Old Photographs of Strontian

The Dualchas Sunart Heritage Archive contains a wealth of old documents, artefacts and photographs, which combine to tel the story of Strontian and the wider Sunart community over the last 150 years.

The Dualchas volunteers have been steadily cataloging and digitising these materials, with the ultimate goal of being able to display and store them in the new Sunart Heritage Centre, as well as making them available online to the Strontian diaspora around the world.

We hope to be able to update this section of the website as more materials are digitised. In the meantime, to give you a flavour of what’s available, here are just a few of the old photographs in the archive. If you’d like to learn more, or enquire about the materials we hold then please contact us at: dualchas-sunartheritage@hotmail.com

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Croit Floraidh” situated above the Knoll, Ardnastaing. Floraidh Hamish pictured with her daughter and grandchildren.
Calum MacIntyre with brother Alistair Macintyre and good friend Jimmy Cameron outside the Old Smiddy
Gathering sheep at Carnoch Farm
Preparing for a days stalking Riddell Estate at outside Horsley Hall. Mr MacKenzie pictured with the pipe and stick would have been the Keeper.
Postcard of Anaheilt and the valley. Rockfield in the foreground and the Tramps shop centre.
Bellsgrove Lodge built for the manager of the Lead Mines c1850. Later used as a hunting lodge. The lodge has since been demolished. The house on the right is now a private home.
Strontian School pupils with teachers approx. 1954.
Strontian Parish Church built in 1826, one of the Parliamentary Churches of the Highlands and Islands designed by Thomas Telford.
A summers day outside Horsley Hall c1900. Formerly Strontian House, Horsey Hall. The building was latterly known as Loch Sunart Hotel and was destroyed by fire on 31 December 1998.
Driving West past Sea View 1930’s. This building was once used as a Ladies School and then housed the Post Office for a time.
London House c1900. Centre section built c1808 with matching extensions to both ends at a later date. Now the Strontian Hotel.
The Smiddy with Blacksmith Mr MacArthur
Strontian School 1908. The old school, located in lower Anaheilt is now a private house.