Posted By romhc On Thursday, 28 November 2019
On Saturday 2 November, 30 people gathered at the Centre. First there were the formalities: news of hard work, modest achievements, stable finances and exciting plans for the future. Anne Baxter reported on the year past: Convenor’s Report RoMHC became a Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation (SCIO) on 25 June 2019 - this change of status being confirmed by OSCR - the....
Continue ReadingThursday, 14 November 2019
Staff from Argyll Estates Archives enabled us to discuss our own resources, whilst giving us a privileged glimpse of the documents kept in Inveraray.
Keep ReadingWednesday, 30 October 2019
Until recently, the Ross of Mull had a remarkable number of Anderson shelters. But why so many? Can you tell us any more about this story?
Keep ReadingFriday, 13 September 2019
‘Do we know where we are going?’ was the witty title of a talk by Tom Aitchison, of Kintra and Hamilton, a long-standing supporter of RoMHC
Keep ReadingWednesday, 14 August 2019
As usual the Historical Centre had a presence at the show, somewhere between the cattle & sheep and ponies & dogs, with their keenly competing owners.
Keep ReadingSunday, 7 July 2019
The Trustees of the Ross of Mull Historical Centre are delighted to announce that the Centre is a Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation (SCIO)
Keep ReadingMonday, 17 June 2019
Having weathered well during the winter months the ducks were itching to get back in the water and stretch their wings. 141 ducks took to the water
Keep ReadingMonday, 17 June 2019
The Historical Centre received an invitation to a workshop entitled "Written in the Landscape" from Alison Diamond, Archivist for the Argyll Estates
Keep ReadingThursday, 29 November 2018
The theme of our "Remembering the Ross" gathering on November 28th was celebrations and ceilidhs.
Keep ReadingTuesday, 13 November 2018
Iona author E. Mairi MacArthur got in touch after reading an article about the names on the local war memorials in the autumn 2018 RoMHC newsletter.
Keep ReadingThursday, 1 November 2018
A gathering of local people with long connections to the Ross of Mull took place in Creich Hall on Wednesday October 31st.
Keep ReadingSaturday, 27 October 2018
21 years of the Ross of Mull Historical Centre was celebrated at the Annual General Meeting on Saturday October 27th.
Keep ReadingSunday, 22 April 2018
The name Kilpatrick, or Cille-Phadraig, literally means Chapel of St. Patrick, yet there are no known written records of the existence of a chapel,
Keep ReadingFriday, 13 April 2018
An arrowhead was found on Ardtun on low-quality crofting land, typical of Mull, usually thick with bracken but the area had been recently cleared.
Keep ReadingWednesday, 11 April 2018
Scoor Cave, decorated with fascinating symbols, is situated at the head of a narrow inlet on the rocky shore of the south coast of the Ross of Mull
Keep ReadingSunday, 1 April 2018
Among the artefacts in the Museum there’s now a creel. one that is different in several ways from those mass-produced and delivered to the local piers
Keep ReadingThe Ross of Mull is an extraordinary microcosm of all that draws visitors to the Hebridean Islands. The scenery, as you travel along the single-track road from the ferry at Craignure is breath-taking. You experience in the many walks in the area a true sense of wilderness; the secret bays with their beaches of silvery sand, the abundance of wildlife and the innumerable marks on the landscape of the lives of past generations and communities long gone. The Ross of Mull is a compelling place for anyone fascinated by history and the ancient way of life of the Gaelic people.