Groam House Museum

Dublin Core

Title

Groam House Museum

Description

Displays on "The Picts of Rosemarkie", also "The impact of the First World War on Rosemarkie, Fortrose and Avoch". There are also children's activities for all ages including Pictish rubbings and a handling table.

Groam House is a harled 18th Century white painted two storey harled town house standing gable end to the High Street in Rosemarkie. The elegant courtyard is decorated with Pictish themed mosaic panels. Since 1980, the museum has been a Centre for Pictish Art internationally known for its magnificent Rosemarkie Cross-slab and display of other Pictish carved stones made some 1200 years ago for the vibrant monastic community of Rosemarkie.

Guided tours of the permanent display of Pictish Stones in the museum. Mini exhibition on a missing part of the Rosemarkie Cross slab.

Source

highlandblackislerosscromarty

Date

18th century

Type

Museum

Identifier

2647

Spatial Coverage

current,57.58901,-4.116096;

Museum Item Type Metadata

Street

38 High Street

Place

Rosemarkie

IsNewThisYear

No

OpeningDate1

7/9/2019

OpeningDate2

8/9/2019

OpeningTime1

10am to 5pm

OpeningTime2

10am to 5pm

Activities

Parking and toilets in adjacent car park

WC

No

DisabledWC

No

DisabledAccess

Yes

Refreshments

No

EventsForChildren

Yes

Parking

Yes

HearingLoop

No

LimitedAccess

No

NotAccessible

No

ID

13070

IsIncludedThisYear

Yes

Postcode

IV10 8UF

Citation

“Groam House Museum,” Digital Open Doors, accessed November 5, 2024, https://ddo.openvirtualworlds.org/omeka/items/show/2646.

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