Heritage

Highland Games Historian Alasdair MacDonald continues his exploration into the rich history of Highland Games in and around the Kyle of Sutherland area.

On the 29th January 1892, Gledfield Headteacher (George G. Macleod) wrote: “Attendance much improved for the first four days of the week, but on Friday an extraordinary flooding of the roads caused by rapid thawing reduced the attendance to 54 pupils. Bonar Bridge was swept away by the flood this

Eight decades after VE and VJ Day, Valerie Mackenzie-Harris reflects on her late husband Major S.L.M. Harris’ decorated wartime service and her own childhood memory. By Valerie Mackenzie-Harris Eighty years ago, on VE Day (8th May 1945) my late husband S.L.M. Harris D.S.O.M.

Alasdair MacDonald, Historian for the Royal Scottish Highland Games Association, explores the rich history of Highland Games in and around the Kyle of Sutherland area. By Alasdair MacDonald The Oxford Dictionary gives ‘Highland Games’ the following meaning: Highland Games noun [plural] - A Scottish event with traditional sports, dancing, and

Hosted by Historic Churches Scotland, the Croick Church Community Open Day in August attracted over sixty people — a wonderful reminder of how much this small church still means to so many. By Mandy Wrenn Conversations on the day highlighted not only Croick Church’s historic and architectural importance but also