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The Pass of Brander, beside the River Awe, 1920s
[source: HLH Archives, D1751/2/2/11]
[source: HLH Archives, D1751/2/2/11]
February 15, 2026 at 5:45 PM
The Pass of Brander, beside the River Awe, 1920s
[source: HLH Archives, D1751/2/2/11]
[source: HLH Archives, D1751/2/2/11]
A Scotrail train crossing the #Alness Viaduct that carries the Far North line over the River Alness, February 2001
[source: National Railway Museum, York]
[source: National Railway Museum, York]
February 15, 2026 at 11:03 AM
A Scotrail train crossing the #Alness Viaduct that carries the Far North line over the River Alness, February 2001
[source: National Railway Museum, York]
[source: National Railway Museum, York]
February 14, 2026 at 5:04 PM
The Royal Hotel in #Portree was gutted by a devastating fire on this day in 1963. #Skye fire crews were joined by those from Kyle and Inverness as gale force winds threatened to spread the fire to shops and a nearby fuel store. Photo is from 1950
[photo: Valentine's; source: HLH Libraries]
[photo: Valentine's; source: HLH Libraries]
February 14, 2026 at 2:03 PM
#Lybster, in #Caithness, with the Portland Arms Hotel on the right, c1950s
[photo: J. Adams; source: HLH Archives, D1751/2/1/17]
[photo: J. Adams; source: HLH Archives, D1751/2/1/17]
February 13, 2026 at 6:09 PM
#Lybster, in #Caithness, with the Portland Arms Hotel on the right, c1950s
[photo: J. Adams; source: HLH Archives, D1751/2/1/17]
[photo: J. Adams; source: HLH Archives, D1751/2/1/17]
A large crowd in #Cromarty on this day in 1914 to watch the beginning of construction of the Dingwall & Cromarty Light Railway. The line was intended to be 18 miles long and connect with the Highland Railway at Conon. Building was halted at the outbreak of WWI and never resumed
[HLH Archive, D1751]
[HLH Archive, D1751]
February 13, 2026 at 11:14 AM
A large crowd in #Cromarty on this day in 1914 to watch the beginning of construction of the Dingwall & Cromarty Light Railway. The line was intended to be 18 miles long and connect with the Highland Railway at Conon. Building was halted at the outbreak of WWI and never resumed
[HLH Archive, D1751]
[HLH Archive, D1751]
The approach to Kerrysdale Bridge during the floods in February 1998. It was the worst flooding in the #Gairloch area in living memory. More than six inches fell over a 36 hour period; the equivalent of a month's average rainfall
[photo from the collections at Gairloch Museum]
[photo from the collections at Gairloch Museum]
February 12, 2026 at 5:07 PM
The approach to Kerrysdale Bridge during the floods in February 1998. It was the worst flooding in the #Gairloch area in living memory. More than six inches fell over a 36 hour period; the equivalent of a month's average rainfall
[photo from the collections at Gairloch Museum]
[photo from the collections at Gairloch Museum]
Visitors coming ashore at #Arran from the Clyde steamer, 'Duchess of Argyll', in 1924. The ship was built at Denny's Yard, Dumbarton and lauched in 1906
[source: HLH Archives: D1751/2/2/11]
[source: HLH Archives: D1751/2/2/11]
February 11, 2026 at 6:57 PM
Visitors coming ashore at #Arran from the Clyde steamer, 'Duchess of Argyll', in 1924. The ship was built at Denny's Yard, Dumbarton and lauched in 1906
[source: HLH Archives: D1751/2/2/11]
[source: HLH Archives: D1751/2/2/11]
#Inverness High Street, February 1967. On the left is the Athenaeum, built in 1812 and home to a literary institute from 1815 to 1823. Biblical texts are inscribed between windows on the 1st floor. To the right is the former HQ of the Caledonian Bank, built in 1847
[photo: Edward Meldrum]
[photo: Edward Meldrum]
February 11, 2026 at 4:56 PM
#Inverness High Street, February 1967. On the left is the Athenaeum, built in 1812 and home to a literary institute from 1815 to 1823. Biblical texts are inscribed between windows on the 1st floor. To the right is the former HQ of the Caledonian Bank, built in 1847
[photo: Edward Meldrum]
[photo: Edward Meldrum]
February 10, 2026 at 6:43 PM
The Caledonian MacBrayne ferry, 'Pioneer', approaching Armadale, #Skye, early 1980s. Launched in 1974, she remained in the CalMac fleet until 2004 and was on the Mallaig - Armadale run from 1979 to 1989 (returning briefly in the early 2000s)
[photo: Olivia James; source: Skye & Lochalsh Archives]
[photo: Olivia James; source: Skye & Lochalsh Archives]
February 10, 2026 at 12:10 PM
