Cromarty Courthouse Museum

invites you to explore one of Scotland's secrets

Our museum, in the town's eighteenth- century Courthouse, uses extensive research and enthusiasm for history to help you share in the story of  Cromarty - past and present.

"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're easy to find. Click on Visitor Information for more details.

 Free Entry!

Keen to get as many people to enjoy the Courthouse as possible, Trustees have decided to open for FREE during the Year of Homecoming 2009.

We're open from 2 May to 27 September

Opening hours are 11.00 - 16.00 on Sunday, Monday, Tuesday,Wednesday, Thursday

 Courthouse delighted with major revamp

The volunteer trustees at the museum have been working hard over the winter months to make Cromarty Courthouse an even more exciting place to visit during 2009.

The museum has opened with a major new exhibition 'From the Fishertown' looking at life in the fishertown during the nineteenth century and what drove people to leave around the turn of the twentieth century.

The exhibition is  based on the detailed and moving 1905 photographs taken by Willie John Smith and follows family histories from the Fishertown, looking at the lives of the emigrants and what there descendents are up to now.

In a complementary exhibition the Museum has used interviews with Cromarty residents to relate their family associations with the Fishertown and the sea. There are also be panels telling how Cromarty relates to the sea now and what the future close to sea level holds for Cromarty.

Upstairs the Courtroom scene is still in full swing, there are period costumes for children to dress up in, and a displays about medieval Cromarty, and the conservation work being carried out at the East Church.

The trustees are delighted to be developing these exhibitions in association with acclaimed Highland artist, John McNaught and talented film-makers Don Coutts and Lindy Cameron.

Cromarty Courthouse Museum
Church Street, CROMARTY IV11 8XA

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

email: info@cromarty-courthouse.org.uk