by curator | Apr 10, 2022 | Uncategorized
Scotland’s most senior judge took charge of the bench at Cromarty Courthouse Museum last Monday (4th April 2022). Lord Carloway, Lord President of the Court of Session, was visiting Cromarty and wanted to learn about the past legal proceedingsat the Courthouse and...
by curator | Mar 18, 2022 | Uncategorized
The Cromarty History Society talk for March 2022 tells of the rebellion and resistance by enslaved Africans on the plantations of Guyana, between 1800 and 1840. The talk is given by David Alston, author of Slaves and Highlanders, and draws on his extensive research on...
by curator | Feb 17, 2022 | Uncategorized
We are looking for two people to join our small friendly staff to work at the Courthouse for the coming season (April – October 2022). We would like a Museum Assistant to work 1 day a week and a Cleaner to work 4 hours a week. You can find details of both posts here....
by curator | Feb 9, 2022 | Uncategorized
On Thursday 17 February the History Society will have it’s first meeting since the Covid pandemic started. The talk is called “7 Braehead, A Pickletoun House” and will be given by Arthur Bird at 7:30 in the Old Brewery in Cromarty. It is open to all, £3 per...
by curator | Oct 4, 2021 | Uncategorized
Slaves and Highlanders: the Book Launch Walk At the end of 2021 we ran several walks around Cromarty led by David Alston to launch his book ‘Slaves and Highlanders. These might run again later in 2022, so watch this space for news of dates and times.
