Culduie Cottage, Applecross

Culduie Cottage, Applecross Family owned cottage in the village of Culduie, Applecross. The cottage is no longer available for rent as we now live in Applecross.

We hope to be able to return to offering selfcatering accommodation later next year in our newly renovated barn. Culduie Cottage is our family croft cottage in Culduie, a small hamlet of ten cottages on the peninsula of Applecross, Wester Ross, in the Highlands of Scotland. We will keep you updated on when our converted barn accommodation is completed. Our barn, like the cottage, enjoys stunning v

iews across the Inner Sound towards Raasay, Rona and the magnificent Cuillin hills on the Isle of Skye.

Applecross crofters vs the Excisemen. The tale of an illicit whisky bust in Applecross, 1887.
11/07/2021

Applecross crofters vs the Excisemen. The tale of an illicit whisky bust in Applecross, 1887.

It was Friday the 30th December 1887. Thoughts in Applecross were on the forthcoming Hogmanay celebration and how to ensure a plentiful supply of one of the key requisites of every New Year celebra…

Interesting how history often seems to repeat itself in politics!
25/04/2021

Interesting how history often seems to repeat itself in politics!

In Dingwall town centre, on Monday 19th January 1835, the general election for Ross and Cromarty kicked off with the nomination and announcement of the candidates. The weather was atrocious, with s…

Well done Applecross Primary School! Check out their new wee film too. What a great way to learn history 😊😊😊
23/03/2021

Well done Applecross Primary School! Check out their new wee film too. What a great way to learn history 😊😊😊

Applecross Primary School is a tiny school on The North West Coast of Scotland. We currently have 10 pupils. Each pupil has taken an active role in creating this Tea Towel, which we hope to sell to raise funds for the School. Please see below for an order form if you'd like to place an order. You

Final musings in the Applecross Clearance series.
21/02/2021

Final musings in the Applecross Clearance series.

This is just a roundup of a few further thoughts and queries. Any answers or further information would be very welcome. A Mackenzie family split over the clearance?Clearance of the glenMemories of …

The next instalment- A look through the letters of the laird who was responsible for the clearance in Applecross.
06/02/2021

The next instalment- A look through the letters of the laird who was responsible for the clearance in Applecross.

In 1812, when Thomas sought advice from Bates, the Applecross estate probably wasn’t “nearly in a state of nature” as he claimed, and the people on it certainly weren’t living an unchanging and anc…

The next instalment of the Applecross Clearance researches: a look at how agriculture, kelp and changing landlords impa...
30/01/2021

The next instalment of the Applecross Clearance researches: a look at how agriculture, kelp and changing landlords impacted on people in Applecross.

The Mackenzies gained possession of Applecross in the mid-1500s, after the Reformation. Before then, the lands of Applecross belonged to the Catholic church and the rents from around a dozen or so …

Some more research from Lockdown. Alan’s been looking into the Highland Clearances in Applecross.
23/01/2021

Some more research from Lockdown. Alan’s been looking into the Highland Clearances in Applecross.

On 31st March 1812, Thomas Mackenzie, future MP for Ross and Cromarty, wrote a letter to Thomas Bates, a prominent stockbreeder in Northumberland, seeking his help with: “the acquisition of so much…

21/12/2020

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