Highland Doors Open Days Programme 2015
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DOORS OPEN DAYS LÀITHEAN NAN DORSAN FOSGAILTE HIGHLAND September 2015 A’ GHÀIDHEALTACHD Sultain 2015 WELCOME TO DOORS OPEN DAYS 2015 FÀILTE GU LÀITHEAN NAN DORSAN FOSGAILTE 2015 Doors Open Days is co-ordinated nationally by the Scottish Civic Tr ust. It runs throughout Scotland every September as part of European Heritage Days, and aims to give people the chance to see inside some of the country’s most interesting buildings, many of which are not normally accessible to the public. For more information, please see www. doorsopendays.org.uk and www.scottishcivictrust.org.uk The Highland Doors Open Days programme is co-ordinated by The Highland Council’s Development and Infrastructure p? Service, and takes place on four weekends during September. This is your chance to visit awide range of buildings in the Highlands -all with free entry on their Doors Open Days dates –and to discover their fascinating stories. Why not use this brochure to plan aday out with adifference during September? Thanks, as ever,toall the Highland Doors Open Days venues for taking part and to the many volunteers who help make the programme happen. Happy exploring! www.doorsopendays.org.uk SYMBOL KEY: WC PARKING DISABLED TOILET REFRESHMENTS LEAFLET AT BUILDING ACCESS FACILITIES AVAILABLE OR NEARBY Front cover: main photo –Bona Lighthouse, Lochend. Bottom row (l-r) –Glencoe Folk Museum, Glencoe; Fearn Abbey,byTain; Caithness Horizons, Thurso; Dalarossie Church, by To matin; Nairn Museum. This page (top to bottom) -Cromarty Lighthouse; Waterlines Heritage Centre, Lybster; 2 Castle Roy, Nethy Bridge; Fingal Lodge of Freemasons 318, Dingwall. PARTICIPATING BUILDINGS... TOGLAICHEAN COMPÀIRTEACH... WEEKEND ONE MAKAR Workshop, To rbreck (Sat) p10 Saturday 5and Sunday 6September Muirtown Locks (Sat) p10 Old High Church (Sat) p10 IN AND AROUND INVERNESS St Andrew’s Cathedral (Sat) p11 Bona Lighthouse, Lochend (Sat) p4 St John the Evangelist Church (Sat) p11 Dalarossie Church, by To matin (Sat) p4 St Mary’s Roman Catholic Church (Sat, Sun) p11 Daviot Church, Daviot (Sat) p4 Eden Court Theatre (Sat, Sun) p5 St Michael and All Angels’ Church (Sat) p12 Emergency Centre (Sat) p5 Wardlaw Mausoleum, Kirkhill (Sat, Sun) p12 Free North Church (Sat) p5 BADENOCH &STRATHSPEY Highland Archive and Registration Centre (Sat) p6 Abernethy Old Kirk, Nethy Bridge (Sat, Sun) p12 HMP Inverness (Sat, Sun) p6 Castle Roy, Nethy Bridge (Sat, Sun) p13 Inverness Museum and Art Gallery (Sat) p7 Inverallan Church, Grantown-on-Spey (Sat) p13 Inverness Sheriff Court (Sat) p7 The Strathspey Railway, Aviemore (Sat) p13 Jim Savage-Lowden Observatory, Culloden (Sat) p7 WEEKEND TWO Fearn Abbey,Hill of Fearn, by Tain (Sat) p15 Saturday 12 and Sunday 13 September Fingal Lodge of Freemasons No 318, Dingwall (Sat) p15 BLACK ISLE/EASTER ROSS/ Hugh Miller Birthplace Cottage and Museum (Sat) p16 EAST SUTHERLAND Kyle of Sutherland Heritage Centre, Ballone Castle, Portmahomack (Sat) p14 Ardgay (Sat, Sun) p16 Cromarty Courthouse Museum, Old Parish Church, Edderton (Sat) p16 Cromarty (Sat, Sun) p14 WESTER ROSS Cromarty House, Cromarty (Sun) p14 Gairloch Heritage Museum, Gairloch (Sat) p17 Cromarty Lighthouse, Cromarty (Sat) p15 Ullapool Museum, Ullapool (Sat) p17 Dunbeath HeritageCentre WEEKENDTHREE (Sat)p18 Saturday 19 andSunday 20 September (including Neil Gunn ArchiveRoom),Dunbeath Waterlines HeritageCentre, Lybster (Sat)p19 CAITHNESS NAIRN BerriedaleChurch andCemetery, Berriedale (Sat,Sun) p17 LinksStudio (Sat)p19 CaithnessHorizons, Thurso (Sat,Sun) p18 NairnMuseum(Sat) p19 Clan Gunn HeritageCentre, Latheron (Sat)p18 WEEKEND FOUR LOCHABER Saturday 26 and Sunday 27 September Glencoe Folk Museum, Glencoe (Sat) p20 BADENOCH &STRATHSPEY Kinlochleven Power House, Kinlochleven (Sat) p20 Am Fasgadh, Highland Folk Museum, Lochaber Power House, Fort William (Sat) p21 Newtonmore (Sat, Sun) p20 Nevis Radio, Fort William (Sat) p21 IN AND AROUND INVERNESS St Paul’s Church, Croachy,Strathnairn (Sat) p21 3 Bona Lighthouse Lochend, Nr.Inverness IV2 6EL WC IN AND AROUND INVERNESS Sat 5September The Caledonian Canal, built between 1804 and 1822, was designed by Thomas Te lford and is aremarkable feat of OPENING TIMES Sat 10am –4pm engineering. Bona Lighthouse, designed by Te lford in the same octagonal shape he used for tollhouses and built around 1815, is a rare example of an inland Scottish lighthouse. The stunning oriel bay window,which once held the light that guided ships from Loch Ness onto the Canal, remains the building’s focal point. Scottish Canals has recently refurbished the building. It can now be booked as aholiday let. Scottish Waterways Tr ust’s Cultural Heritage Officer will be present for informal talks and guided tours (which don’t need to be booked in advance). Some printed information will also be available. w: www.scottishcanals.co.uk; www.scottishwaterwaystrust.org.uk Dalarossie Church To matin, IV13 7YA IN AND AROUND INVERNESS Sat 5September Dalarossie Church was built in 1790 and altered in 1904. It is situated