1950s


Date: 1950 (+/- 10)

Location: Achlain

People: Bob Sinclair, Danny the Pier, Allan Bridgend

Description: Group at Achlain

Contributor: Pat

Date: 1950 (+/- 5)

Location: Pier Garage, Invermoriston

Description: Pier Garage when it was a petrol station and bus depot

Contributor: Pat the Pier

Date: 1950 (+/- 7)

People: ?,?,?,?,?,?,?,?,Annie Archie, Cathy Smart.

Contributor: Duncan Archie.

Date: 1950 (+/- 10)

Location: Levishie Lodge orphanage.

People: Mr Bennet

Description: Levishie Lodge orphanage and its head Mr Bennet with the orphans.

Contributor: Helen Fraser

Date: 1950 (+/- 5)

Location: Mann's croft, Braefield, Invermoriston.

People: Dan Mann & the Carranach's wife.

Contributor: Becca Swan

Date: 1950 (+/- 1)

Location: Drumnadrochit school

People: Duncan Archie (Back row far right), Mary Cumming (Front row 5th from left).

Description: Duncan Archie's class at Drum school.

Contributor: Duncan Archie

Date: 1950 (+/- 5)

Location: pier garage

People: alec macmillan

Description: alec macmillan at the pier garage

Contributor: pat

Date: 1950 (+/- 10)

Location: The Pier, Invermoriston

Description: Esso sign at the Pier House when petrol was sold there.

Contributor: Pat the Pier

Date: 1950 (+/- 5)

Location: Cluanie

People: Danny "the Pier" MacDonald

Description: Danny the Pier & mailcar.

Contributor: Pat the Pier

Date: 1950 (+/- 5)

Location: Pier House, Invermoriston

People: Danny the Pier, ?.

Contributor: Pat the Pier

Date: 1950 (+/- 5)

Location: Cluanie

People: Ian Grant's (Fort Augustus) wife in car.

Description: Ian Grant's wife and others in the mailcar at Cluanie.

Contributor: Pat the Pier

Date: 1950 (+/- 5)

Location: Maybe the abbey, Fort Augustus.

People: Peter Stoddart, Maragret Stoddart (Gillies)

Description: Margaret Gillies' confirmation.

Contributor: Peter Stoddart

Date: 1950 (+/- 5)

Location: Mann's croft, Braefield, Invermoriston.

People: Becca Swan, Dan Mann, Carranach's wife, Mrs Mann

Contributor: Becca Swan

Date: 1950 (+/- 20)

Location: Invermoriston Church

Description: Invermoriston church interior.

Contributor: Grant Fordie

Date: 1950 (+/- 15)

Location: Dalcataig, looking across to Invermoiston church

Contributor: Grant Fordie

Date: 1950 (+/- 5)

Location: Invermoriston

People: Jenny Fordie (nee Grant)

Contributor: Grant Fordie

Date: 1950 (+/- 0)

Location: Dalcataig

People: Jessie Grant (Jenny's Mother), Jenny Fordie

Contributor: Grant Fordie

Date: 1950 (+/- 5)

Location: Invermoriston Bridge, smiddy

People: Jenny Fordie

Contributor: Grant Fordie

Date: 1950 (+/- 5)

People: Jenny Fordie, Chris Saunders (nee Anderson)

Description: Chrissie Anderson was from Shetland and worked as a foredtry girl in Invermoriston during the war.

Contributor: Grant Fordie

Date: 1950 (+/- 5)

Location: Hotel, Invermoriston

People: Jenny Fordie

Contributor: Grant Fordie

Date: 1950 (+/- 5)

Location: Invermoriston Church

People: Petty and Frank Lawson

Description: Grant Fordie's cousins

Contributor: Grant Fordie

Date: 1950 (+/- 5)

People: Willie Grant (front)

Contributor: Grant Fordie

Date: 1950 (+/- 10)

People: Patsy Flett

Contributor: Irene Warren

Date: 1950 (+/- 5)

Location: West end of Loch Loyne.

Description: Bridges on Loch Loyne before they were inundated by the dammed loch.

Date: 1950 (+/- 5)

Location: Shop and hotel at Invermoriston.

Description: postcard

Contributor: web

Date: 1950 (+/- 5)

Location: Cluanie Inn

Description: Postcard

Date: 1950 (+/- 0)

Location: Caberfeidh (now Hill Cottage), The Pier

People: William, John and Helen Cameron (nee MacKenzie)

Description: The MacKenzies lived at Caberfeidh (now Hill Cottage) until the early 60s.

Contributor: John Cameron

Date: 1950 (+/- 10)

People: Mrs Peter MacMillan, Miss Margaret MacKenzie (the Pole), Mrs Fullarton (York), Mrs Ross (Dalcataig).

