Heritage

Heritage

Find out about history, legends, places and local people from times past.

Ardgay Signal Box: Hung, drawn and newly quartered

Ardgay Signal Box: Hung, drawn and newly quartered

Signal boxes are some of the best-loved icons of Britain’s historic railways. Dave Goulder recounts how he saved the redundant Ardgay Signal Box from “death row”. By Dave Goulder Dave, Dave, do you know – they’re going to burn the Ardgay Signal Box? They’ve smashed and burned the

Remembering the Arctic Convoys

Remembering the Arctic Convoys

Uisdean Vass shares his experiences researching into his family’s wartime stories.  His father, Andrew “Percy” Vass was posthumously awarded the Arctic Star medal. By Uisdean Vass By way of introduction, I am an unwilling exile from the beautiful lands of the Kyle of Sutherland. My mother, Johan “Joy” Vass,

200 years of Post Office (Part 2)

200 years of Post Office (Part 2)

A look at the long history of our Post Office services in Ardgay and Bonar Bridge. From an Edwardian sorting office to computers, and from trains to lorries. By Donald Brown and Silvia Muras The Post Office building in Ardgay was in use all through the 80s and 90s. The

The flamboyant Lady Meux

The flamboyant Lady Meux

Lady Valerie Meux was probably one of the most eccentric persons to have stayed in the Kyle of Sutherland area.

History of Ardgay SRWI

History of Ardgay SRWI

By Phyllis Hannah 2020 saw the closure of Ardgay Scottish Rural Women Institute, the very first to open in the area in 1918, followed by Culrain/Invershin one year later in 1919. The following account is adapted from an article by Phyllis Hannah published in a recent issue of SRWI

200 years of Post Office (Part 1)

200 years of Post Office (Part 1)

A look at the long history of our Post Office services in Ardgay and Bonar Bridge. From horse-drawn mail to the arrival of trains, and from motorbikes to postbuses. (Part 1) By Donald Brown & Silvia Muras The first Post Office was opened in Ardgay in 1820, and was named

The swarm

The swarm

How the small-but-mighty midges stopped a train By Anna MacRae MacDonald They have cut short many a walk, the midges, but did you know that they also stopped a train? An actual passenger train! It was the north-bound express engine pulling ten carriages, intending to complete its usual route through