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Dingwall sawmill

Follow the history of Dingwall sawmill and read about some of the memories of Duncan Munro.

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Dingwall and Highland Marts Ltd

Read about the history of the mart and look at some of the photographs of the development of the new mart.

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The Glass Scribe

Engraving of articles made of glass – usually for presentation purposes

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John Hood and Son, Monumental Sculptors

In May 2010 the Ross-shire Journal reported on the removal of a Dingwall landmark, a crane that had been built by Carrick and Ritchie, Edinburgh.

The 30ft one-tonne crane left its home in the yard of John Hood and Son after decades of service.

Peter Bain, father of Stewart, had bought the crane, from the railway station in Wick, in the early 1950s.

Most memorial stones at that time were large family stones, requiring a crane to move them. Modern stones can be moved by hand and so the crane had last been used in 1996. Shortly afterwards, a severe gale had broken the jib and the crane had remained unused.

The crane took up valuable space in the yard and so, when a businessman made an offer for it, the landmark was sold.

Roy Bremner, memorial stonemason, had found the crane easy to operate but now uses an A-frame gantry which can lift two tonnes and can be set up anywhere in the yard.

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Ferintosh Distillery

The ruins of the former successful distillery tower above what would have been workers’ houses. The ruins were converted to flats while the whisky store (on the opposite side of the road) became housing. The workers’ houses had spells of modernisation but remain unoccupied and in a dilapidated state.

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Drover Project

Until the late 19th century the only way of transporting animals to the great livestock trysts in the south was to walk them there – a job entrusted to men known as the Highland drovers. The drover stands as a powerful symbol of the values, traditions and spirit of the Highlands and Islands and the aim is to honour these qualities and interpret them for a new generation by establishing a visitor centre, exhibition, extensive archive and research library – high quality resources that will appeal to livestock breeders, animal enthusiasts and cultural historians as well as to the general public. Also central to the project is the commissioning of a major piece of commemorative sculpture depicting a Highland bull and drover – a stunning centrepiece the Society believes will provide inspiration and enjoyment for visitors and locals alike.

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drover sculpture

Ross and Cromarty Heritage Society is grateful to Alasdair Cameron for permission to reproduce his record of events leading up to the unveiling of the Drover Sculpture on 21 April 2011 by Lord Lieutenant Mrs Janet Bowen.

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Dingwall Drover Sculpture

Ross and Cromarty Heritage Society is grateful to Alasdair Cameron for permission to reproduce his record of events leading up to the unveiling of the Drover Sculpture on 21 April 2011 by Lord Lieutenant Mrs Janet Bowen.
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Drover Exhibition

Formal Opening by HRH The Princess Royal on 23 July 2008

All photographs courtesy of Alasdair Cameron, Wellhouse.

