Gorthleck

The hamlet of Gorthleck including from Chapel Bridge along Lochgarthside to the Gaik at one time had Shops and Post Office . There are several Mansion Houses in the area , Gorthleck, Corriegarth, Easter Aberhaulder another one Wester Aberhaulder was burn down in the nineteen forties . Gortleck has a Public Hall “The Stratherrick Public Hall”

Stratherrick War Memorial. Situated on an outcrop of rock beside the B862 road below Gorthleck House . The memorial commemorates the local service personnel from Whitebridge, Gorthleck, Foyers Inverfarigaig, Errogie and Torness who lost their lives during World War One and Two. Photograph courtesy of Alister Chisholm.

Wester Aberhalder Mansion House 1895 The house burnt down around the mid forties and the remaining walls are used for a sheep fank. Photograph courtesy of Ewen Fraser.

Wester Aberhalder Mansion House c1930 by this time owned by the BA Company and leased out to tenants . The house burnt down around the mid forties and the remaining walls are used for a sheep fank . Photograph courtesy of Alister Chisholm.

Laracks Snowplough, Lyne of Gorthleck c1928 A horsedrawn snow plough with local road contractor Ewen Fraser at the rear and Mr Macintosh (The Baker) at the front Photograph courtesy of Nan Fraser.

Whitebridge Bus c1910 . Donald MacGillivrays, Lyne of Gorthleck's Bus outside Post Office Inverness prior to starting its run up to Whitebridge. Photograph courtesy of Grace MacGillivray .

Lyne Delivery Boys c1910 . Loch Mhor Stores at Lyne of Gorthleck Donkey Cart , that would have been used to pick up supplies at Inverfaraig Pier and deliver to customers . Photograph courtesy of Fiona Larg.

Sheep shearers at Gorthleck Mains around 1930 only people identified were Angus Matheson Gorthleck Mains pouring the dram out of the bottle and next to him sitting his brother Jock Matheson of Ruthven .

Picture taken at Gorthleck Mains showing Angus Mackenzie on the horse binder cutting corn , Note the three horses used to pull the binder . Photograph courtesy of Angus Mackenzie

Prince Charlie room Gorthleck Mains , the room where Prince Charles stayed on the first night after his defeat at Cullloden . He only stayed a half night here word had reached him that there were Redcoats in the district so he moved and spent the rest of the night in Aberhaulder . The photo was taken in the nineteen twenties when Angus Matheson ran the farm . Photograph courtesy of Angus Mackenzie .

Macbrayne's Whitebridge Bus c 1946 , possibly taken at Lyne of Gorthleck , beside a large snow drift which in all probability had to be opened by hand to clear the road as the local snow plough would be too small to break through the drift.

Loch Mhor Stores 1985, The local shop which had been owned by the MacGillivray family for over eighty years was sold Karl Hienz Fraser in 1985. This is the photo that appeared on the sales schedule. Photograph courtesy of Fiona Larg

Lyne of Gorthleck 1978, After the storm in late Jan that left roads impassable for several days and also no electric power for large areas of the district . Photograph courtesy of Fiona Larg.

Ballochan Snowstorm Feb 1955 Road just past Gorthlick council houses in the very bad storm of 1955 , snow falls like this were common in these days . , Notice the old style phone distribution poles . Photograph courtesy of Mary Cameron.

Stratherrick Gun Club shoot at Lyne of Gorthleck in 1959. the shoot was held on the edge of the wood at the rear of Laracks cottage . Back:- Bob Hendry (Strathconnon), Donald Robertson, ? , Willie Macintosh(Newlands), Rod Macgreggor(Kindrumond), Eddie Fraser(Knockcarroch), Ewen Fraser(Migovie), Eddy Smith (Foyers). Front:- Tommy Girvan , Kenny Macpherson (Killiechoilum), George Girvan , Duncan Macdonell , Donald (Maka) Macpherson. Photograph courtesy of William Macintosh

North Lyne Corn Thrashing c1960. The men having a tea break from thrashing the corn , with threshing mill in the background usually powered by a belt from a pulley on the tractor. L-R Angus Macgillivray, Unknown, unknown, Willie Macintosh( Lyne, The Baker) , Fachie Macdonald, and Donnie Macgruer. Photograph courtesy of Fiona Larg.

Bailebeag Meal Store c1966.. Situated just along the road from Drumtemple Church on the corner of the road before it goes down to the Coriegarth crossroads . The meal store was used by parish council to distribute meal to the poor of the parish. Last occupants of the houses were Tommy Fraser’s (Lochbran’s) family. Photograph courtesy of John Fraser.

Lochgarthside Hay Ricks c 1960. On Robin Fraser's croft at Gorthleck , after the hay was cut and left to dry spread out on the ground. The next stage was to gather it into small Hay Ricks. Then it would be taken to near the croft building and a hay stack built, to store the hay which would feed the animals over the winter . Photograph courtesy of Rose Fortune.

A Loch Garth c1930 postcard , from the angle looks like picture taken around Lyne of Gorthleck looking westward , to capture the outline of the hills . The telephone poles normally followed the road till they went towards a house across the fields . Suggestions at what exact location where the picture was taken will be welcome Photograph courtesy of Mary Cameron.

Combine Harvesting at Gorthleck Mains around 1977. Emptying the grain from the combine to the waiting trailer to take it away for storage. Standing Ewen Fraser (Ewen Migovie) while his son Willie is seated on trailer sides. Photo courtesy of Willie Fraser

Cranog on Loch Mhor near Garthbeg farm . Photo was taken when loch was drained during Hydro Board scheme. Photograph courtesy of E.M Lawson & S.R Lawson