Posts Tagged ‘Inverness’
Crossing the River Ness will be a bit of all light
People who are out and about in Inverness after dark are set to find their way is slightly easier. The Highland Council is to install illuminated bollards on the pedestrian pavements on either side of Ness Bridge to improve the levels of light for people walking over the bridge in the evenings and to compliment…
Read MoreHighland festival of archaeology will conclude this weekend
The Highland Archaeology Festival will conclude this weekend. The two week schedule has been held to mark 2017 as the Scottish Year of History, Heritage and Archaeology. The final weekend promises a great way to learn more by providing opportunities to dive in, meet the archaeologists and share your own local knowledge and research. It’s…
Read MoreCompany bids to bring tartan weaving back to the Scottish Highlands
A kickstarter campaign looking to raise £500,000 for a new tartan weaving enterprise is taking shape on the Black Isle, just north of Inverness. ‘Build the Mill’ is the Kickstarter crowd funding campaign that will enable Scottish luxury design house Prickly Thistle Ltd to bring tartan weaving back to its home in the Scottish Highlands.…
Read MoreA blast from the past in the Highlands
A festival celebrating archaeology in the Highlands is now underway. The Highland Archaeology Festival 2017 is provided by the Highland Council and runs over two weeks each October to celebrate the heritage of the Highlands, from earliest settlers to modern times, below ground and above. With events to appeal to a seasoned archaeologist and complete…
Read MoreInverness-shire property boosted by NC500 success
The Inverness-shire property market appears in part to be benefiting from the success of the NC500 tourist route, according to figures compiled by Scotland’s leading independent property consultancy, Galbraith. Sales of properties handled by the firm’s Inverness office are up by 50% for the quarter ending 30 June 2017, compared with the preceding quarter. Prices…
Read MoreHRH The Queen bestows a Royal Warrant on Highland tailor, Campbell’s of Beauly
One of the oldest and most established tailoring specialists in the Highlands, Campbell’s of Beauly, have been granted the Royal Warrant for the supply of tailored goods to Her Majesty the Queen. The workshop in Beauly has for many years been making suits for the Balmoral Estate and has held two previous Royal Warrants since…
Read MoreForestry – it’s time to take stock of your trees
Landowners and estate managers are starting to take cognisance of the potential risk posed by trees and be more proactive in the management of veteran tree stocks, according to Scotland’s leading rural property consultancy. CKD Galbraith witnessed a surge in the number of tree survey reports conducted by their forestry team throughout 2016 as they…
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