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26 Dingwall of old
Still at the end of High Street, where the road continues to Strathpeffer, and now adjacent to the Highland Council offices, stood "the boys' hostel" where generations of boys from the west coast of the county lived while continuing their secondary education in Dingwall Academy. This originally was the home of Provost Robertson whose daughter married Prime Minister William Gladstone.
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09 Dingwall of old
Dingwall seen from Ferry Road leading to bridge over railway.
05 Dingwall of old. [Photo DMT]
05 Dingwall of old. [Photo DMT]
Burgh Court House c.1890.
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25 Dingwall of old
The opposite end of Dingwall High Street in the 19th century, looking east.
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34 Dingwall of old
Across from the Cromartie memorial was Dingwall Academy - staff and pupils c.1880.
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26 Dingwall of old
And the same view c.1956.
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10 Dingwall of old
Cambrai Cross of WW1 outside railway station.
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11 Dingwall of old
After the Free Church, the former Post Office and the Commercial Bank, c.1918. On the left of the photograph is the future site of Dingwall's war memorial in the grounds of the National Hotel.
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32 Dingwall of old
A few yards down Tulloch Street we find the Cromartie Memorial before it was rebuilt.
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33 Dingwall of old
And an explanation comes from this postcard courtesy of the lateMiss Anne Fraser. The postcard was in the possession of Miss Fraser's aunt, who wrote: "Leaning tower re Earls of Cromartie. Taken down 9th March 1917 because it was leaning dangerously. New shorter tower erected."
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13 Dingwall of old
Across from the Free Church, this building was the National Bank, then headquarters of the North of Scotland Hydro Electric Board and, currently, the Highland Theological College.
Dingwall of old
Dingwall of old
Ross Memorial Hospital, Ferry Road.
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16 Dingwall of old
A quick trip down Castle Street finds St. Lawrence's RC Church.
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01 Dingwall of old
Clerk's print of 1824 with main road arriving at Hill Street.
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07 Dingwall of old.
Dingwall harbour, August 1913, SS Jesmond.
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02 Dingwall of old
Dingwall and Cromarty Firth from Hector Macdonald memorial.
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13 Dingwall of old
The National Hotel, c.1920. Car registration is 1105.
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14 Dingwall of old
The National Hotel again. By this time the war memorial is in place.
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38 Dingwall of old
Going back to Dingwall High Street in 1932 ....... Man on left is standing outside what is now Boots, chemist. Shop on right became shoe shop (Easifit), later Pullars (drycleaners) and in 2010 is a Pizza supplier. The door on High Street became a single window during post-War alterations when the corner with Tulloch Street was replaced with a pillar and the entrance was a diagonal between the two streets. The building was refurbished in 2008-09 following the closure of Pullars and the entrance in 2010 has reverted to that of pre-War.
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22 Dingwall of old
Gladstone Building in later years. Now the Royal Hotel with Restaurant on the ground floor.
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12 Dingwall of old
Turning round and looking towards the Royal Hotel, the Commercial Bank is on the left, followed by ?Park House? On the right, beside the war memorial, is Archie's bus. Archie (Macrae?) was the owner of a bus which plied between Kessock and Dingwall. Photo c.1946.
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36 Dingwall of old
Shortly afterwards we reach Craig Road, c.1918. A house would have stood at the foot of Kinnairdie Brae and on the ground which later became the extensive garden of Willie Logan's house. Next to it is "Marsule" followed by "The Gables".
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15 Dingwall of old
The National Hotel c.1935 with Cormack, bootmaker, and Campbell's cycle shop on left.
06 Dingwall of old. [Photo courtesy of Dingwall Museum Trust]
06 Dingwall of old. [Photo courtesy of Dingwall Museum Trust]
Dingwall Court House pre-1905.
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37 Dingwall of old
Finally, we leave Dingwall, heading north and looking back along Craig Road.
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35 Dingwall of old
At the end of Tulloch Street we find Dingwall canal with Dingwall Castle on the right.
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11 Dingwall of old
Dingwall Free Church beside the railway station.
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21 Dingwall of old
Advert for David Macleay's shop. [Courtesy of Lou Tsiotinos.]
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24 Dingwall of old
Fraser Brothers shop, showing staff and produce, just round the corner from the Royal Hotel entrance. The Fraser family is still serving the public in the 21st century but their produce is subject to strict rules of refridgeration!
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30 Dingwall of old
At the junction with Tulloch Street was Lewis Fraser, saddler. [Ross and Cromarty Heritage Society is grateful to the late Miss Anne Fraser, Dingwall, daughter of Lewis M Fraser, for permission to copy the postcards which she owns.]
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31 Dingwall of old
This would have been the view from the front of Fraser the Saddler's shop. On the right is the Bank of Scotland with the manager's house above and his garden extending to what became Mackay's Garage, with Dingwall Academy and its bell tower in the distance. Are these Dingwall Academy pupils, or is it a festive occasion? (There are girls in hats and dresses and boys in kilts.) [Photo courtesy of the late Miss Anne Fraser.]
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17 Dingwall of old
Across the road from St. Lawrence's were the tennis courts ...... [Photo RCHS]
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18 Dingwall of old
...... where Dingwallians of old gained exercise ..... [Photo RCHS]
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03 Dingwall of old
HLI camp in Jubilee Park 1908.
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28 Dingwall of old
Inside Frew's shop. [Photo RCHS]
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29 Dingwall of old
Inside Frew's shop. [Photo RCHS]
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19 Dingwall of old
...... beside the poplar trees lining the canal. [Photo RCHS]
04 Dingwall of old. [Photo courtesy of F W Urquhart collection]
04 Dingwall of old. [Photo courtesy of F W Urquhart collection]
Building of Hector Macdonald memorial.
Dingwall of old
Dingwall of old
Mackay's Garage in 1985. [Photo courtesy of Jim Macdonald.]
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39 Dingwall of old
Munro Stewart in September 2011. [Photograph courtesy of Uisdean Menzies - uisdean@fraser-menzies.fsnet.co.uk]
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20 Dingwall of old
Gladstone Buildings 1880s (later the Royal Hotel) and David Mcleay, silk mercer. The two policemen are standing outside what would become Dewar & Hay, chemist (later Lloyds pharmacy).
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27 Dingwall of old
Walking back along High Street we find Frew's chemist shop, now the Museum.
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Visit of HRH The Princess Royal - September 2011

In September 2011, HRH The Princess Royal paid a private visit to view the sculpture created by Lucy Poett following the establishment of the Drovers’ Exhibition opened by Princess Anne in 2008.

[Photographs courtesy of Ian Rhind and Alasdair Cameron]

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Dingwall Visit HRH the Princess Royal September 2011

In September 2011, HRH The Princess Royal paid a private visit to view the sculpture created by Lucy Poett following the establishment of the Drovers' Exhibition opened by Princess Anne in 2008.
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