The Caledonian MacBrayne ferry, 'Pioneer', approaching Armadale, #Skye, early 1980s. Launched in 1974, she remained in the CalMac fleet until 2004 and was on the Mallaig - Armadale run from 1979 to 1989 (returning briefly in the early 2000s)
[photo: Olivia James; source: Skye & Lochalsh Archives]
[photo: Olivia James; source: Skye & Lochalsh Archives]
February 9, 2026 at 6:04 PM
LMS 14409 (formerly HR 13), 'Ben Alisky', on a train at #Wick in 1936. Built in Glasgow in the late 1890s, it was one of the Highland Railway's "Small Ben" class of locomotives
[photo from the Highland Railway Society's Collections]
[photo from the Highland Railway Society's Collections]
February 8, 2026 at 4:29 PM
LMS 14409 (formerly HR 13), 'Ben Alisky', on a train at #Wick in 1936. Built in Glasgow in the late 1890s, it was one of the Highland Railway's "Small Ben" class of locomotives
[photo from the Highland Railway Society's Collections]
[photo from the Highland Railway Society's Collections]
The view from the north tower of the Kessock Bridge during its construction, February 1982
[photo: Andrew Fraser]
[photo: Andrew Fraser]
February 8, 2026 at 10:22 AM
The view from the north tower of the Kessock Bridge during its construction, February 1982
[photo: Andrew Fraser]
[photo: Andrew Fraser]
February 7, 2026 at 4:11 PM
On this day in 1989, torrential rain, combined with melting snow, caused the River Ness to rise by several feet. The force of the fast-flowing, debris-laden water undermined the foundations of the piers of the Ness Viaduct resulting in its collapse.
[photos: Sandy Cameron and Charlie MacArthur]
[photos: Sandy Cameron and Charlie MacArthur]
February 7, 2026 at 10:02 AM
On this day in 1989, torrential rain, combined with melting snow, caused the River Ness to rise by several feet. The force of the fast-flowing, debris-laden water undermined the foundations of the piers of the Ness Viaduct resulting in its collapse.
[photos: Sandy Cameron and Charlie MacArthur]
[photos: Sandy Cameron and Charlie MacArthur]
Barrels of fish being loaded onto the SS Hebrides at #Lochboisdale, South #Uist, circa early 1900s
[source: HLH Archives, D1751/2/1/18]
[source: HLH Archives, D1751/2/1/18]
February 6, 2026 at 5:31 PM
Barrels of fish being loaded onto the SS Hebrides at #Lochboisdale, South #Uist, circa early 1900s
[source: HLH Archives, D1751/2/1/18]
[source: HLH Archives, D1751/2/1/18]
People, some waiting for a taxi, in Academy Street, #Inverness, 1970s
[source: Scottish Association for Public Transport]
[source: Scottish Association for Public Transport]
February 5, 2026 at 6:43 PM
People, some waiting for a taxi, in Academy Street, #Inverness, 1970s
[source: Scottish Association for Public Transport]
[source: Scottish Association for Public Transport]
February 5, 2026 at 1:04 PM
Approaching North Kessock on the ferry, 'Eilean Dubh', 1950s
[photo: Jimmy Nairn; source: Highland Photographic Archive]
[photo: Jimmy Nairn; source: Highland Photographic Archive]
February 4, 2026 at 5:05 PM
Approaching North Kessock on the ferry, 'Eilean Dubh', 1950s
[photo: Jimmy Nairn; source: Highland Photographic Archive]
[photo: Jimmy Nairn; source: Highland Photographic Archive]
A goods train at #Dingwall, mid/late-1920s. The locomotive is one of the Highland Railway's 'Skye Bogie' class which were built primarily to work on the Dingwall - Skye line
[photo from the Highland Railway Society's Collections]
[photo from the Highland Railway Society's Collections]
February 3, 2026 at 5:06 PM
A goods train at #Dingwall, mid/late-1920s. The locomotive is one of the Highland Railway's 'Skye Bogie' class which were built primarily to work on the Dingwall - Skye line
[photo from the Highland Railway Society's Collections]
[photo from the Highland Railway Society's Collections]
Quendale House, also known as Quendale Haa, #Shetland was built around 1800 and was the home of the Grierson family who owned the Quendale Estate. The water mill was built in 1867 and processed grain. Milling ceased in 1948 but the building has been restored
[source: HLH Archives, D1751/2/1/22]
[source: HLH Archives, D1751/2/1/22]
February 3, 2026 at 2:07 PM
Quendale House, also known as Quendale Haa, #Shetland was built around 1800 and was the home of the Grierson family who owned the Quendale Estate. The water mill was built in 1867 and processed grain. Milling ceased in 1948 but the building has been restored
[source: HLH Archives, D1751/2/1/22]
[source: HLH Archives, D1751/2/1/22]
February 2, 2026 at 5:39 PM