Seinn Spioradail: Sacred Soundscapes of the Highlands and Islands Research to highlight traditional forms of Gaelic singing has now been turned into an exhibition which will tour Hebridean communities in 2024 and 2025. Dr Frances Wilkins, a Senior Lecturer in Ethnomusicology at the Elphinstone Institute, University of Aberdeen, has spent the last six years… Read more »Read more
Many people will fondly remember the original Angus Og cartoon strips which appeared in the Daily Record from 1960 to 1989. Angus Og and the other colourful characters who live in the fictional Isle of Drambeg in the Utter Hebrides were created by cartoonist Ewen Bain. Ewen, born in Maryhill, Glasgow, was the youngest of… Read more »Read more
To commemorate the 140th anniversary of The Battle of Braes, an event that gave unprecedented publicity to the history of Highland resistance and crofters’ grievances. On a rainy morning 19 April 1882, Sheriff Ivory was at the head of detachment of over 50 policemen who marched through Gedintailor without any resistance until reaching Balmeanach where… Read more »Read more
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Our new exhibition is now available at the Skye and Lochalsh Archive Centre in Portree during our usual opening hours: Mon, Tues, Thurs, Fri, from 10am-1pm and 2pm-5pm. There is no charge to access the exhibition. The exhibition considers some of the early visitors to Skye and Lochalsh and examines the topics of travel, accommodation, myths… Read more »Read more
To coincide with the 100th anniversary of the armistice we have our An Cogadh Mòr exhibition available at the Skye and Lochalsh Archive Centre. The exhibition will run from 5 November 2018 until the end of February 2019 and we’ll post extracts from the displays on our Facebook page over the coming weeks. As always… Read more »Read more
Our current exhibition focuses on the historic castles of the area and features original paintings and prints held in our collections. This includes the watercolour paintings by David L Roberts (1931-1997) of familiar castles as they may have appeared during their heyday.Read more
Skye and Lochalsh Archive Centre, Portree Wednesday 21 February 2018, 11am-12.30pm We are delighted to have Dr Hugh Dan MacLennan and Norman Macdonald present illustrated talks focussing on the key Skye personalities who contributed to shinty at a national level. Those featured in the presentation by Dr Hugh Dan MacLennan will include Peter M Macleod, John… Read more »Read more
We will be celebrating 125 years of Skye Camanachd with an exhibition at the Skye and Lochalsh Archive Centre opening on Monday 22 January at 10am. The exhibition will feature photographs and original material relating to the history of shinty in Skye. We are also looking for new material to collect and would be grateful… Read more »Read more
The Skye and Lochalsh Archive Centre is running another 2 week block of classes – Using School Records for Family and Local History Research – as part of High Life Highland’s You Time programme. Classes will be held at the Archive Centre in Portree from 10:30-12:30 on Wednesday 22 and Wednesday 29 November. The cost… Read more »Read more
