Happy New Year ~ Bliadhna Mhath Ur
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ELCOME TO DUNOLLIE
Seat of the Clan MacDougall & home of The Hope MacDougall Collection
The 1745 House at Dunollie is a new museum and cultural centre in the former servants' quarters of the house. It will have exhibitions and a range of activities for all ages, and is the first step in longterm plans to open the heritage and collections at Dunollie to the public.
This includes the renowned Hope MacDougall Collection, a fascinating social history collection drawn from throughout the Highlands and Islands.
2012 - the Year of Dunollie Castle
Dunollie Castle stands high above The 1745 House, and 2012 marks the start of a major programme to consolidate the increasingly unsafe stonework and improve access. A big fundraising effort is now underway to save this exceptionally important site and find out more through its archaeology. The Castle and the MacDougall burial site at Kilbride Churchyard are both now in Archaeology Scotland's Adopt a Mounment Scheme: watch out for a big launch event in February!
Get involved at Dunollie!
Come and get involved as a volunteer. There are fantastic opportunities to help with the Castle and Kilbride projects, as well as helping out in The 1745 House with visitors, archive, education and events. We have a great bunch of volunteers and would welcome more.
Keep an eye out for what is coming up at Dunollie...
Old Kitchen ceilidhs
Bookings being taken for Faces Forward: Poetry and Tunes for Old New Year's Eve at 7.30pm on 11th Jan. With Norman Bissell, Kirsty MacDonald, and Chris Beveridge on fiddle and clarsach. Supported by the Scottish Book Trust. 01631 570550
Norman Bissell