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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.
Pitcalnie School picnic 1977.
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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.
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.
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Nigg » Nigg History » Nigg People 1

Nigg People 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.
Donald Goodwin (Dolly's only son), c.1950s,
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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.
Mrs Thom's son Billy and her God-daughter Ann Thomson on the beach below Pitcalzean Wood, c.1963.
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Nigg 1937.
Bob, Joan, Pat (Munro of Foulis). Nigg, October 1935.
Foulis Moor, October 1935.
Lucy and Claire, Nigg Pier, August 1936.
Evelyn, Nigg pier, August 1936.
Father, before fishing. Dunskaith, September 1936.
Leading a pony down from Nigg Hill
Steve Mackenzie
In front of Dunskaith House (Sonny Macintosh)
In front of Nigg Ferry Hotel, c1950.
Tom Macdonald, grieve at Culnaha.
Clay of Allan Smithy
"Ladybird" Johnson, Sir Philip Southwell and John Robertson at Castlecraig.
RAF and WAAF personnel
Outside Castlecraig House about mid-1970s.
Rev Norman Mackay, sister and friends on cliff on Nigg Hill.
Rev Norman Mackay's sister Isabella.
Mrs Scott with Monica and Flag outside Nigg Old Manse.
Mr and Mrs Munro, Betty and Mabel.
Granny Munro outside wooden cottage at Pitcalzean.
Rev Norman Mackay, sister, wife, mother and children.
Rev Norman Mackay, sisters and friends at the Arch, Nigg.
The Visit of the Moderator
Mabel and Betty Munro (Dallas).
Mrs Dallas's aunt Lexie taking water from a well at Nigg Ferry.
Six youngsters - Betty, Mabel and Westfield children.
Three girls at Nigg ferry (Mackay sisters).
Rev Norman Mackay and group at Nigg.
Rev Norman Mackay, wife and daughter with car.
Mrs Mackay on Nigg pier with Dunskaith House in background.
Group outside Nigg Old Cemetery.
Mr and Mrs McCrum, Seaside Cottage.
Donald Ross with his mother and daughter Eve, early 20th century.
Archie Ross and sister (Teenie) with Charlie the spaniel.
Birthday party in Nicholson family's garden
Charlie the spaniel dressed up.
Iris Ross, Jack and Chris Calder, Nigg ferry, 195?
Isobel Robertson, Iris Ross, Mary Mackenzie (Cowan), ?
Annie and Jimmy Smith.
Jack and Babs Spence and Geordie Ross at Nigg Mains, 195?.
Iris Ross, Evanda Hamilton, Joan Calder, Bayfield Street, c.1953.
Children c1950s
Joan Calder, Jessie Macintosh, Iris Ross.
Jack Ross, Bayfield Street, 1955.
May at Brora, 1936.
Violet's new Morris 12, August 1936 at Dunskaith.
Mrs Bray, Christopher and Rosemary Bray, Mrs Mills, Violet, fishing at Nigg, May 1936.
Evelyn, Claire, John Mackenzie, Lucy, August 1936.
Father and Evelyn on Nigg pier, August 1936.
Uncle Sydney Bamber, September 1936.
Nigg 1937.
Bob, Joan, Pat (Munro of Foulis). Nigg, October 1935.
Foulis Moor, October 1935.
Lucy and Claire, Nigg Pier, August 1936.
Evelyn, Nigg pier, August 1936.
Father, before fishing. Dunskaith, September 1936.
Leading a pony down from Nigg Hill
Steve Mackenzie
In front of Dunskaith House (Sonny Macintosh)
In front of Nigg Ferry Hotel, c1950.
Tom Macdonald, grieve at Culnaha.
Clay of Allan Smithy
 
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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.
Ivy Cottage, c1920's l-r: Annie Macleod with her daughter Dolina (Dolly)
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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.
The Bishop's Walk early in the 1900s.
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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.
Nigg Drama Team - Rosie, Sandra, Elma, George, Ali, Mary, Hughie.
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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.
06 Construction progresses
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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.
Mackintosh James D, Pte, 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.
Wreaths laid by relatives and friends of deceased.
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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.
The old smithy at Culnaha during the 1914-1918 War.
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