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to Scottish Highlands and Islands (Rough Guide Travel Guides)
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Fortrose Cathedral.Tel: 01667 460232. Only the south aisle of
the nave and chapter house survive at this beautiful red sandstone
cathedral, but the plan of the buildings are laid out in the
grass. The cathedral was built in the first half of the 13th
century, though it was extended and altered in the 14th and 15th
centuries. About 7 miles southwest of Cromarty.
Groam House Museum and
Pictish Centre, High Street, Rosemarkie, Ross-shire, Scotland
IV10 8UF. Tel: 01381 620961. The museum is an outstanding Pictish
Centre for Ross and Cromarty. The unique display is focussed
on 15 carved Pictish stones. All the stones originated in Rosemarkie,
some dating back to the 8th century AD, when it was an important
centre of early Christianity. About 6 miles southwest of Cromarty.
Cromarty Courthouse Museum, Church Street, CROMARTY IV11 8XATel:
01381 600418. The unspoilt, 18th century port of Cromarty sits
at the tip of the Black Isle peninsula. Our museum, in the town's
eighteenth- century Courthouse, uses extensive research and modern
technology to help you share our enthusiasm for Cromarty - past
and present. Check website for opening times. www.cromarty-courthouse.org.uk.
Location: In the centre of Cromarty.
Miller House & Hugh
Miller's Cottage, Church Street, Cromarty, Ross-shire, IV11 8XA.
Tel (01381) 600245. Miller House is a handsome Georgian villa
built by Miller’s sea-captain father and is the home of
a superb new museum created by the National Trust for Scotland.
It presents Hugh Miller’s many talents – including
stonemason, geologist, writer, editor and church reformer –
through a variety of exhibitions, with some of the artefacts
reappearing after over 20 years in storage. Location: In the
centre of Cromarty.
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