Welcome

Welcome to the Groam House Museum website. We hope you'll find all the information you need about the museum. If you are touring the Black Isle or live locally, please do visit the museum during opening times to find out more about the information presented within the website. ADMISSION IS FREE !

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.

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 artefacts.

If you would like to download a copy of our short, introductory leaflet, giving more information about the museum, please click here.

Items in the collection which are in storage can be seen by appointment with the curator (click here for contact details)

Susan Seright, Curator

Opening Times

2010 Opening Times:

6 March – 25 April: Weekend Afternoons only (2.00 - 4.00pm), except:-
Easter, 2 - 11 April: Open Daily (2.00 - 4.30pm)
1 May – 31 October: Open Daily (Mon-Sat: 10.00am - 5.00pm; Sunday: 2.00 - 4.30pm)
6 November – 5 December: Saturday & Sunday (2.00 - 4.00pm)

2011 Opening Times:

22 April – 31 October: Open Daily (Mon – Sat: 10.00am -5.00pm; Sunday 2.00-4.30pm)
1 November – 4 December: Saturday & Sunday (2.00-4.00pm)
5 December closed until 2012.