Welcome to the Groam House Museum website. We hope you'll find all the information you need about the museum. If you live locally, please feel free to visit the museum during opening times to find out more about the information presented within the website.
We also welcome telephone and email enquiries from those living further afield. Researchers and academics may be interested in browsing our publications page with a view to purchasing some of our popular books on Pictish and Early Christian History. We also have an archives section where it is possible to view our out-of-print publications.
We would also welcome enquiries about the work of George Bain, and equally we would like to receive any information you have regarding his work, his life, and the whereabouts of any of his artifacts.
The Museum
This lovely little museum is situated 15 miles north east of Inverness in the Black Isle seaside village of Rosemarkie.
It is an outstanding Pictish Centre for Ross and Cromarty. The unique display is focussed on 15 carved Pictish stones. All the stones originated in Rosemarkie, some dating back to the 8th century AD, when it was an important centre of early Christianity.
The pride of the collection is the magnificent Rosemarkie cross-slab, decorated with enigmatic Pictish symbols.
An introductory film 'The Picts in Ross-Shire' sets the scene for visitors. You are then at leisure to view the stones and displays, as well as browse through the comprehensive collection of photographs of the Pictish stones in Scotland.
Children are welcome and activities include making rubbings of Pictish symbols, together with the opportunity to play a reconstructed Pictish harp.
An archive of local photographs is available, as well as local oral history material/projects. Two additional videos about the Brahan Seer, the famous Highland prophet, may be viewed.
Susan Seright, Curator
Management
Groam House Museum is managed by a Board of Directors.
To read the Chairman and Curator's reports for the 2007 AGM, please
click here.
Opening Times
Current Opening Times: 1 November - 10 December: Weekend Afternoons Only (2.00-4.00pm)
2008 Opening Times:
1 - 20 March: Weekend Afternoons Only (2.00-4.00pm)
21 - 30 March: Easter, Open Daily 2.00 - 4.30pm
31 March - 30 April: Weekend Afternoons Only (2.00-4.00pm)
1 May - 31 October: Open Daily (Mon-Sat: 10.00am-5.00pm; Sun: 2.00-4.30pm)
1 November - 7 December: Weekend Afternoons Only (2.00-4.00pm)
8 December - March 2009: Closed
