by Brigitte Geddes | Feb 26, 2020 | Sample destinations
Alness Heritage Centre in Alness, Easter Ross. As in Invergordon the local coastline played an important role in protecting the mainland in WWI and WWII. The heritage centre also demonstrates the part played by Canadian and US allied troops. More info Caithness...
by Brigitte Geddes | Feb 19, 2020 | Sample destinations
Ardross Castle, in Ardross by Alness, Easter Ross, north of Inverness: weddings, with ample accommodation; otherwise not normally accessible but the Gardens are spectacular and open to visitors; some old exotic trees. More info Ardvreck Castle ruin, located in Loch...
by Dangis Laurinavicius | May 23, 2019 | Art
This moving oil painting entitled ‘Remnants of an Army’ is by Elizabeth Thompson (Lady Butler, 1846-1933), and was created in 1879. It depicts William Brydon returning from battle in 1842 and is held by London’s Tate Gallery, but apparently not on...
