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HIGHLAND MEMBERS' CENTRE
( Charity Number SC 006203 )
The Highland Members' Centre has several speaker meetings during the year, day outings in summer to localities of interest and a St. Andrew's Day luncheon. Meetings are held at different venues around Inverness and Nairn.
Current Programme
- Tuesday 27th January 2026, 7.30pm on ZOOM
- "St Kilda and the U-Boat" with Susan Bain.
Susan Bain, NTS Western Isles Manager, will give a ZOOM talk on "St Kilda and the U-boat". Her talk will look more closely at the impact of the military on St Kilda from the 18th century to today, including the vital role St Kilda played in the First World War. - Tuesday 17th February 2026, 7.30pm on ZOOM
- "Marriage Stones of the North" with Dr Jim Mackay.
Dr Jim Mackay of the Kirkmichael Trust will tell the romantic stories behind the marriage stones of the North, from the 1500s to modern times, with numerous beautiful images of their often extravagant carving. Many old houses, including NTS properties such as Brodie Castle, Abertarff House and Hugh Miller's Cottage, have fine examples, and most communities have at least one marriage stone. - Monday 16th March 2026, 2.30pm in The Robertson Room, Culloden Visitor Centre
- "Historic Maps and Mapmaking" with Dr Roland Spencer-Jones
Roland Spencer-Jones is a former GP who has been immersed in archaeology and heritage since his retirement. He has a particular interest in landscape archaeology, i.e. how the land has been used over time. With an interest in historical maps, he ran a North of Scotland Archaeological Society (NOSAS) project in 2018 to digitise the maps of the Lovat Estate, resulting in over 300 new estate maps being uploaded to the National Library of Scotland. This talk will focus on the pre-Ordnance Survey maps of Scotland, focussing on the way that the land was surveyed and the maps constructed. - Wednesday 29th April 2026 in Nairn Community and Arts Centre
- AGM and talk on the work of Nairn Museum
Tea/coffee/biscuits will be available at 10.00 a.m. followed, at 10.30 a.m., by a talk by Ms Annie MacDonald, Curator of Nairn Museum, an independent local museum, on the work of the Museum and some of the interesting artefacts to be found there.
The AGM, at 11.45 a.m., is only to our own members.
There will be a charge of £5 to those not in the Highland Members' Centre to cover the refreshments and talk.
For more information please contact Rhona Moir.
Contact Information
Chair, Highland Members' Centre - Rhona Moir - Tel. 07979712167
Or you may send an email to - highlandntsmc@gmail.com
Highland Members' Centre of The National Trust for Scotland is a registered Scottish charity number SC006203.