Gorthleck

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

: 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.

: 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 .

: 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.

: 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.

: 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

: 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 .

: 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

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

: 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.

: 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.

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