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”).

Workmen re-building Dunskaith House, c1906

Attribution: unknown

Agriculture

Photos of harvesting at Cullisse (no date).

Attribution: unknown

Construction of Fabrication Yard

07 Construction continutes

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.

Cromarty on the left.

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.  

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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 
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Mrs. Christina Ross, landlady of the Ferry Inn, and her son "Tom the Bobby" and daughter Grace.
Mrs. Christina Ross, landlady of the Ferry Inn, and her son "Tom the Bobby" and daughter Grace.
The Garden Party for the visit of the Moderator of the General Assembly in 1959, showing the Moderator and both the Nigg ministers.
The Garden Party for the visit of the Moderator of the General Assembly in 1959, showing the Moderator and both the Nigg ministers.
Bayfield Loch
Bayfield Loch
Shandwick beach.
Shandwick beach.
Nigg Pier, looking towards Cromarty.
Nigg Pier, looking towards Cromarty.
Nigg Pier looking towards South Sutor.
Nigg Pier looking towards South Sutor.
Nigg Stone
Nigg Stone
Standing Stone at Nigg Old Church
Standing Stone at Nigg Old Church
Shandwick Standing Stone showing "elephant symbol".
Shandwick Standing Stone showing "elephant symbol".
Site of Dunskaith Castle
Site of Dunskaith Castle
View of Nigg House showing possible site of the Bishop's Palace.
View of Nigg House showing possible site of the Bishop's Palace.
The old Storehouse at Ankerville
The old Storehouse at Ankerville
House at Balnapaling showing cabers and mott.
House at Balnapaling showing cabers and mott.
House at Balnapaling showing use of turf in walls.
House at Balnapaling showing use of turf in walls.
Pointing to the Cholera Stone. Note that there are no graves nearby.
Pointing to the Cholera Stone. Note that there are no graves nearby.
The Bayfield shepherd's house
The Bayfield shepherd's house
The Bayfield shepherd's house, showing Danny the Shoemaker's workshop, and Burnside, formerly the shop and cellar.
A day out
A day out
A day out in past times, showing Miss Romanes third from the left (South Sutor in the background).
A day out in the "Femmie", a yawl similar to the ferryboat.
A day out in the "Femmie", a yawl similar to the ferryboat.
German prisoners of war, 1914-1918 war
German prisoners of war, 1914-1918 war
German prisoners of war, 1914-1918 war
German prisoners of war, 1914-1918 war
Nigg Ferry about 1910, showing North Sutor beyond.
Nigg Ferry about 1910, showing North Sutor beyond.
Dunskaith House before the fire.
Dunskaith House before the fire.
The old smithy at Culnaha during the 1914-1918 War.
The old smithy at Culnaha during the 1914-1918 War.
Nigg Old Parish Church
Nigg Old Parish Church
Remnants of the old graveyard at Old Shandwick Farm.
Remnants of the old graveyard at Old Shandwick Farm.
The old Post Office, formerly the school.
The old Post Office, formerly the school.
Salmon nets drying at Shandwick.
Salmon nets drying at Shandwick.
Looking from below North Sutor towards Nigg Ferry showing ruined house - Dunskaithness?
Looking from below North Sutor towards Nigg Ferry showing ruined house - Dunskaithness?
"an excellent square of offices . . " (C).
"an excellent square of offices . . " (C).
Doocot at Nigg Mains.
Doocot at Nigg Mains.
Doocot at Pitcalzean Mains.
Doocot at Pitcalzean Mains.
The Queen and Prince Philip leaving for Cromarty.
The Queen and Prince Philip leaving for Cromarty.
Decorating the Pier.
Decorating the Pier.
The older people waiting for the Queen.
The older people waiting for the Queen.
Jetty Piling Operations with Fulmar Jacket in background.
Jetty Piling Operations with Fulmar Jacket in background.
The sign-post near Meddat pointing across the ford towards Nigg.
The sign-post near Meddat pointing across the ford towards Nigg.
Nigg School Sports at Nigg Ferry, 1966.
Nigg School Sports at Nigg Ferry, 1966.
Shandwick Stone
Shandwick Stone
A Nigg W.R.I. summer outing.
A Nigg W.R.I. summer outing.
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