Findhorn Village Icehouse & Heritage Centre
A warm welcome awaits you in THE FINDHORN HERITAGE ICEHOUSE. There you can explore the fascinating multiple underground arched chambers, built over 150 years ago to store ice for packing salmon on the way to London. The vast chambers are now used to display all aspects of the net salmon fishing industry in the Moray Firth.
- history of icehouses - domestic & industrial
- life cycle of Atlantic Salmon. Charts of nets deployed at fishing stations.
- the fishermen's unique life in the bothies
- salmon net fishing along the Moray Firth coast over the centuries.
- the annual tons of ice required to keep salmon fresh - where did it come from?
- boat building in Findhorn - through past ages.
- the Icehouse - designated an Ancient Monument by Historic Scotland in 1999.
Discover the Secrets of the Sands at FINDHORN HERITAGE CENTRE where the story of Findhorn is told from prehistoric times to the present.
- earliest residents and a bronze age burial urn - found in the centre of the village.
- the lost port of Findhorn - rediscovered 300 years after it was washed away by storms.
- FINDHORN - the seaport of Forres with ships trading with Baltic and Continental ports.
- the unique Findhorn Class yacht - developed and raced at Findhorn last century'
- local natural history - birds, flowers, dolphins, seals.
- albums of historic photographs and texts on local village history, way of life and worthies.
- a well stocked Gift Shop where you can buy that special souvenir gift.
JUNIOR QUIZ - all clues are to be found in the Heritage Centre and the Icehouse. Good luck!
Contact
Mrs
Sheila
Robbie
North Shore
Findhorn
Forres
Moray
IV36 3YL
Scotland
Tel: +44 (1309) 690659
E-Mail: s.eibbor@tesco.net
WWW: http://www.findhorn-heritage.co.uk
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