Raven's Roads
Living an interesting life: the travels and musings
of motorcycling author Linda R. Moore

Sep 29, 2005

Cromarty

Filed in Britain 2005 (2), Travel

A few images from around Cromarty.

Building with obvious tower: the old courthouse.

White cottage and house: the cottage is Hugh Miller’s birthplace, and the house is where he eventually moved with his wife.

Book Crossers might be amused by the following extract from his wife, Lydia’s, journal:

“Our plenishing was not very great, but was “bien” and comfortable. I had taken no great thought for saving, having been during the first three years of my residence in Cromarty somewhat extravagent, I fear, in dress, and during the latter two in books. (!) Hugh, on his part, had not time to save much; but we managed to furnish a parlour and bedroom and kitchen pretty well and one of the attics had shelves put up for books and fossils. They were the nucleus of what afterwards became a large library and a fine museum.”

The big stone building is a brewery that was furnished by Lord (?) Ross, who did a lot of stuff for Cromarty. It’s now a cultural centre of some kind, I didn’t pay much attention as I walked by but if you want to look it up, it’s the Cromarty Centre.

Last but not least, a view up the Cromarty Firth towards the Moray Firth.