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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.
Soldiers on training exercise at Nigg Ferry, 1929.
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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.
Arabella and District Junior Agricultural Club - Constitution and Rules Card
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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.
Captain Wood, Nigg Camp.
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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.
Heather Mackenzie (Mrs Thom's daughter) on beach in front of Broomhill.
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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.
Outside Castlecraig House about mid-1970s.
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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.
Nigg beach with North Sutor in background, c.1904.
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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.
Lower Bayfield, c.1950s.
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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.
Girl Guides at TA Hall with Mrs Budge.
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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.
Nigg school sports on a sandy Nigg beach, 1966
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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.
The site in action.
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Nigg » Nigg History » Nigg Events » Nigg Events
   
German prisoners of war (photo taken by Helen Macleod)
German prisoners of war
Queen departing Nigg, 1964.
Senior citizensof the parish at the jetty awaiting the arrival of the Queen in 1964.
Golfers at Nigg (date unknown).
Pitcalnie School picnic 1977.
Ships of the Home Fleet taken from Nigg pier, also showing Cromarty Sutor, c.1926
Prize bull and cow at Easter Rarichie (photo Urquhart, Dingwall).
Two Clydesdales with William Ross
The Queen and Prince Philip leaving Nigg, 1964.
Two horses and ploughman at a ploughing match (date unknown).
40th Anniversary Party of Nigg SWRI, 1959.
40th Anniversary Party of Nigg SWRI, 1959.
Royal Yacht Britannia sailing through the Sutors.
Soldiers on training exercise at Nigg Ferry, 1929.
Queen's escort sailing through the Sutors.
Queen's escort in the Cromarty Firth.
Home fleet sailing past in August 1939
Destroyers entering the Cromarty Firth, September 1936.
HMS Courageous sailing through the Sutors, September 25, 1936.
HMS Rodney, September 25, 1936.
HMS Courageous, Cromarty Firth, c1937.
Donald Ross, Old Shandwich Farm, with June and Rosie, at a ploughing match, Culnaha
Cromarty Firth, 25th September, 1936 - HMS Nelson.
Officers, NCO's and Men of the 4/5 Batt: The Seaforth Highlanders, Caithness, Ross-shire and Sutherland,
Ploughing match, Nigg Farm, 1931.
Ploughing match, Culnaha, 1930.
A ship from the Home Fleet (HMS Superb) sails through the Sutors, c.1920s.
German prisoners of war coming ashore at Nigg, 1914-1918 War.
HM the Queen at Hi-Fab for the ceremonial float out of Highland One, 1974.
Launch coming to Nigg to take the Queen to Cromarty, 1964.
Mrs Scott, Mrs Mackenzie and Mrs Calder at Nigg Ferry awaiting the arrival of the Queen
Arabella Hall Concert, c1955
King and Blaze, Castlecraig horse
Home Fleet in the Cromarty Firth looking from Invergordon towards the Sutors of Cromarty.
Home Fleet in the Cromarty Firth looking up the Firth, with Cromarty to the left.
Nigg Sunday School Picnic at The Ferry, c1940s.
Nigg Sunday School Picnic at The Ferry, c1940s.
Nigg Sunday School Picnic at the Ferry c1940s.
Sunday School Picnic at the Ferry c1940s.
Nigg Sunday School Picnic at the Ferry c1940s.
No information or date.
German prisoners of war (photo taken by Helen Macleod)
German prisoners of war
Queen departing Nigg, 1964.
Senior citizensof the parish at the jetty awaiting the arrival of the Queen in 1964.
Golfers at Nigg (date unknown).
Pitcalnie School picnic 1977.
Ships of the Home Fleet taken from Nigg pier, also showing Cromarty Sutor, c.1926
Prize bull and cow at Easter Rarichie (photo Urquhart, Dingwall).
Two Clydesdales with William Ross
The Queen and Prince Philip leaving Nigg, 1964.
Two horses and ploughman at a ploughing match (date unknown).
40th Anniversary Party of Nigg SWRI, 1959.
 
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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.
Macrae Duncan, 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.
Dedication panel on 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.
Shandwick Standing Stone showing "elephant symbol".
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