Curling Match: Lochaber vs. Spean Bridge, at the curling pond, Fort William, 1890s
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Teachers at Fort William Higher Grade School, 1911
Group of teachers at Fort William Higher Grade School in 1911. One of the men in this picture is probably Primrose Fairweather, who joined to staff of the school in that year. In 1915 he joined the army to fight in the First World War, and was killed in action in France.Read more
Letter from General George Wade to John Cameron of Lochiel, 1 September 1725
General George Wade (1673-1740), today best known as the builder of the military roads in the Highlands, was Commander in Chief of the military forces in Scotland from 1724 to 1740. One of his main concerns was to pacify the Highlands, and as part of this plan, he tried to disarm the various clans, so… Read more »Read more
