Schottland - Black Isle: Rundgang im Dorf Cromarty
near Cromarty, Scotland (United Kingdom)
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The village has numerous red sandstone houses from the 18th century, a lighthouse, two museums (a courthouse and a museum/birthplace of the town's famous son, Hugh Miller). It's fun to stroll through the streets.
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Cromarty Courthouse (1778) Museum
Here you can learn everything about the history of Cromarty and you can attend a court hearing. The Cromarty Courthouse Museum combines the fascinating history of an 18th century courthouse and gaol with cells, prisoners and active trials with the history of a vibrant North Highland port town and hinterland. "Walk through the door of this elegant 18th-century courthouse and experience the harsh Highland justice of the day; visit a prisoner, attend a trial. This Grade I listed building houses the Museum of Cromarty and its neighboring parish Resolis. Its collections, exhibitions and learning areas offer a fascinating (and free) insight into the past, present and future of this unique part of Scotland." Source: https://www.cromarty-courthouse.org.uk/
Hugh Millers Cottage und Museum
This thatched cottage (1711) is the birthplace of Hugh Miller (1802-1856), an honest mason and amateur geologist who pioneered the study of fish fossils in Scotland. He later moved to Edinburgh, where he became a famous journalist and newspaper publisher. The Georgian villa next door houses a museum about Miller's life and his life's work.
Pfarrkirche East Church
The church is furnished true to the original according to the descriptions from 1780. The three balconies inside the current church are particularly interesting. Namely, while the common people sat downstairs, the balconies were divided into "Laird and Appendices" and "Poor Scholars". When the place of worship became obsolete in 1998, it was taken over by the Scottish Redundant Church Trust, which has been using donations to keep the building wind and weatherproof as a museum.
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