Strathnaver Museum undertakes many projects. Some are linked to the Clan Mackay and Museum and Galleries others are to raise awareness and increase knowledge of the Museum. All are fun days and result in new exhibitions and assets. Invite people to participate and add to the wealth resources we have at Strathnaver.
Recent News
Strathnaver Museum receives funding boost for archaeological dig
May 14, 2021
Strathnaver Museum has received additional funding to help the organisation realise its vision to create a world class visitor attraction on the north Sutherland coast after securing £41,178 from Museum Galleries Scotland’s Recovery and Resilience Fund. As well as supporting the future aspirations and recovery of the popular visitor attraction the funding will help cover […]
Strathnaver Museum secures National Lottery support
January 14, 2021
Strathnaver Museum, in Sutherland, has received a National Lottery Heritage Fund grant of £650,000 for their exciting refurbishment project. Made possible by money raised by National Lottery players, the project will safeguard the condition of the historic building, improve the visitor experience and secure the future of the collection in the area in which it […]
Strathnaver Museum secures major funding boost
January 11, 2021
Strathnaver Museum has taken a major step forward in realising their vision for creating a world class visitor attraction on the north Sutherland coast after securing £113,157 from Museum Galleries Scotland’s Recovery and Resilience Fund. As well as supporting the future aspirations and recovery of the popular visitor attraction the funding will help cover operational […]
Mackay Country Stories: Alexander S. McKay (1843-1903)
August 13, 2020
ALEXANDER S. MCKAY 1844, South Leith, Scotland – 1903, Talca, Chile Miller and entrepreneur Alexander was born in the small and dynamic port city of Leith, then two miles northeast of Edinburgh. His parents were Isaac McKay, a barber who served in the St. Helen’s Artillery Regiment in Portugal, and Jane Smith. Alexander was the […]
Pioneering Bagpipes
June 26, 2020
Donald Sutherland 1888-1963 In 1910 Donald Sutherland a shepherd from Coire Chaorachaidh, Rogart received his eagerly awaited immigration papers. From that moment Donald, a talented piper and heavy weight athlete, embarked on a globe-trotting adventure over the next several decades. Donald’s Early Life Donald was a man of many talents and was described in an […]
Sutherland Caithness Heroes 2020
June 23, 2020
Strathnaver Museum are calling for members of the public to help them celebrate local heroes across Sutherland and Caithness. Inspired by a recent donation of a commemorative plaque presented in 1908 to Robert Garden of Tongue they are looking to celebrate those who are making huge contributions to their communities today. Since the beginning of […]
Saved from the unforgiving sea
June 2, 2020
It is a story that is all but forgotten – a story that tells of both the inhumanity and the enduring qualities of people, and how a small north Sutherland community was thrust into the consequences of war, in dramatic circumstances. Faded pencil notes on scraps of paper, and his grandmother’s handwriting on Post Office […]
Lost at Sea
May 28, 2020
Despite the current lockdown restrictions Strathnaver Museum is continuing to carry out community research projects and are appealing for members of the public to submit their stories about those ‘Lost at Sea’ along the north Sutherland coast. As part of the Year of Coast and Waters Strathnaver Museum will be staging a digital exhibition ‘Lost […]
Mackay Country Stories: Peter Munro, OBE (1892-1971)
May 15, 2020
PETER MUNRO 1892, Melness, Scotland – 1971 Auckland, New Zealand Athlete and Assistant Police Commissionaire Auckland District Peter Munro born in Skinnet, Melness 1892, the son of John and Ellen Munro was destined to become one of New Zealand’s greatest amateur athletes. By 1936 Peter held the title of champion shot putter in the Dominion, […]
Returned to the Spirits by Ronnie Smith
January 22, 2020
By Ronnie Smith Returned to the Spirits The black water flees the rippling loch, in the long shade, the silent witness, of the western ridge The brief river splits the lush dancing grass in its endless rush to the bay, a genesis of life in every direction. The scattered stones of houses destroyed. Timbers, long […]