Contributor: Moriston Matters

Date: 1951 (+/- 1955)

Location: Dunan, Skye

People: Donnie Archie, Duncan's auntie, Duncan's uncle JOhn, Duncan Archie.

Description: Annie Archie's old family home in Skye

Contributor: Duncan Archie

Date: 1951 (+/- 2)

Location: Drumnadrochit school

People: Donnie Archie

Description: Donnie Archie at Drum school.

Contributor: Duncan Archie

Date: 1951 (+/- 2)

Location: Drumnadrochit school

People: 1st pupil on left, back row - Michael Coutts (son of David and Helen Coutts, Auchterawe, Fort Augustus) also Donnie Archie, Gregor Dunoon (Fort Augustus)

Description: Donnie Archie's class at Drumnadrochit school.

Contributor: Duncan Archie

Date: 1951 (+/- 1)

People: ?, Chrissie Saunders (nee Anderson), Ted Saunders, Jenny Fordie (?).

Description: Chrissie & Ted Saunders wedding. Chrissie was Jenny Fordie's best friend.

Contributor: Grant Fordie

Date: 1951 (+/- 10)

Location: Hotel, Invermoriston

People: Willie and Kay Grant (nee Warren)

Description: Eddie Grant's house in background.

Contributor: Irene Warren

Date: 1952 (+/- 1)

Location: Drumnadrochit school

People: Duncan Archie.

Description: Duncan Archie's school photo.

Contributor: Duncan Archie

Date: 1952 (+/- 5)

Location: Invermoriston

People: Bill Byron, May Byron, Angie MacGruer, Danny Ban, Jack MacDonald

Contributor: Bill Byron

Date: 1952 (+/- 10)

Location: Dulchreichard ?

People: Jimmy Warren sr and jr.

Contributor: Irene Warren

Date: 1952 (+/- 10)

People: Cathy Keith (nee Flett) holding bairn, Patsy Warren (nee Flett), ?

Contributor: Irene Warren

Date: 1952 (+/- 10)

Location: Dundreggan.

People: Patsy Warren (nee Flett).

Description: Old cottage beside road, now empty.

Contributor: Irene Warren

Date: 1952 (+/- 4)

Location: Hotel, Shop

Contributor: Postcard

Date: 1953 (+/- 0)

Location: invermoriston

People: douglas grant, catherine grant, michael, bridget, patsy flett, donald macpherson ceannacroc's daughter, sheila mactavish, anne kiel, margaret gillies, helen cameron, donald mackenzie, beatrice fraser, john mackenzie, duncan archie, ronald fraser, tim innes, catriona turnbull, donnie archie, ronnie ferguson, peter stoddart, christine macdonald, alasdair macdonald, anne mackenzie,isobel taylor, helen fraser, james fraser, alan grant, william fraser, alasdair cameron, duncan grant, alec kiel, leonard grant, daniel stoddart, charmane or gloria law, louise mackenzie, christine innes,christabel kiel, bobbin, bridget, miranda, macpherson, raymond, peter macmillan

Description: 55 glenmoriston schoolkids in the hall field at invermoriston for the 1953 coronation

Contributor: christine macdonald

Date: 1953 (+/- 0)

Location: Invermoriston

Description: Coronation sports.

Contributor: Helen Fraser

Date: 1953 (+/- 2)

Location: Skye.

People: Duncan Archie, Donnie Archie.

Description: Duncan and Donnie Archie at their grandparents house in Skye.

Contributor: Duncan Archie

Date: 1953 (+/- 0)

Location: Hall field, Invermoriston.

People: Miss MacKenzie the Pole, Peter Fraser.

Description: Miss MacKenzies, the Pole and Peter Fraser at the coronation celebrations in Invermoriston.

Contributor: Helen Fraser

Date: 1953 (+/- 10)

Location: Dulchreichard. Now demolished house near Harris's

People: Jimmy Warren

Description: Now demolished house between what is now Harris's and 'Lizart'.

Contributor: Irene Warren

Date: 1953 (+/- 10)

Location: Dulchreichard

People: Jimmy Warren

Description: The Warrens had the two houses on the left.

Contributor: Irene Warren

Date: 1953 (+/- 10)

Location: Dulchreichard

Description: Warren's houses - 2 on left.

Contributor: Irene Warren

Date: 1953 (+/- 10)

People: Patsy Warren (nee Flett)

Description: School photo

Contributor: Irene Warren

Date: 1953 (+/- 10)

People: Patsy Warren (nee Flett) on left.

Description: School photo

Contributor: Irene Warren

Date: 1953 (+/- 8)

Location: Falls on River Moriston at Invermoriston

Description: Falls on River Moriston at Invermoriston

Contributor: postcard

Date: 1954 (+/- 2)

Location: Dornie

Description: Sunday school trip to Dornie.

