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Strathpeffer » Strathpeffer History » Strathpeffer Events » Strathpeffer Building Neil Gunn Memorial 1987
Neil Gunn Memorial
Neil Gunn Memorial
(photo John McGhie, Muir of Ord)
A view of the surrounding area before construction
A view of the surrounding area before construction
02 Excavating the site.
02 Excavating the site.
Photograph courtesy of Steve Clouston
01 The site
01 The site
Photograph courtesy of Steve Clouston
03 Unloading the memorial stone
03 Unloading the memorial stone
Photograph courtesy of Steve Clouston
04 The stone being placed in situ
04 The stone being placed in situ
Photograph courtesy of Steve Clouston
05 Building the surrounding wall
05 Building the surrounding wall
Photograph courtesy of Steve Clouston
06 Some planting
06 Some planting
Photograph courtesy of Steve Clouston
07 Allan Haldane inscribing the memorial stone
07 Allan Haldane inscribing the memorial stone
Photograph courtesy of Steve Clouston
08 Dingwall Academy pupils loading walkways
08 Dingwall Academy pupils loading walkways
Dingwall Academy pupils loading walkways under supervisition of technical subjects teacher Hamish Mackay (on right). Photograph courtesy of Steve Clouston
09 Walkways in place
09 Walkways in place
Photograph courtesy of Steve Clouston
10 More planting
10 More planting
Photograph courtesy of Steve Clouston
11 The memorial stone
11 The memorial stone
Photograph courtesy of Steve Clouston
Memorial stone
Memorial stone
The Neil M. Gunn Memorial Gate (1987)
The Neil M. Gunn Memorial Gate (1987)
Gathering for the formal opening
Gathering for the formal opening
Dr Kerr Yule (instigator of the project) in foreground
Dr Kerr Yule (instigator of the project) in foreground
Unveiling the site
Unveiling the site
On left: Finlay Macrae (piper), Allan Haldane, Dr Kerr Yule, in front of whom is Mrs Annie Green, Halkirk (wearing red scarf) who unveiled the site. Mrs Green, a cousin of Neil Gunn, donated the memorial stone which comes from her family quarry in Halkirk, Caithness.
Mrs Annie Green
Mrs Annie Green
Subsequent tree planting
Subsequent tree planting
Subsequent tree planting (c.1990) by S3 chemistry class, Dingwall Academy, with Dr Kerr Yule standing back left. (photo Ann Gould)
The Neil M Gunn Memorial
The Neil M Gunn Memorial
The Neil M Gunn Memorial, Heights of Brae, Strathpeffer - opened 31 October 1987. (photo John McGhie, Muir of Ord)
Interpretative panel at Neil Gunn Memorial - 2001
Interpretative panel at Neil Gunn Memorial - 2001
Interpretative panel at Neil Gunn Memorial - 2001, Katharine Stewart having just unveiled panel. Ann and Kerr Yule to the right.
Unveiling of interpretative panel at Neil Gunn Memorial
Unveiling of interpretative panel at Neil Gunn Memorial
Unveiling of interpretative panel at Neil Gunn Memorial, Heights of Brae, June 2001. l-r: Alison Wilkie, Ann Yule, Katharine Stewart (author)
Unveiling of interpretative panel
Unveiling of interpretative panel
Unveiling of interpretative panel at Neil M. Gunn Monument, Heights of Brae. Allan and Dorothy Haldane in centre of picture.
Interpretative panel covered in a Gunn tartan rug
Interpretative panel covered in a Gunn tartan rug
Interpretative panel covered in a Gunn tartan rug. l-r: Councillor Margaret Paterson, Douglas Murray, Katharine Stewart (author), Kerr Yule (Chairman of Neil M. Gunn Trust), Ann Yule.
Interpretative panel at Neil Gunn Memorial
Interpretative panel at Neil Gunn Memorial
Interpretative panel at Neil Gunn Memorial, Heights of Brae - June 2001. l-r: Mr. Neil McKechnie, unknown, Alison Wilkie.
Neil M. Gunn Memorial - June 2001
Neil M. Gunn Memorial - June 2001
Neil M. Gunn Memorial - June 2001.l-r: Hilda , Katharine Stewart, Fiona, and baby Catriona (Katharine, her daughter, grand-daughter and great grand-daughter - four generations.) Tom MacIver, former Ross and Cromarty Further Education Officer, on right. (Tom died in 2014 at the grand old age of 106.)
Carved Heptagon
Carved Heptagon
The carved heptagon is made of Caithness slab. It was made by Mr Jack Green at his quarry at Halkirk, Caithness. On this feature, the carvings by Allan Haldane indicate the directions of important places in the surrounding landscape.
The Neil M. Gunn Monument
The Neil M. Gunn Monument
The Neil M. Gunn Monument was erected on Heights of Brae, Strathpeffer in 1987, as a consequence of the enthusiasm of the Trustees, seven local people. The monument itself consists of a central 'standing stone'; round the base are carved Caithness slabs, depicting themes central to Neil Gunn's writing. The Monument is situated in a very natural setting near the foothills of Ben Wyvis, and close to the route taken by the author as he made his way on his daily walk from Brae Farm House, up through the fields behind the house and on to the moor to the North of the monument. The thinking behind the 'Tryst Gate', the wrought-iron gate at the entrance to the monument, was of Neil's words being read and their influence radiating in all directions to other peoples.
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Strathpeffer » Strathpeffer History » Strathpeffer Events » Strathpeffer Heights Heritage Exhibition Sept 2001

Strathpeffer Heights Heritage Exhibition Sept 2001

In September of the year 2001, a group of 'Heights Folk' worked together to mount an exhibition in the Achterneed Hall, Heights, Strathpeffer. It was an outstanding success. The photographs from the Heights Heritage Exhibition have been divided into several photograph albums to make it easier to view.
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Colin and Margaret Swan - and Neil Macdonald with his 50th cup of tea!
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Strathpeffer WW1

Strathpeffer 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 Peter, Pte, Canada ex Strathpeffer
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Strathpeffer War Memorial

Strathpeffer 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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Fodderty War Memorial
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