The Easter Ross Seaboard is the stretch of coastline running from the North Sutor, Nigg, to the tip of the peninsula at Tarbat Ness.
The coastline extends around fourteen miles and supports three Seaboard villages – Shandwick, Balintore and Hilton. These villages are situated about half way along this beautiful example of Highland coastline. They are often referred to as ‘the villages’ or ‘the Seaboard’.
Shore Street, Balintore.
View of Balintore before the harbour was built.
Balintore from the cemetery.
Postcard sent by Jessie McRae Commercial Hotel to her aunt, Mary MacColl, Stewartlea, Argyll on the 7th August 1906.
Hilton of Cadboll. pre 1909.
Balintore harbour circa 1912. The SS Gleno, Newcastle, in the foreground, sank in 1917 on route from Barry to Falmouth carrying bags of flour.
Park Street, Balintore
Park Street, Balintore.
Archie McRae at the Commercial Hotel, circa 1930s
Bank Street, Balintore, 1930
Balintore Harbour.
Balintore, east end.
Herring Yard, Balintore
Bank Street, Balintore. not known, not known, not known, Donald Ross [Patton].
James Fraser outside Hilton Post Office.
Fraser’s Post Office/Shop, Hilton. Courtesy of Tain Museum.
Ronnie Fraser outside Hilton Post Office.
Balintore from the cemetery
Balintore from the cemetery. Courtesy of Tain Museum.
Balintore. Courtesy of Tain Museum.
Balintore from cemetery.
Balintore Harbour, circa 1912. Picture courtesy of Tain and District Museum.
Balintore harbour, circa 1930. Courtesy of Tain Museum
Shandwick Bay and village.
Houses on the green
East End, Hilton.
New Street, Shandwick, between the wars.
Left to Right as viewer looks. Maggie Vass and Annie MacDonald at 18 New Street, Shandwick. Circa 1936.
Ross & Cromarty Bakers.
Norman MacKay at 2 Shore Street, Balintore, 1930’s
13 & 14 Main Street, Balintore.
Balintore hotel, circa 1938.
Hugh Street, Balintore, 1940
3 Port Street. Balintore.
Shandwick bay. Courtesy of Tain Museum.
Balintore Harbour
Kings Marine area.
Balintore Harbour.
The old hall known as the canteen.
Back Street, Hilton, looking at Shore Street, looking at gap where 7 Shore Street in now. circa 1940s
Down the brae to Hilton.
Back of Shore Street, Balintore
Hugh Street, Balintore, 1950. Left to Right as viewer looks. Anna Skinner, Hugh Mackenzie, James Skinner, Annella Mackenzie.
Commercial Inn, Balintore
Sailors coming in at the harbour
Sailors in Balintore
Balintore harbour. Courtesy of Tain Museum.
Taylor’s garage
Hilton
Seaboard postcard
Balintore harbour. Courtesy of Tain Museum.
Commercial Hotel, Balintore.
Balintore harbour, note the construction at the end of the breakwater that housed a flamethrower in WW2.
Balintore harbour. Courtesy of Tain Museum.
Balintore bay looking towards the Nose. Courtesy of Tain Museum.
Balintore harbour. Courtesy of Tain Museum.
Balintore from the sea
Nigg Hill and Shandwick from Balintore harbour.
Balintore Harbour.
Balintore harbour
Well of health
George William Davage’s sweet and paper shop [white building] Back Street, Hilton. circa 1955
Shandwick Stone [Clach a’ Charridh]
Shandwick Stone [Clach a’ Charridh]
Shandwick Stone [Clach a’ Charridh]
Seaboard villages from the air. Courtesy of Tain Museum
