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Folk Museum
The Highland Folk Museum, Kingussie and Newtonmore, invites you to enter the World of the Highlander - to see, touch, smell and feel the atmosphere as you walk through the material remains of 400 years of Highland life from clansman to crofter.
Track how Highland people dealt with their environment, creating ingenious solutions to their everyday problems of providing light, heat, shelter, clothing and food.
An experience encapsulating the whole spectrum of human endeavour and development in Highland life..
Culloden
Scene of the last major battle fought on mainland Britain. The final Jacobite uprising ended here on 16 April, 1746, when the army of Prince Charles Edward Stuart was crushed by the Government forces, led by the Duke of Cumberland. Turf and stone dykes which played a crucial part in the battle have been reconstructed on their original site as part of a long-term strategy to return the battlefield to its condition in 1746.
The original Leanach Cottage, which survived the battle being fought around it, has been restored several times and is now open to the public, with Living History presentations during summer. Also in the Trust's care are the Graves of the Clans, the Well of the Dead, the Memorial Cairn, the Cumberland Stone and the Field of the English. The Visitor Centre houses a permanent Jacobite exhibition, including an 18th-century sampler commemorating the battle, purchased with co-finance from the Heritage Lottery Fund, and a historical display.
Clan McPherson
'Here are Housed the Relics and Memorials of Rich Historical Interest not only to Scottish Clans-
men but to all of Whatever Race they may be who are Attracted by the Story of High Resolve
Patriotism and Loyalty.'
So reads the proclamation at the door of the Clan House and Museum in Newtonmore, Scotland. It reflects the desire on the part of Clansmen from Scotland and abroad to bring together, house and display the history and culture of the clan at home and abroad.
Grantown Museum
Grantown Museum and Heritage Trust was founded in 1987 with the aim of establishing a community based heritage centre in Grantown-on-Spey. In April 1995, after a successful Appeal, Burnfield House, built in 1861, two minutes from the town Square, was purchased by the Trust for this purpose. This former school building, with its spacious grounds, is now the home of Grantown Museum.
Following a complete refurbishment programme, funded by a grant from Heritage Lottery Fund, plus a range of grants from various other public / private sector bodies, donations and money raised from numerous fund raising events, the Museum opened in April 1999. The same year, this small highland, independent museum received the Commended Award at the Scottish Museum of the Year Ceremony.
The Museum tells the story of Grantown-on-Spey, a fine example of an 18th century planned town. The founding of the town is well documented and the history of the people and buildings are brought to life in the exhibitions with both modern and traditional displays and by an audio visual presentation.
The Museum shop stocks a range of interesting and attractive Scottish gifts in addition to books, toys, postcards and stamps for the convenience of visitors.
Victorian Heritage trail
Since Balmoral Castle was built for Queen Victoria in 1855 Grampian Highlands has been the holiday playground of the British Royal Family. The Victorian Heritage Trail links the places associated with Queen Victoria in what she called her "Dear Paradise".
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