Contributor: Helen Fraser

Date: 1954 (+/- 2)

Location: Dornie

Description: Sunday School trip to Dornie.

Contributor: Helen Fraser

Date: 1954 (+/- 2)

Location: Invermoriston Church.

People: Mrs Ross (Dalcataig), Jennie Fordie, Miss macDonald (teacher), ?, Mrs MacKenzie (The Pier).

Description: Cleaning Invermoriston church.

Contributor: Helen Fraser

Date: 1954 (+/- 4)

Location: Cluanie Inn

Description: Buses at Cluanie. Notice "MacDonald's" painted on Danny the Pier's bus.

Contributor: Pat the Pier

Date: 1954 (+/- 0)

Location: Cluanie Inn

Description: Cluanie Inn

Contributor: P&J

Date: 1954 (+/- 10)

Location: Dulchreichard

People: Jimmy Warren in pickup, and Ronnie Warren maybe.

Description: Pickup made by Ronnie Warren from a Ford Model B car.

Contributor: Irene Warren

Date: 1954 (+/- 10)

People: Jimmy Warren right. Maybe Ronnie Warren playing the box.

Contributor: Irene Warren

Date: 1955 (+/- 5)

Location: Cluanie

Contributor: Pat the Pier

Date: 1955 (+/- 2)

Location: Cluanie

People: Christine MacDonald (with white hair ribbon)

Description: Party for Glenmoriston children, put on by the hydro scheme contractors.

Contributor: Christine MacDonald

Date: 1955 (+/- 5)

Location: Cluanie

People: Ian Grant's (Fort Augustus) wife.

Contributor: Pat the Pier

Date: 1955 (+/- 5)

Location: Invermoriston shop

People: ?, ?, ?, ?, Danny "The Pier" MacDonald, Angie Campbell, Fordie.

Description: Danny the Pier's bus.

Contributor: Pat The Pier

Date: 1955 (+/- 7)

People: Duncan MacDonell

Description: Duncan MacDonell with Austin car.

Contributor: Mary Frances MacDonell

Date: 1955 (+/- 4)

Location: Cluanie Inn

People: Meggie Ross (teacher), Jessie MacKenzie (keeper's wife), Danny the Pier, Willie MacLennan

Description: Danny the Pier on mail run to Cluanie. Mail car behind.

Contributor: Pat the Pier

Date: 1955 (+/- 5)

Location: Cluanie Inn

People: Jessie MacKenzie (keeper's wife), Danny the Pier

Description: Danny the Pier on mailcar run to Cluanie.

Contributor: Pat the Pier

Date: 1955 (+/- 3)

Location: Pier House, Invermoriston.

Description: Danny the Pier's buses parked at Pier House.

Contributor: Pat the Pier

Date: 1955 (+/- 3)

Description: Bus timetable for Glenmoriston run by Danny the Pier.

Contributor: Pat The Pier

Date: 1955 (+/- 5)

Location: Pier Garage, Invermoriston.

People: Pat the Pier

Description: Pat the Pier at the Pier Garage.

Contributor: Pat the Pier

Date: 1955 (+/- 5)

Location: Outside the bar, Invermoriston.

People: Pat the Pier, ?.

Description: Pat the Pier outside the bar.

Contributor: Pat the Pier

Date: 1955 (+/- 10)

Description: Group of women, taken by Jenny Fordie?

Contributor: Grant Fordie

Date: 1955 (+/- 5)

Location: Invermoriston Bridge

People: Jenny Fordie, Peter Fordie

Contributor: Grant Fordie

Date: 1955 (+/- 15)

Location: Cluanie Inn

Contributor: postcard

Date: 1955 (+/- 10)

Description: Minesweeper HMS Invermoriston

Date: 1955 (+/- 15)

People: Murdoch Campbell

Description: Free Church Minister at Culnacarn from 1930 -34

Contributor: Jeanne Wilkinson

Date: 1955 (+/- 15)

Description: Woman with basket.

Date: 1955 (+/- 5)

Location: River Moriston

Date: 1956 (+/- 1)

Location: invermoriston school

People: Back Row: Alasdair macDonald (Achnaconeran), David Johnson (shop), Alec Kiel, Duncan Grant, Raymond Steele, James Fraser (the manse). Middle Row: Patty MacDonald (Achnaconeran), Winnie Fraser, Christabel Kiel, Christine MacDonald (Achnaconeran), Helen Johnson (shop), Anne MacKenzie (farm), Christine Innes (Dalcataig), Alan Grant. Front Row: Davis Shapcliff (Dalcataig), Isobel Brace (Levishie), Grace Johnson, Helen Fraser (manse), Helen MacKenzie (the Pier, bobby's daughter), Yvonne Sandilands (Aultsaigh), Marion MacLeod (Aultsaigh, Donnie MacLeod, Kiltarlity's daughter), Pearl Brace (Levishie), Gordon Steele.

