Inverness has always been a bland city with nothing rewarding for a tourist that seeks historical culture. The new 'castle' will do nothing to change this.
Certainly the 1970s were not kind to it. There are some hideous buildings. We think the Mercure Hotel is the best place to stay - because it’s the only place where you can’t see the Mercure Hotel
People reading this should be aware that the decades folloeing Scotland continued to be brutal as we were effectively an occupied country with British army garrisons and an occupying army of redcoats ensuring (mainly Highlanders) kept to the rules forbidding kilts, Gaelic and bearing arms with extreme force.
I can testify to this having been part of a small group inspired by historian Suart McHardy who discovered the 'Cantonment Documents' in the library of Edinburgh Castle's military museum and transcribed them from photocopies of the English officers reports. These were then passed on to Murray Pittock, who included the information in a book he was writing around then ut also distributed, along with map showing the coverage, to a great many schools and museums in Scotland. It is very likely that Inverness museum will have copies.
I totally agree - there is a sense that telling Scots about our own history would be like Serbians creating some kind of ancient national blood and soil narrative or something. It is the same in the NMS which is "object-led" not story led
They should make a film about the Jacobite rebellion and bonnie Prince Charlie. It’s a great, sad story.
Thanks. Well Outlander is basically about the Jacobites - but I wouid like to see a film of Waverley
Inverness has always been a bland city with nothing rewarding for a tourist that seeks historical culture. The new 'castle' will do nothing to change this.
Certainly the 1970s were not kind to it. There are some hideous buildings. We think the Mercure Hotel is the best place to stay - because it’s the only place where you can’t see the Mercure Hotel
People reading this should be aware that the decades folloeing Scotland continued to be brutal as we were effectively an occupied country with British army garrisons and an occupying army of redcoats ensuring (mainly Highlanders) kept to the rules forbidding kilts, Gaelic and bearing arms with extreme force.
I can testify to this having been part of a small group inspired by historian Suart McHardy who discovered the 'Cantonment Documents' in the library of Edinburgh Castle's military museum and transcribed them from photocopies of the English officers reports. These were then passed on to Murray Pittock, who included the information in a book he was writing around then ut also distributed, along with map showing the coverage, to a great many schools and museums in Scotland. It is very likely that Inverness museum will have copies.
Thank you for that, what was the name of the book? Was it The Myth of the Jacobite Clans (1995)
Possibly, but I don't think I ever knew the title of the book that included our findings.
Like many historians, Murray Pittock often worked on more than one book at a time, depending on the information/ research which became available.
In the meantime read SG MacLean’s “The Bookseller of Inverness”. It is a fantastic read and incredibly detailed and historically accurate.
A fabulous writer and this stand alone is one of her best.
I actually just got the audiobook and I am enjoying it - thanks
Also The Redemption of Alexander Seaton is incredible
I totally agree - there is a sense that telling Scots about our own history would be like Serbians creating some kind of ancient national blood and soil narrative or something. It is the same in the NMS which is "object-led" not story led
Yes the timidity is very much there
They took away the fish, and look what happened.