“Friday I went by train to Kyle of Localsh and over to Kyleakin on Skye by ferry, and walked around the shore a bit. It was also a beautiful run though not as full of interest. Then on Saturday I returned to Stonehaven, and came to London with Mum on Monday.”

Jean’s letter to her sister Mary, written in London, 6 September 1951
Pipe band playing at Kyle of Localsh

Photos in and around Kyleakin:

Se images from Jean’s collection in and around Inverness:

Flora MacDonald statue and castle, Inverness
Cairn at Culloden
Receipt for Jean’s Inverness accommodation at the Flora MacDonald YWCA Centre
Jean’s ticket for tour to Culloden Moor
Receipt for 2 broaches sent home to Australia – possibly gifts for Jean’s sisters

Some photos taken in Royal Deeside – possibly in the last week of August before Jean travelled to London with her mother to set her off sailing home to Australia.

Crathie Church (where the royal worship in Scotland)
Jean outside Crathie church
Jean’s mother outside Crathie

Various images: Linn of Dee and Braemar church