Strathnaver Museum

The former parish church became redundant in the 1950s when the congregation moved to the Church of Scotland building in Bettyhill. The community led by Historian and broadcaster Dr Ian Grimble developed the idea to create a museum for the district. The Church of Scotland transferred the building to the community for a peppercorn sum in May 1962. In what must have been one of the earliest community asset transfers in Scotland. The community set about building a collection of artefacts and developing the building to be opened as a museum. The museum opened to the public in 1976. The group achieved museum registration in 1994 and became fully accredited under the museum accreditation scheme…

Strathnaver Museum is located in the regionally important B listed former parish Church of Scotland. The church was built in 1774 replacing a former church, the site having been one of ecclesiastical interest for at least 1,000 years. The Pictish Farr Stone (c.850AD) can be found at the west gable of the building, alongside 3 early grave markers. The original pulpit dominates the main room in the museum and is fronted by a reader's desk. The panelled and dated backboard initialled MGM for Master George Munro, minister 1754-79. Revd George Munro's tomb can be found in the graveyard which surrounds the museum. In 1882 the interior was reduced in size by the removal of the galleries and the…