Local School Galleries
Aldourie Click Here to go to Lessons By Loch Ness “Aldourie School”
Situated in on the roadside of the B862 about one mile outside Dores in the Inverness direction the present school was build around 1874 . It replaced a school in very near proximity possibly the same site . The first recording of a school in Dores is 1761 . This building is still the current Aldourie school, one of three schools still active in the district .
Bunchrubin Click Here
Situated on the B862 just north of Torness a new school was build here, opening in 1876. It replaced a nearby school run by the Society in Scotland for Propagating Christian Knowledge (SSPCK) , the school closed in 1955 see article on Bunchrubin in libray .
Boleskine Click here
Located past Drumtemple Church heading north to Foyers a new school was build here in 1879. It replaced an earlier parish school{Society in Scotland for Propagating Christian Knowledge (SSPCK)} that was nearby at Bailebeag from about 1803 . There is evidence of earlier schools in Boleskine parish from 1631 on-wards held in different location in the near vicinity to Drumtemple. Boleskine school closed in 1977, with its pupils transferred to the newly built Stratherrick school.
Errogie Click here
Situated in on the roadside of the B862 within Errogie, a new school was build here, opening in 1878. It replaced a nearby school run by the Free Church of Scotland around 1843 which was across the road from the present Free Church. Around 1721 the Society in Scotland for Propagating Christian Knowledge (SSPCK) had a school at an unknown location in Errogie . Errogie school closed in 1977, with its pupils transferred to the newly built Stratherrick school.
Foyers School Click here
With the British Aluminium Company opening its factory in Foyers in 1896, a school was opened in 1901 near the former Roman Catholic Chapel on the road up to the current school. Prior to that the children of the Foyers area attended Boleskine School. This school proved too small for the number of children in Foyers and Inverfarigaig, so a new school was built and opened September 1906 .This building is still the current Foyers school, one of three schools still active in the district .
Knockchoilun /WhiteBridge Click here
Situated on the Killin road on the Knockchoilum Junction a new school was build here, opening in 1878. This school superseded an earlier one nearby that was in operation since 1818 . In June 1940 the school burnt down , and was transferred temporary to the servants hall in Dell house. In Dec 1940 the former Roman Catholic school at Whitebridge ( which operated between 1875 an around 1915) was refurbished and used as the primary school for the area. In 1956 it was officially renamed Whitebridge primary school and in 1977 it closed with its pupils transferred to the newly built Stratherrick school .
Stratherrick Click here
Opened in 1977 near Lyne of Gorthleck to superseded Boleskine, Errogie and Whitebridge primary schools, one of three schools still active in the district .
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moved to farraline hall from leeds in 1950 my farther was estate manager lived in cottage on the hill side i was 4 year old. my brother was 3 went to errogie school had to walk right round top of loch to school as no transport was available in those days we had one big class room all of us from 4 to 15 in same class one teacher taught us all subjects best i remember is when it snowed bad no school sometimes for weeks as up to 5ft deep and at home our front door opened outwards to stop deer sheep from pushing door open so snow time me my brother jeff was put out of bedroom window with snow shovels to clear front door of snow so dad to get to work lots of great memories of our time there moved to foyers were my dad started work for aliminium comp so was at foyers school for 1 year before going to queen victoria boarding school in dunblane
I was excited to see some family members in the Foyers school photos. My Mother’s brother and sister in the one of the Sunday school picnic, back row L-R 10 Isa Fraser (swallow) and middle row L-R 9, Donny Fraser (Swallow). Isa is also in the 1936 photo L-R, 5.
Maimie and Roddie Reid are in the 1908 photo.I am in touch with Maimie’s daughter Kay Saunders who is my 3rd cousin.
Unfortunately my Mother Grace Macdonald (nee Fraser) does not appear in any of the photos. I was always amazed how well taught the Fraser girls were at the Foyers school. They all had beautiful hand writing, wrote wonderful letters and were able to recite poetry right to the end of their lives.