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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.
Cromarty Firth, 25th September, 1936 - HMS Nelson.
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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.
Smuggler's cave.
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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.
Great Granny (known as 'little granny'), c.1910
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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.
Vida and Danny Macleod outside Broomhill Cottage, c.1920s.
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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.
Bob, Joan, Pat (Munro of Foulis). Nigg, October 1935.
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Nigg » Nigg History » Nigg Places 1 » Nigg Places 1
   
Balintore looking towards Shandwick Bay
The former Free Church
The shore below the castle, showing the ruin of a cottage
The site of Dunskaith Castle, 1968.
Shop house, Balnabruach.
Looking from dunes, where Hi-Fab is, to the White House and Balnapaling.
Balnapaling, Nigg.
View from Castlecraig Hill showing accommodation ships and caravans.
Nigg Old Parish Church.
Dunskaith House, 1937.
Dunskaith House from Nigg jetty, 1937.
Dunskaith House from Nigg jetty, July 1935.
Front of Castlecraig House, c.1913.
Nigg House when owned by Mr & Mrs Douglas, c.1940s.
Nigg beach with North Sutor in background, c.1904.
Old Shandwick House (AG lists this as Old PO House)
Middle Church / Nigg Hall.
Ivy Cottage, Balnapaling,
Nigg Ferry pier and a stony Nigg beach.
Nigg House.
Hi-Fab site.
The accommodation ships, Highland Queen and Hermes.
Site before Hi-fab
Industrial Nigg
Cromarty Ferry (ie Nigg Ferry) taken from the roof of Dunskaith House, at the end of the 19th century.
BP site before construction.
Woodside Cottage, Nigg Ferry
Nigg Old Church, c.1907.
Ruined cottage at Balnapaling, 1968.
Dunskaith House
Golf clubhouse at Nigg
New Street, Shandwick, 1928.
The Caanruidh layout
Side view of Ankerville House,
Rear view of the old Ankerville House, 1976
Old Manse privy
Shore Street, Shandwick, 1970s
"office wing" of the Old Manse
Old Shandwick House, 1976
Taken in 1976 at Caanruidh on Wester Rarichie overlooking the Moray Firth.
Taken in 1976 at Caanruidh on Wester Rarichie
Taken in 1976 at Caanruidh on Wester Rarichie
The Shandwick Stone
View from the Hill of Nigg
The building is Ankerville Storehouse.
Old Post Office House, Bayfield shepherd's house shoemakers workshop
The Old Post Office House
Dunskaith House (after the fire)
The pier at Nigg Ferry
Pier at Nigg ferry
Balintore looking towards Shandwick Bay
The former Free Church
The shore below the castle, showing the ruin of a cottage
The site of Dunskaith Castle, 1968.
Shop house, Balnabruach.
Looking from dunes, where Hi-Fab is, to the White House and Balnapaling.
Balnapaling, Nigg.
View from Castlecraig Hill showing accommodation ships and caravans.
Nigg Old Parish Church.
Dunskaith House, 1937.
Dunskaith House from Nigg jetty, 1937.
Dunskaith House from Nigg jetty, July 1935.
 
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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.
Old Wester Rarichie Smithy, now Niaroo.
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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.
Picnic on ?Nigg Hill? - 1937.
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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.
13 The Hi-Fab site with oil rig in the dock.
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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.
ROSS W,
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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.
The South face panel of 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.
A day out in the "Femmie", a yawl similar to the ferryboat.
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