Work ⋆ Ross and Cromarty Heritage

Nigg and Shandwick Work

Attribution: Anne Gordon & Barbara Scott (Nigg Old Parish Church)

Work Photographs

We have been very fortunate to have received permission to show a large number of photographs covering the various work related activites that have taken place over the decades. We have shown only a very small sample on this page to whet your appetite. Please visit the photograph album at the bottom of this page for many more photographs relating to work activities.

Building

Workmen re-building Dunskaith House, c1906
l-r: ? Mackenzie, Donald (Danny) (father of Mr John Ross, Pleasant Cottage), ? Mackenzie, ? Mackenzie (joiner), ?, Andrew Ross (uncle of Miss Helen Macleod), Donald Munro (“Danny the Breach”).

Attribution: unknown

Agriculture

Photos of harvesting at Cullisse (no date).

Attribution: unknown

Construction of Fabrication Yard

Attribution: unknown

Oil Platform Construction

In the late 20th and very early 21st century the name “Nigg” is synonymous with that of the oil industry. The photos relating to this in the photo album illustrate the huge amount of work necessary to develop the area.

Attribution: unknown

Renewable Energy Construction

By the second decade of the 21st century focus turned to renewable energy production. Nigg has been at the forefront of the construction of wind, wave and tidal turbines.

Can You Help? Do you have any further information or photographs of some of the wind, wave or tidal turbines that have been produced at Nigg?

View more work related photographs.

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 into related groups. All of the photographs can be viewed in the Nigg Libraries page of this website. However, we have included the work related photographs on this page.

Click on photo album to view thumbnails and then click thumbnail to see the full size images

Nigg » Nigg History » Nigg Recreation

A lady takes a stroll in the harvest fields at Culisse.

On Nigg beach.

Golfer on Castlecraig (Nigg) golf course

Golfer on Castlecraig (Nigg) golf course (Lodge in background).

Group of children on picnic at Nigg.

Picnic near the well at Nigg Ferry.

Picnic at Nigg.

Group on Nigg Hill.

Girl Guides at camp.

Girl Guides at TA Hall with Mrs Budge.

Nigg Golfers outside old clubhouse.

Nigg Golfers outside old clubhouse. Willy, Peggy Ross, Hugh Robertson, Nancy, Babs Ross (Mrs McCrum), Hugh, Margaret MacRae.

1958 outing.

Nigg Chapelhill Guild, 196?

Nigg Chapelhill Guild, 196? ?, Annette Vass, ?, Jean Ross, Mrs Macintosh, ?, Mrs Macrae, Mrs Chrissie Calder, Mrs Isobel Mackenzie, J. Logie (Bus driver), Rosie Finlay, Mrs Smith, ?, Mary Fraser, ?, Grace Munro, Mrs Skinner, ?, ?, Miss Ann Ross, ?, ?, ?.

Nigg WRI, 195?,

Nigg WRI, 195?, Including Mrs Marjorie Linklater, Helen Macleod, Barbara Scott, Babs MacCrum, Mrs Macintosh, Mrs Macrae, Annette Vass, Jean Ross, Mrs Isobel Mackenzie, Mrs Chrissie Calder, Mrs Smith, Mary Fraser, Grace Munro, Mrs Skinner, Ann Ross, J. Logie (bus driver).

Culnaha, 1936.

Invergordon Games, 21st September 1935.

Invergordon Games, 21st September 1935. Hector, Joan, Sandy Leslie, John, mother, MG, Marjorie Duncan.

Invergordon Games, 21st September 1935.

Invergordon Games, 21st September 1935. Joan, Sandy Leslie, Mother, Hector.

Nigg, September 1935.

Nigg, September 1935. George, mother, Pat, Bernard, Joan, Hector.

Picnic on ?Nigg Hill? - 1937.

Ross-Sutherland rugby club members, c.1947.

Nigg Brownies outside Pitcalnie School.

Nigg Brownies on their picnic at Nigg beach, sitting on the pier.

Nigg Drama team run by Mrs Robertson.

Nigg Drama team run by Mrs Robertson. Back l-r: Alex Mackay, Hughie Fraser, Elma Melville, George Ross, Ali Munro, Sandra Mackenzie. Front l-r: Rosie Finlay, Marion Logan, Mary Fraser.