Projects

Alness Old Parish Church

Feasibility Study

Within the burial ground of Alness is the roofless remains of Alness Old Parish Church which is thought to have been reconstructed in 1775 and which…

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Burgie Castle

Essential Repairs

Burgie Castle is a well-preserved square tower which once formed part of a larger ‘Z’ plan fortified house, now demolished. Burgie was the…

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Callert House, North Ballachulish

Feasibility Study

Callert House is an elegant small mansion house built on the shores of Loch Leven for Sir Duncan Cameron of Fassifern c.1835. It has been…

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Castle Leod

Tender Process

Castle Leod is a category A listed building located on the outskirts of Strathpeffer. It is a five storey tower house and is thought to…

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Chapel of The Sand of Udrigil

Completed Project

Set in a stunning position overlooking Gruinard Bay, by Laide in Wester Ross, the Chapel of the Sand of Udrigil is a ruined mediaeval chapel.…

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Former Procurator Fiscal’s Office, Tain

Completed Project

This building is unusual for the Highlands, designed in a picturesque Arts and Crafts style by local architect Andrew Maitland as the main office for…

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Forres Tolbooth

Options Appraisal

The Tolbooth is a landmark building in Forres, jutting out into the street at its highest point and providing a focal point to the High…

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Forss Mill, Thurso

Completed Project

Forss Mill is one of the finest surviving examples of a 19 th century Caithness grain mill. It is situated in a stunning location on the…

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Gairloch Heritage Museum, Gairloch

Completed Project

Since 1977 the Gairloch Heritage Museum has been a successful, award-winning tourist attraction but it was required to vacate its premises by 2015. The Highland Council agreed…

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Former Drill Hall, Golspie

Feasibility Study

The building was built by Sutherland Estates in the late 19th century and was used as a drill hall by the Territorial Army, although it…

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Grant Lodge, Elgin

Feasibility Study

The mansion house known as Grant Lodge is a category B listed building and forms the focus of an important designed landscape in the centre…

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Highland Kirkyards Project

Pilot Project

Over a number of years the Trust received requests from local communities and local heritage societies seeking assistance with the conservation and consolidation of their…

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Isle of Eigg Lodge

Feasibility Study

This impressive colonial style Lodge was built in the 1920s for shipping magnate Sir Walter Runciman, who owned Eigg between 1922 and 1966. The building was originally…

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Merkinch Welfare Hall, Grant Street, Inverness

Options Appraisal

Merkinch Welfare Hall was built in 1914 to house a temperance group who sought to attract young men away from the dangers of alcohol in the…

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Old Brewery, Thurso

Feasibility Study

The Old Brewery was a traditional Caithness flagstone rubble building in the town centre of Thurso, a remnant of the much larger courtyard complex of…

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Sail Loft and Commercial Hotel, Stornoway

Completed Project

The Sail Loft together with the adjoining Commercial Hotel, was declared surplus to requirements by the present owners, the Stornoway Pier and Harbour Commission, and…

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St Mary’s Church, Lybster

Feasibility Study

St Mary’s Church dates from 1836 and was designed by William Davidson, an architect from an old established Caithness farming family. The church was…

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Traill Hall, Castletown, Caithness

Options Appraisal

Traill Hall is a category B listed building which occupies a prominent site on the entrance to Castletown village and is of considerable heritage merit.…

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Townlands Barn, Cromarty

Feasibility Study

The Townlands Barn is a category A Listed building of two storeys and attic. Originally built in 1694/5 as laird’s house known as Sandilands…

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Upper Pump Room, Strathpeffer

Completed Project

The first published account of the qualities of the ‘Castle Leod Water’ was given to the Royal Society in 1772 by Dr Donald Munro.…

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Viewhill House, Inverness

Options Appraisal

Viewhill is a category B listed building and occupies a prominent site overlooking the river in the centre of Inverness. Dating from 1835, the building is…

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25-27 High Street, Cromarty

Completed Project

Originally one dwelling these properties comprise an early 19th century, two-storey and attic, three bay stone build harled pair of category B listed dwelling houses…

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30 Princes Street/7 Sir John’s Square, Thurso

Design Report

The property is a classical two-storey townhouse dating from c.1800 built of squared Caithness rubble with raised margins indicating that it was originally harled. Despite…

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58-59 High Street, Ardersier

Completed Project

These two 18th century ashlar fronted town houses are located in the centre of the Ardersier Conservation Area. There may be some association with Fort…

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Easter Ross and Cromarty Churches Heritage Trail

Pilot Project

At  the Family Heritage Day on Saturday 23rd September 2023 at Dingwall Academy, (an event hosted by Archaeology for Communities in the Highlands (ARCH)),…

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Easter Ross Churches Heritage Trail

Pilot Project

Originally compiled by Dr Jim Mackay of the Kirkmichael Trust, and then substantially edited and extended by Mary Miers, director/trustee of Highland Historic Buildings…

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