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Applecross Heritage Centre / Ionad Dualchais

The Applecross Heritage Centre is a local museum and research centre run by volunteers from the Applecross Historical Society. We are beautifully situated with a unique Highland heritage.
Come on in – you’ll be very welcome!

’S e Ionad Dualchais na Comraich taigh-tasgaidh agus ionad-rannsachaidh ionadail a th’ air a ruith le saor-thoilich à Comunn Eachdraidh na Comraich. Tha sinn suidhichte ann an àite àlainn le dualchas Gàidhealach air leth. Thigibh ann – gheibh sibh fàilte mhòr!

Heritage Centre

The Applecross Heritage Centre is housed in a sensitively restored nineteenth century outbuilding of the old manse and glebe. It is operated by the Historical Society and its volunteers, and it was opened in 2003. It is a major plank of the Historical Society’s commitment to promoting knowledge of local history and culture.

The Centre contains displays, artefacts and records to interest locals and visitors alike in learning about the history of the area. In doing this it hopes to develop a sense of the unique nature of our community and how the past affects the present in A’Chomraich – the sanctuary.

Historical Society

The Society, established in 1998 and incorporated in 2000, collects and records information about the history of Applecross, arranges public lectures and disseminates information about the local area.

Applecross is a peninsula with many small villages and hamlets spread over approximately 30 miles of coastline. Today, the main tourist facilities are located around the 19th century village known as Shore Street, which visitors sometimes mistakenly think is called Applecross.

The Historical Society and the Heritage Centre are both run entirely by volunteers and depends on membership fees, income from the Heritage Centre and donations to operate. Click here for more information about the Historical Society.

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Visiting Applecross Heritage Centre

Practical details

The Heritage Centre generally operates from April to October each year, and it is open from 12-4 pm, or by special arrangement. It is run by Volunteers who give their time on a regular basis over the season.

Entry fee a nominal £3 (donations above this much appreciated). All funds from visiting the Centre go towards its running and maintenance costs.

In addition to a wide range of exhibits, we also hold or display a range of pictures, records, books and maps. Volunteers can direct visitors to specific resources. If, following your visit, you wish to follow up on anything please email us at applecrossheritagecentre@btinternet.com and we will endeavour to help you.

We also have a small retail facility. Again all profits go directly into supporting the running of the Centre. You can also make a donation at the desk.

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Duncan Beaton, "Kyle's grand old man", was born in Uags on the south coast of Applecross, in 1888, at a time when Uags was home to three families. His mother Jessie (MacDonald) was from Crowlin. Both places are now uninhabited. Another descendant of the Uags Beatons recently visited the Heritage Centre and gave us a family tree for our collection. ... See MoreSee Less

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A beautiful adder sunning itself on the road by the sheep fank at Culduie today - it slithered off just in time, as a car was approaching. Adders are the only poisonous snakes in UK, but deaths are extremely rare and there have been none since 1975. We only know of one death in Applecross as a result of an adder bite. In the early 1900s, a young child who was too young to know the danger is said to have been bitten while playing and later died as a result of complications. ... See MoreSee Less

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We had a visitor at the Heritage Centre today from New Zealand looking to find out more about Applecross history and the place where her great great great grandfather was born. Sue Tregoweth is descended from Donald MacRae, born at Camustiel in 1797, the son of John MacRae and ‘Issabel’ MacLennan. Other children born in Applecross to this couple included Kenneth, born at Camustiel in 1801; Maddy, born 1808 at Crowlin; and Duncan, born 1810, apparently at Culduie. There may have been others. Donald (born 1797) left Applecross and married Mary MacLennan in Inverness in 1826. They had a large family, some of whom later emigrated to New Zealand. One of these was James Wright MacRae, Sue’s great great grandfather. He appears in this amazing picture with his four sons. It is believed to have been taken around 1885, in New Zealand. If anyone has any information on this particular MacRae family from Applecross, and what happened to the other siblings, please let us know. ... See MoreSee Less

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Applecross Heritage Centre
Clachan, Applecross, Strathcarron IV54 8ND
applecrossheritagecentre@btinternet.com
01520 744478

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Research

If you are interested in starting your own research into an area of Applecross history then our Research and Learning page has some great resources to help.

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