the north in 100 things

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We are compiling 100 things which can be said to represent the north.  They can be objects, landscapes, foods, buildings, literature, songs, anything in fact, whether tangible or intangible that encapsulates the spirit of these communities. 

We are working with heritage and cultural partners across the north to gather these and they are presented in the gallery below.  We are covering a large geographical area (red on the map opposite) from Moray in south east through Nairn, Ross and Cromarty to Caithness and Sutherland as well as Orkney and Shetland.  Our UHI partners are covering the rest of the Highlands and Islands (green on the map).  

our thing of the week....
Renewable Energy

I came to Stromness, Orkney to visit my campus. One weekend, the weather was beautiful and I went to stroll around town. One place captured my attention was the electric vehicle recharging stations. As a more transition done to cleaner energy, it is great to observe the availability of large recharging stations there.

NOMINATED BY HENNY

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The Pictish Queen Portmahomack

The Deskford Carnyx

Fishing Gansey (picture courtesy of Johnston Collection, Wick)

Cullen Skink

Up Helly Aa

The Caithness Chair

Orkney Chair

Doric

Herring Fishing (picture courtesy of the Johnston Collection, Wick)

Flow Country

The Shipping Forecast

Noss Head Lighthouse (picture courtesy of the Johnston Collection, Wick)

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Butterscotch: the Shetland ewe

The A9

The Old Man of Hoy

Crofting

Caithness Dialect

The Dwarfie Stane on Hoy

A Shetland Pony

A Brora Coal Miner

Neil Gunn

The Italian Chapel, Orkney

The Northern Lights

Neolithic Orkney

Suilven

Renewable Energy

Burning of the Clavie

John o' Groats

Fair Isle Knitting

George Mackay Brown

The Burghead Bull

The Ba

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