The Clanranald Anvil
Within the Museum stands a mysterious block of iron known as the ‘Clanranald anvil’. Amid a haze of folklore, we can discern something intriguing, so
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The St Kilda Mailboat
When the last thirty-six St. Kildans left their island homes in August 1930, a unique Gaelic culture that had existed out in the furthest reaches of t
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Jacobite Banknotes – The Story, the Sale and the Raffle
In progress and will be accessible at 2pm on Friday 16th July
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Sobieski Kilt
In this blog tartan historian, Peter Eslea MacDonald, focuses on a 19th century kilt in our collection said to have belonged to the Sobieski brothers.
Jon Schueler’s “Snow Cloud: Sun and Sleat, I.”
Jon Schueler (1916-1992)
Snow Cloud: Sun and Sleat, I, November 1974 28 x 24 in/71.12x 60.96 cm, oil on canvas (o/c 379)
Collection: The West High
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Major MacFarlane’s Pistols
Major MacFarlane’s Pistols
Four beautiful examples of 19th century pistols were gifted to the museum in 2017.
The pistols were owned by Major Jam
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The Sinister History of Mort Safes
The Sinister History of Mort Safes
Death is inevitable. For the living, however, death has been treated with reverence, ritual and ceremony.
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Fort William’s friendship with the Objiway
In July 2020 we had an enquiry about one of the more unusual objects in our collection. Tucked away in our attic store is a deer skin scroll inscribed
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The West Highland Museum’s Top 10 objects relating to Bonnie Prince Charlie
Today marks the 300th anniversary of the birth of Prince Charles Edward Stuart. To commemorate this special occasion the West Highland Museum has bee
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