Strathpeffer Folk
Attribution: unknown (The ruin of Free Church in Jamestown)
Kenny Ross, Heights of Brae and Germany 13 December 1941 - 30 June 2010
Kenny Stewart
Dr Robert Fortescue Fox (1858-1940)
Olaf and Hester Macleod
The contribution of Olaf and Hester Macleod to the cultural life of Ross and Cromarty was brought to mind when, in August 2019, Ross and Cromarty Heritage Society received an email from Alberto Rubio Diaz, owner of a house which he now runs as an hotel in Minas de Riotinto, Andalucia, Spain.
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T Wellwood Maxwell & Some more Strathpeffer folk from long ago
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Postcard, dated January 1910,
This postcard, dated January 1910, addressed to Mr James Gibb, Bridgeness, Bo'ness, could well illustrate the following booklet.
Taking the Waters, Strathpeffer Spa.
Taking the Waters, Strathpeffer Spa. "Rich with the spoils of Nature" [Sir Thomas Browne]
Falls of Rogie, near Strathpeffer.
Falls of Rogie, near Strathpeffer. "No sound save the rush of the river" [Ethyl Lynn Beers]
Knockfarrel, Falls of Conon and Strathpeffer
Top: Knockfarrel from Cat's Back, Strathpeffer. Middle: Falls of Conon, Strathpeffer. Bottom: Strathpeffer from Knockfarrel.
Among the hills of Skye.
Among the hills of Skye. "To climb and seek the mountain view." [Ella Wheeler Wilcox]
Kyle of Lochalsh.
Kyle of Lochalsh. "O'er the wild mountain and the luxuriant plains, Nature in all the pomp of beauty reigns." [James Montgomery
River Bran, near Lochluichart, on the way to Skye.
River Bran, near Lochluichart, on the way to Skye. "The long, bright river drawing slowly, His waters from the purple hill. [Tennyson]
The Highland Hotel, Pavilion and Gardens, Strathpeffer.
The Highland Hotel, Pavilion and Gardens, Strathpeffer. "Hospitality sitting with Gladness" [Henry W Longfellow]