Description: invermoriston school group photograph

Contributor: christine macdonald

Date: 1956 (+/- 2)

Location: Inverwick

Description: Inverwick.

Contributor: Mary Frances MacDonell

Date: 1956 (+/- 3)

Location: Pier House

People: Annie MacDonald, Ronnie Fraser, Margaret Fraser (n?e MacDonald), Pat the Pier

Contributor: Pat the Pier

Date: 1956 (+/- 0)

Location: Cluanie Dam

Description: Shortly after the dam's completion

Contributor: Ted Murdoch

Date: 1956 (+/- 2)

Location: Eas Iararaidh, near Dundreggan Dam

Contributor: Donald the Pier

Date: 1956 (+/- 5)

Location: Dulchreichard

People: Margaret and Jimmy Warren.jpg

Contributor: Irene Warren

Date: 1956 (+/- 0)

Location: Old Bridge, Invermoriston

Contributor: SCRAN

Date: 1957 (+/- 2)

Location: The Bar, Invermoriston.

People: Bob Henderson, Alec MacMillan, Kenny MacMillan, Annie the Bar, friend of Charlie Jean's

Contributor: Duncan Archie

Date: 1957 (+/- 2)

Location: The Bar, Invermoriston.

People: Willie Archie, Annie Archie, ?, Bob Henderson, ?, ?, ?.

Contributor: Duncan Archie.

Date: 1957 (+/- 2)

Location: The Bar, Invermoriston.

People: Kenny MacLennan, Willie Archie, Bob Henderson, Donnie Archie, Duncan Archie, Annie the Bar,?, Alec MacMillan.

Contributor: Duncan Archie

Date: 1957 (+/- 3)

People: ?,?, Billy (Cluanie) MacDonald, Agnes McNair (nee Grant, Jenny Fordie's sister), Hamish MacDonald, Alison MacDonald (nee McNair), Alasdair McNair, ?.

Description: Hamish & Alison MacDonald's wedding.

Contributor: Grant Fordie.

Date: 1957 (+/- 7)

Location: Old bridge, Invermoriston.

Description: Old bridge after flood damage but before it was partially repaired.

Contributor: Grant Fordie

Date: 1957 (+/- 5)

Location: Dulchreichard ?

People: At back: possibly Margaret Warren, possibly Ronnie Warren, Margaret and Jimmy Warren.

Contributor: Irene Warren

Date: 1957 (+/- 0)

Location: Hotel and manse above.

Description: Hotel and manse above.

Date: 1957 (+/- 4)

Location: Caberfeidh (now Hill Cottage), The Pier

People: Back - Donald MacKenzie
Middle - Jamie and Mary Jean MacEwan, Jean MacKenzie, Helen Cameron (nee MacKenzie)
Front - Unknown, Mrs Ann MacKenzie, Rosalilne MacKenzie (granddaughter)

Description: The MacKenzies lived at Caberfeidh (now Hill Cottage) until the early 60s.

Contributor: John Cameron

Date: 1958 (+/- 2)

People: Back row (l to r) : unknown, Donnie MacDonell, Rita MacIver, Jimmy MacDonell, Betty MacDonell, Duncan MacDonell, Jessie Duncan, Father Phillip, Meg Stirling. Left Hand Table: (Top to Bottom): 1st: Jeanne (Smiddy), 5th: Jock Bain, 6th Jock Stirling. Right Hand Table: (left side): 1st Jessack MacDonald(Smiddy), 2nd: Donnie Campbell, 3rd: Margo Smith, 5th: Pat MacDonald. (right side): 3rd: Willack or Dunc MacDonald (Smiddy)

Description: Betty and Ducan MacDonell's wedding

Contributor: Mary Frances MacDonell

Date: 1958 (+/- 10)

People: Ronnie Warren, Margaret Warren maybe, Jimmy Warren, ?

Contributor: Irene Warren

Date: 1958 (+/- 5)

Location: Dulchreichard

People: Ronnie warren - tallest, Margaret Warren in glasses.

Contributor: Irene Warren

Date: 1959 (+/- 0)

Location: Aberdeen

People: Duncan Archie, Duncan MacKenzie

Description: Aberdeen University shinty team

Contributor: Duncan Archie

Date: 1959 (+/- 2)

Location: Outside Invermoriston School.

People: Ronnie Strupach, Langley Ludgate (Fort Augustus), Duncan Archie

Contributor: Duncan Archie