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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.
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Soldiers on training exercise at Nigg Ferry, 1929.
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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.
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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.
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Captain Wood, Nigg Camp.
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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.
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Heather Mackenzie (Mrs Thom's daughter) on beach in front of Broomhill.
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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.
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Outside Castlecraig House about mid-1970s.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Girl Guides at TA Hall with Mrs Budge.
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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.
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Nigg school sports on a sandy Nigg beach, 1966
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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.
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The site in action.
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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.
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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.
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The West face panel of Nigg War memorial
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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.
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Map of the Parish of Nigg
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Looking from the dunes, where Hi-Fab is, to the White House, Balnabruach and the bay.
Looking from the dunes, where Hi-Fab is, to the White House, Balnabruach and the bay.
Looking from the dunes, where Hi-Fab is, to the White House, Balnabruach and the bay.
The Meeting House (church).
The Meeting House (church).
The Meeting House (church).
Lower Bayfield.
Lower Bayfield.
Lower Bayfield.
Majiecks Point looking towards Seaside Cottage.
Majiecks Point looking towards Seaside Cottage.
Majiecks Point looking towards Seaside Cottage.
From pier to remains of Dunskaith and Majiecks Point.
From pier to remains of Dunskaith and Majiecks Point.
From pier to remains of Dunskaith and Majiecks Point.
Low road, Seaside Cottage, looking south to where the oil terminal now is.
Low road, Seaside Cottage, looking south to where the oil terminal now is.
Low road, Seaside Cottage, looking south to where the oil terminal now is.
Black Watch camp at Nigg, c.1915.
Black Watch camp at Nigg, c.1915.
Black Watch camp at Nigg, c.1915.
YMCA complex at Nigg camp, 1915.
YMCA complex at Nigg camp, 1915.
YMCA complex at Nigg camp, 1915.
Old Mill House (Roscot), Bayfield c.1950.
Old Mill House (Roscot), Bayfield c.1950.
Old Mill House (Roscot), Bayfield c.1950.
Roof of Dunskaith House
Roof of Dunskaith House
Roof of Dunskaith House with Nigg jetty and South Sutor in the background.
Entrance hall of Dunskaith House, c.1950s.
Entrance hall of Dunskaith House, c.1950s.
Entrance hall of Dunskaith House, c.1950s.
Possibly Nigg golf clubhouse, c.1930s.
Possibly Nigg golf clubhouse, c.1930s.
Possibly Nigg golf clubhouse, c.1930s.
Ivy Cottage, c.1920s.
Ivy Cottage, c.1920s.
Ivy Cottage, c.1920s. [l-r: Dolly Macleod, Annie Macleod (mother of Helen, Jessie and Dolly), Helen Macleod.]
Rose Cottage, c.1920s.
Rose Cottage, c.1920s.
Rose Cottage, c.1920s.
View from roof of Dunskaith House
View from roof of Dunskaith House
View from roof of Dunskaith House showing Park Cottage, ?, White House, Mary Mackenzie's house, Ivy Cottage.
Possibly Great Granny's cottage ('little granny')
Possibly Great Granny's cottage ('little granny')
Possibly Great Granny's cottage ('little granny'), between Blackspring and Ivy Cottage called Blackspring Cottages.
'The Point' c.1950s.
'The Point' c.1950s.
The Point' c.1950s.
Remains of the old pier jetty (not there now).
Remains of the old pier jetty (not there now).
Remains of the old pier jetty (not there now).
View from Nigg Pier towards North Sutor.
View from Nigg Pier towards North Sutor.
View from Nigg Pier towards North Sutor. Ferry Inn shown on left, also Craig Lodge and the bungalow, c. late 1960s or early1970s.
View from raised beach looking north.
View from raised beach looking north.
View from raised beach looking north. "Dewings" is the house in the foreground, the red roofed cottage is Seaside Cottage and the white cottage above Seaside is Brae Cottage. Circa late 196's or early 1970s, before new road was built.
View from near Castlecraig quarry
View from near Castlecraig quarry
View from near Castlecraig quarry showing some wartime buildings (seen just above fence), site of Dunskaith Castle, golf course, pier, hotel , etc. The long grey building inland from the pier is the the so called naval "Mine Base" which handled torpedoes in the 1939-45 war. Invergordon in background (and possibly smelter steam!).
Ivy Cottage, c1920's l-r: Annie Macleod with her daughter Dolina (Dolly)
Ivy Cottage, c1920's l-r: Annie Macleod with her daughter Dolina (Dolly)
Ivy Cottage, c1920's l-r: Annie Macleod with her daughter Dolina (Dolly)
Possibly early Ivy Cottage, c.1900.
Possibly early Ivy Cottage, c.1900.
Possibly early Ivy Cottage, c.1900.
Shore road - unknown location
Shore road - unknown location
Shore road - unknown location
Looking south-west from Castlecraig, December 1999.
Looking south-west from Castlecraig, December 1999.
Looking south-west from Castlecraig, December 1999.
Sign at Arabella crossroads
Sign at Arabella crossroads
Sign at Arabella Crossroads
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