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In December 1933, the London & North Eastern Railway purchased this two-ton "ro-railer", capable of running on road or railway, and based it at Fort William. Its purpose was to carry workmen whose job was seeing to the upkeep of the line between Crianlarich, Fort William and Mallaig

[HLH Archives]
December 7, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Winter at #Borve, near #Carbost, in the Isle of #Skye, undated

[source: HLH Archives, D1751/2/1/14]
December 7, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Leaving the #Cairngorm ski park, 1969A bus heading down the road from the #Cairngorm ski centre in 1969

[photo: John Sinclair]
December 6, 2025 at 5:47 PM
A wintry scene at Fort Augustus with a boat coming through the locks on its way along the Caledonian Canal

[source: HLH Libraries]
December 6, 2025 at 11:19 AM
#Sheep sales at MacDonald, Fraser & Co.'s livestock mart at #Inverness, late-1970s/early-1980s

[source: Highland Livestock Heritage Society]
December 5, 2025 at 6:31 PM
#Dingwall, December 1988 with part of Hamilton's Auction Mart on the left and St Clement's Church on the right

[photo: Ken MacKenzie / Highland Council]
December 4, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Bishop's Road, #Inverness, looking north towards Ardross Terrace, early 1980s

[photo: Raymond Meiklejohn]
December 4, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Exhibits in one of the rooms at the Highland Folk Museum's former home at #Kingussie in 1947. It opened here in 1944. In the 1980s, an open air, living history site was established in #Newtonmore, where the collections now also reside. 

[photo: Valentine's: source: HLH Libraries]
December 3, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Clearing #snow from the #Dingwall - Kyle of Lochalsh railway line near Achterneed, a little northwest of #Strathpeffer, in December 1906

[photo: F.W. Urquhart; source: HLH Archives, D1751/2/1/05]
December 3, 2025 at 11:08 AM
The Smiddy (blacksmith's workshop) at #Rothiemurchus, a few miles south-east of #Aviemore, early 20th century

[source: HLH Archives, D1751/2/1/02/019]
December 2, 2025 at 5:17 PM
A van in the #snow at Dalwhinnie, late-1950s/early-1960s

[source: #Dalwhinnine Community Council / Dalwhinnie Voices]
December 2, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Visitors to the two large Neolithic chambered cairns at #Camster, #Caithness (known as the Grey Cairns of Camster), circa late-1970s 

[photo courtesy of Glyn Satterley]
December 2, 2025 at 9:50 AM
Eilean Donan, circa 1920. The island and the castle ruins had been purchased by Colonel John MacRae-Gilstrap in 1913 and he set about restoring and rebuilding it. The work was finished in 1932

[source: Inverness Museum & Art Gallery]
November 30, 2025 at 5:31 PM
#Berriedale, #Caithness, early-20th century

[photo: John G. Humphrey; source: HLH Archives, D1751/2/1/17]
November 30, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Forestry workers and their families in the Black Isle, 1920s

[photo courtesy of Nell Stephen]
November 29, 2025 at 5:52 PM
A service bus, operated by Galson Motor Services, at #Stornoway in November 1968. It had just arrived from Port of Ness

[photo: John Sinclair]
November 29, 2025 at 10:52 AM
Inside an #Invergarry cottage, circa late-1920s/early-1930s

[source: #Glengarry Heritage Centre]
November 28, 2025 at 5:43 PM
The Westford Inn, Claddach Kirkibost, North #Uist, early-1900s

[photo: Archibald A. Chisholm; source: HLH Archives, D1751/2/1/23]
November 27, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Meikle Ferry campsite, c1970

[photo: Ken MacKenzie / Highland Council]
November 27, 2025 at 3:35 PM
I can’t say for certain but given that this photograph was taken in late-1914, it’s very likely that these parcels are being send to a soldier, or soldiers, either at the Front or at training far from home. 
#WWI

[photo from the collections at #Ullapool Museum]
November 26, 2025 at 5:31 PM
#Mallaig, early 20th century

[source: HLH Libraries]
November 25, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Looking along Inglis Street, #Inverness in the mid-1950s with the junction of Baron Taylor's Street and Academy Street on the right

[photo: Jimmy Nairn; source: Highland Photographic Archive]
November 25, 2025 at 11:40 AM
The harbour at #Lochinver, mid/late-1960s

[source: HLH Libraries]
November 24, 2025 at 5:54 PM
#Torridon House, near the north shore of Upper Loch Torridon, with Beinn Alligin behind

[photo from the collections at #Gairloch Museum]
November 23, 2025 at 6:07 PM
A croft near Rerwick, in #Shetland, circa 1900

[photo: John David (Jack) Rattar; source: HLH Archives, D1751/2/1/22]
November 23, 2025 at 10:45 AM