Cromarty Courthouse Museum

invites you to explore one of Scotland's secrets

"The real treat [in the Black Isle] is ... Cromarty. The best way to get a sense of the town is to head straight for the excellent museum in the old Cromarty Courthouse ... which tells the history of the town using audio visuals and animated figures (... the kids love them)" The Rough Guide to Scotland

We are open 7 days a week 10am - 5pm until October.  We're easy to get to. Click on Visitor Information for more details.

Drovers Exhibition on display during April and May

Cromarty Courthouse Museum opened its second temporary exhibition of the new season last week. The displays, which present the history of cattle droving in the Highlands, are on loan from the Highland Livestock Heritage Society. The Society’s chairman, David Henderson, comments:
 
"We are delighted to bring this travelling exhibition to Cromarty Courthouse. The history of the livestock trade in the Highlands & Islands is such a rich tale, involving every part of the area.  For centuries this was the economic lifeblood of the region, and the people who made it work were the economic heroes of their age. The highland drovers are a dramatic symbol of this vital trade. Long before the American cowboys, they were driving huge numbers of cattle, and later sheep, for hundreds of miles over rough terrain to southern markets.
 
I hope that Cromarty visitors will enjoy this display, and have their appetites whetted to visit our newly-opened Drover Exhibition at Dingwall Mart. There, they will see the livestock heritage story told in full detail, with many illustrations and audio-visual presentations. It is a story we should all be proud of." 
 
This exhibition follows the museum’s highly successful ‘From Behind Closed Doors’ – a display of art works lent by residents of Cromarty and not normally seen in public – which ran for 10 days during the Easter holidays.

Still on show... the return of the highly acclaimed ‘Slaves and Highlanders’ exhibition

The unspoilt, 18th century port of Cromarty sits at the tip of the Black Isle peninsula. Our museum, in the town's eighteenth- century Courthouse, uses extensive research and enthusiasm for history to help you share our enthusiasm for Cromarty - past and present.

 Come and share our enthusiasm!

Cromarty Courthouse Museum
Church Street, CROMARTY IV11 8XA

Phone: 01381 600418 (from outside the UK, +44 1381 600418)

email: info@cromarty-courthouse.org.uk