We were fulfilling a long-held desire to visit the Black Isle, a peninsula lying between the Moray and Cromarty Firths on Scotland’s east coast. We broke our journey from the Midlands at Moffatt, arriving at the Camping and Caravanning Club site in glorious, late-afternoon sunshine, which called for an ice cream. In the evening, we headed off to explore the town on foot, taking in a delicious meal in The Annandale Hotel.
Continuing north the next day, we ran into torrential rainfall, which flooded the road as we drove through the Pass of Drumochter. The rain eased as we crossed the bridge from Inverness to the Black Isle and by the time we reached the Rosemarkie Club site the sun was shining. Our pitch was within a few yards of the sea and had stunning views. After a bracing walk, we had an early night and were soon lulled to sleep by the sound of the waves and the calls of oystercatchers.
Next day, we cycled into Rosemarkie village to explore, spending some time in Groam House Museum where there is an important collection of Pictish sculpture and Celtic art. The Rosemarkie cross-slab, decorated with Pictish symbols and Christian crosses, is the pride of the collection. We learnt that George Bain (1881-1968), who taught art at Kirkcaldy High School, researched the meaning of the Celtic symbols so that modern artists would have more understanding of their use in design.
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