s.
Great granny at Ivy Cottage, c.1910.
Great Granny (known as 'little granny'), c.1910
Helen Macleod outside Dunskaith, c.1920s.
l-r: Dolina (Dolly), Helen and Jessie Macleod with Mrs Maxwell c1905.
Mackenzie family c.1940s.
l-r: Granny (Annie Macleod), John Wilson (Annie's father), Mrs Jean Wilson (John's mother/Anne's granny), ?, c1930s.
c.1940s. l-r: Duncan Macrae, Alex Macrae, Ali Munro, Mrs Macrae.
c.1940s. l-r: Duncan Macrae, Alex Macrae, Alex Mackay, Ali Munro.
c.1940s. Back, l-r: Duncan Macrae, Alex Mackay. Front, l-r: Ali Munro, Mrs Macrae.
Outside Gardener's Cottage, c.1930/40s. l-r: Alex Mackay, Arthur Innes.
Mr and Mrs Alex Macrae, Pitcalnie Holdings.
No information.
 
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Nigg » Nigg History » Nigg People 2

Nigg People 2

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 under the headings formerly listed.
l-r: Jessie Macleod, Mr Bell, Danny Macleod, Mrs Bell at Broomhill Cottage, c.1926
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Nigg » Nigg History » Nigg People 3

Nigg People 3

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 under the headings formerly listed.
Mrs Dallas's aunt Lexie taking water from a well at Nigg Ferry.
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Nigg » Nigg History » Nigg Places 1

Nigg Places 1

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 under the headings formerly listed.
Cromarty Ferry (ie Nigg Ferry) taken from the roof of Dunskaith House, at the end of the 19th century.
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Nigg » Nigg History » Nigg Places 2

Nigg Places 2

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 under the headings formerly listed.
Pitcalnie Holdings, 1951.
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Nigg » Nigg History » Nigg Recreation

Nigg Recreation

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 under the headings formerly listed.
Ross-Sutherland rugby club members, c.1947.
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Nigg » Nigg History » Nigg Schools

Nigg Schools

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 under the headings formerly listed.
Pitcalnie School, c.1950s.
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Nigg » Nigg History » Nigg Work

Nigg Work

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 under the headings formerly listed.
No information
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Nigg WW1

Nigg WW1

The photos in this album are from the Ross-shire Journal during the 1914-1918 War. Newspaper copies had been deposited with Dingwall Museum but over the years had become rather fragile and were in danger of disintegrating and so it was felt that this valuable record should not be lost.
Skinner John, Driver, Nigg
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Nigg War Memorial

Nigg War Memorial

The war memorial photographs on this site were originally the work of Mr John W Bruce. He has subsequently developed the website http://www.rosswarmemorials.org.uk which gives much more detail.
Nigg War Memorial
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Nigg » Nigg History » Nigg A Changing Parish

Nigg A Changing Parish

These photos come from the book A Changing Parish by Anne Gordon. We have a copy of the book on this website so please feel free to look at the book for the context of these photos.
Map of the Parish of Nigg
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Nigg » Nigg History » Nigg The Parish Of Nigg

Nigg The Parish Of Nigg

These photos can be found in the book The Parish Of Nigg which was written by Anne Gordon and Barbara Scott, can compiled by the Nigg WRI. Please read the book for very interesting context.
German prisoners of war, 1914-1918 war
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