In the Pictish Sculptured Stone Museum.

Pictish Beast Stone. Depiction possibly a precursor to tales of kelpies:-

Hogback stone (these are more usually associated with Vikings):-

Stone with Christian motifs:-

Last July we went back to Meigle to see the stones at the Sculptured Stone Museum. (This time I phoned first to see if it was open.) There’s an impressive array of Pictish stones.

View of Museum stones:-

Cultural crossover stone with Pictish and Christian symbols:-

Reverse of stone in previous photo. The symbols are thought to depict the story of Daniel in the lion’s den:-

Strange fish like symbols:-

A hunting scene:-

The Brontë Parsonage Museum contains several items of apparel relating to the Brontës.

Charlotte Brontë’s wedding dress:-

Charlotte’s wedding bonnet and veil:-

Charlotte’s cotton bodice:-

There are other items of memorabilia.

Sealing wafers and Charlotte Brontë’s writing desk:-

Charlotte on a plate:-

Brontë handwriting:-

Brontë possessions:-

Statue of the three Brontë sisters in the Parsonage garden:-

The Brontës were not just writers. They also painted.

Portrait of Anne Brontë by Charlotte Brontë:-

Sketches by Charlotte:-

Charlotte’s paintbox and three works:-

Engraving of Geneva by Anne:-

Portraits by Branwell:-

Portrait of Charlotte by J H Thompson:-

Portrait of Brontë siblings:-

Piano and chair:-

Stairwell:-

Patrick Brontë’s bedroom:-

Branwell Brontë’s room:-

A bedroom:-

Parsonage from garden:-

Model of original building; inside Brontë Parsonage Museum:-

Patrick Brontë’s study:-

Dining room:-

Curate’s room:-

Passage to kitchen:-

Kitchen:-

Stairs:-

Some of Hugh Miller’s possessions:-

Fossil finds:-

More fossils:-

Mudstone:-

Hugh Miller was a pioneering geologist and fossil collector who was born in Cromarty.

The cottage of his birthplace is now in the care of the National Trust for Scotland.

Exterior:-

The actual cottage is to the left above, the building next to it is a museum.

Cottage interior:-

Garden to rear showing thtched roof of cottage:-

Garden:-

Sculpture in garden:-

Restoration projects:-

Model of old Windermere ferry, with cargo of horse-drawn carriage:-

There is a large Boathouse at the Jetty Museum containing several boats which once plied the lake’s waters:-

The lake from the Museum’s jetty:-

Sailing boat:-

Painting of boats on Windermere:-

Exhibits and memorabilia:-

A more modern launch:-

White Lady II. This sank 120 feet to the bottom of the lake in 1937 and was salvaged in 1982:-

Henry Segrave’s seat from Miss England II, plus lifejacket, helmet and goggles 1930, stopwatch holder, windscreen housing and cleat from Miss England II.:-

Canfly; the boat is unique because it was built for the engine:-

Rob Roy canoe, designed for solo trips:-