Old Photographs Muir of Ord Highlands Scotland

Tour Scotland wee video of old photographs of Muir of Ord, Scottish Gaelic: Am Blàr Dubh, a village in the Highlands. It is situated near the western boundary of the Black Isle, about 9 miles west of the city of Inverness and 5 1⁄2 miles south of Dingwall. The village is served by Muir of Ord railway station which is a railway station on the Kyle of Lochalsh Line and the Far North Line. It is the location of the sole remaining crossing loop on the single line between Dingwall and Inverness, Highlands. It was once the junction of a branch railway to Fortrose. The station building and platform canopy were erected in 1894. Passenger services on the branch ceased on 1 October 1951, but the branch remained open for freight until 13 June 1960. The Glen Ord Distillery is one of the few remaining whisky distilleries on the Black Isle. Highfield House by Muir of Ord was built around the middle of the nineteenth century, it was home to the Mackenzies of Highfield. The house met with disaster in 1947, when it was burned to the ground. Now all that remains are the gate lodges and the Dower House, a building which was converted from a traditional thatched farmhouse, into the residence of the lady dowager. This later became the Mackenzies' new family home All photographs are copyright of Sandy Stevenson, Tour Scotland, and may not be used without permission.

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