Means of Working Woe
A short story from the Folk-Lore Journal of 'Working Woe' at Portmahomack
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Mermaid in Alness River.
A short story from our Fun Friday Facebook articles, of a Mermaid in Alness River.
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Heckie Ross
James Hector Ross or 'Heckie' as he was better known, was born in Tain in 1911 one of a family of eight. He ran a grocery shop on King Street and with his keen business sense and cheery manner soon built up a thriving business.
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Callum Oag at Amat House
An interesting letter, written by Miss Kathleen Lyon concerning Malcolm Ross of Pitcalnie hiding at Amat House in a secret room after the Battle of Little Ferry, 15th April 1746.
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He’d to wait 50 years to say thank you.
A nice story from a newspaper article dated 1968, involving Ebenezer Taylor and David Ross (pictured) from Fearn, Are you related?
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Kingscauseway - What’s in a name?
Kingscauseway is now merely a name on a map of Tain parish. In this article, Liz Sutherland looks at who the King was and why a causeway was named after him.
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Grace Ross and the Massacre of the Rosses
A short extract from the Massacre of the Rosses concerning Grace Ross.
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‘The Fendom Flyer’
An anecdote, from the late Forbie Urquhart, on how John Mackenzie earned the nickname “Flyer”.
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