Strathnavar Museum, Scotland
Introduction This evening, I am posting information on Strathnavar Museum which is located in village of same name. Location is a few miles east of Tongue on Scotland’s northern coast. Tongue features on the North Coast 500 driving route. Strathnavar Museum, Scotland Information on Strathnavar Museum This small museum is a ‘must’ for visitors wishing to connect with their ancestry and/or social and wider history of the area. Key aspects: The museum is based in a redundant Presbyterian Church. The surrounding burial ground contains a high percentage of burials of persons named Mackay. Inside,displays are focused on social history, including the Highland Clearances , and Clan Mackay. Outside the museum can be found a re-located burial cist from the Bronze Age (2100 to 750 BC). There is also a Pictish-era carved stone (8th/9th centuries AD) thus indicating a long period of human occupation in the area. Pictish Carved Cross Bronze Age Burial Cist (c. 3300 – c. 12...