on the site of an 8th century church dedicated to the OPENING TIMES 2pm -5pm Celtic saint, Fergus. Inside the church, there is the baptismal font, formed in the shape of arough-hewn stone bowl. There is also an old upright stone slab, known as the ‘Priest’s Stone’ or bargaining stone, and an old offering ladle. The church is located 3miles upstream from Bridgend in To matin. Ta ke the old A9, then look out for ajunction where you drive across field to the church. (OS NW 767 242.) w: www.strathsnairnanddearn.co.uk t: 01808 511448 Daviot Church Daviot, Inverness, IV2 5XQ WC WC IN AND AROUND INVERNESS Sat 5September Seven miles south of Inverness, Daviot Church is alandmark on the A9 with its distinctive golden cockerel weather vane. It was OPENING TIMES 10am -4pm built in 1826 at acost of £873 13s 0d by MacPhail and Macfarlane (or Macpharlane). The specification was prepared by Alexander Grant, factor to the Mackintosh (the chief of Clan Mackintosh). It was completely restored in 1991 with the help of Historic Scotland. Book about church available. Exhibition and powerpoint presentation. w: www.strathsnairnanddearn.co.uk 4 Eden Court Bishop’s Road, Inverness, IV3 5SA WC IN AND AROUND INVERNESS Sat 5&Sun 6September One of Inverness’s landmark buildings, the award-winning Eden Court complex combines 19th century grandeur with 20th and OPENING TIMES Sat 10am –4pm; Sun 11am –4pm 21st century sophistication. Eden Court consists of two theatres, two cinemas, dance studios and the beautiful Bishop’s Palace, as well as arestaurant, bars, roof terrace and garden. Come and see what goes on inside one of the UK’s largest arts centres. Guided tours available on Saturday and Sunday at 12 noon and 2pm. w: www.eden-court.co.uk t: 01463 234234 or 01463 239841 e: [email protected] Emergency Centre Mackintosh Road, Inverness, IV2 3TX WC IN AND AROUND INVERNESS Sat 5September In 1941, in the grounds of Raigmore House, an underground bunker was built for the RAF.Its purpose was top secret. OPENING TIMES Sat 11am –3pm Unknown to the pilots of enemy aircraft, their movements were being plotted –through the technology of radar –beneath this unassuming hillside. During the Cold Waritwas converted into anuclear blast hardened facility.Today,and probably still as little known, the bunker is used as the Council’s Emergency Centre. Exhibition –leaflet available. Free North Church Bank Street, Inverness, IV1 1QA WC IN AND AROUND INVERNESS Sat 5September The Free North Church was designed by Alexander Ross and opened on 17th June 1893. It is Gothic style, and its spire, at OPENING TIMES 10am -4pm 170 feet, is the tallest spire in Inverness. Whilst it is typical of the Presbyterian plain style, it surpasses most others in size and in the boldness and elegance of its detail. The North Church congregation split from East Church (Church of Scotland) and joined the Free Church of Scotland during the 1843 Disruption. The interior,which can seat 1300, has been restored with stencil work on the barrel ceiling. As usual in the Free Church of Scotland, there is no organ, but there is abox below the pulpit for the Precentor who leads the singing. w: www.freenorthchurch.org t: 01463 231981 e: [email protected] 5 Highland Archive and Registration Centre Bught Road, Inverness, IV3 5SS WC IN AND AROUND INVERNESS Sat 5September Uncover stories from the past at the Highland Archive and Registration Centre, situated along the river from Bught Park. It is the state- of-the- OPENING TIMES 11am-4pm Guided tours at 11.30am, 1pm and 2.30pm. art home for the historic records of Inverness-shire, Nairn, Ross & (Must be booked in advance.) Cromarty,and Sutherland. Archives date from the 14th century to the present day,and include records of schools, poor relief,churches and businesses, along with family and estate papers. Costing £10.5 million, the building was officially opened by HRH The Earl of Wessex in November 2009. It is also home to the Registration Service, with two wedding ceremony rooms among the varied facilities. Popinanytime between 11am and 4pm, or why not book aplace on one of the three behind-the-scenes guided tours? (See left for times.) Maximum of 20 people per tour. Please note: places on tours must be booked in advance by phone or email, and there is amaximum of 20 people per tour.Children are welcome so the whole family can come along. We look forward to meeting you. • Guided behind-the-scenes tours of the building including visit to the archive strong rooms and conservation studio • Exhibition of stories from the archives. • Ask the experts –find out more about researching your own family history. • Screening of old Highland films. • Live demonstrations of archive conservation techniques. • Tr easure hunt for younger visitors. w: www.highlifehighland.com/archives-service/ t: 01463 256444 e: [email protected] HMP Inverness Duffy Drive, Inverness, IV2 3HH WC IN AND AROUND INVERNESS Sat 5and Built around 110 years ago, HMP Inverness is the local prison serving Sun 6September the Highlands, Islands and Moray.Ithouses mainly short term prisoners and those awaiting court.