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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.
Church of Scotland Woman's Guild - Members 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.
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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.
Guides outside old Nigg Hall, c. late 1930's.
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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.
Family at Carse of Bayfield
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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.
From pier to remains of Dunskaith and Majiecks Point.
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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.
Seagulls at Nigg beach, c.1936.
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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.
Culnaha, 1936.
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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.
Final photograph at Nigg School before closure in 1991.
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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.
11 Construction nears the end.
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Nigg » Nigg History » Nigg School Log Books
Nigg School, now a private residence.
Nigg School, now a private residence.
Nigg School, now a private residence. Photo original courtesy of Andrew Allan.
Pitcalnie School, now a private residence
Pitcalnie School, now a private residence
Pitcalnie School, now a private residence since it closed in the early 1990s. Photo original courtesy of Andrew Allan.
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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.
Wilson John, 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.
Unveiling 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.
House at Balnapaling showing use of turf in walls.
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