Agriculture > Estates
Ardgour Estate - Colonel MacLean deducts 10% from rents of tenantry to compensate for the losses caused by the heavy snow storms
Inverness Advertiser Tuesday, April 20, 1852
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Agriculture > Markets & Fairs
100 Years Ago - Martinmas Market. Dreadful storm, worst in history of town. Description of damage done
Inverness Courier Tuesday, November 30, 1926
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Agriculture > Sheep Farming
Alexander Dunbar esq. Of Scrabster. Lost great number of sheep due to recent bad storm.
John O'Groat Journal Friday, February 17, 1843
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Buildings > Banks
Report of severe storm causing damage to various buildings including a large part of "The Brewery" Thurso.
John O'Groat Journal Thursday, January 12, 1865
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Buildings > Harbours
Keiss- escaped the storms, whereas other quays and fishing stations on the north side of Wick have suffered and along the North Head of Staxigoe
John O'Groat Journal Friday, March 2, 1838
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Buildings > Harbours
Lybster- the damage to harbour due to storms is not as bad as first thought, repairs will soon be completed
John O'Groat Journal Friday, March 2, 1838
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Buildings > Harbours
Pultney- Storm damage. A few large stones at the south quay were dislodged due to the violent sea.
John O'Groat Journal Friday, March 2, 1838
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Buildings > Harbours
Sarclet- did not receive much damage(storms). Mr. James Bremner, engineer has already made the necessary repairs.
John O'Groat Journal Friday, March 2, 1838
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Buildings > Harbours
Lybster. Report on severe damage by storm to Lybster Harbour
John O'Groat Journal Friday, January 19, 1849
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Buildings > Harbours
Inverness - Thornbush Pier, damaged by storm
Inverness Advertiser Tuesday, September 15, 1857
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Buildings > Harbours
Wick - Government engineer to inspect with a view to rebuilding to withstand further storm damage
Inverness Advertiser Friday, March 11, 1870
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Buildings > Harbours
Wick - New work carried out at harbour, damaged by storm
Inverness Advertiser Friday, February 10, 1871
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Buildings > Harbours
Lybster- Duke of Portland refuses to effect repairs to harbour(due to storm)
John O'Groat Journal Thursday, February 1, 1877
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Buildings > Harbours
Wick - Damage to breakwater due to destructive storm
Inverness Courier Thursday, February 20, 1879
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Buildings > Monuments
Kilmuir, Skye - Flora MacDonald memorial, form of Iona Cross, stone erected, blown down in a storm, broken in three pieces
Inverness Advertiser Friday, December 26, 1873
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Buildings > Monuments
Kilmuir, Skye - Flora MacDonald memorial, form of Iona Cross, stone erected, blown down in a storm, broken in three pieces, restoration of monument
Inverness Advertiser Friday, July 19, 1878
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Clubs & Societies > Miscellaneous
Inverness - Ness Islands Improvements Committee, aftermath of storm
Inverness Advertiser Tuesday, October 30, 1860
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Communications > Postal
Kirkwall. Following upon new P.O. regulation viz:- that no mail be delivered after 10pm causing distress in islands due to mails being either late or delayed by storm.
John O'Groat Journal Friday, February 26, 1847
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Communications > Radio & Television
Wireless storm - notice of eviction has been served on several corporation tenants who have not paid the extra assessments for wireless aerials
Inverness Courier Friday, April 10, 1931
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Communications > Telegraph
Badenoch, Newtonmore - Three miles of telegraph poles blown down by storm
Inverness Advertiser Tuesday, November 29, 1864
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Communications > Telegraph
Wick - Telegraphs sent in connection with the storm
Inverness Advertiser Friday, September 2, 1881
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Communications > Telegraph
Wick - Telegraphs sent in connection with the storm
Inverness Advertiser Friday, September 2, 1881
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Communications > Telegraph
Highland telegraph communications with London broken due to great snow storm & gales
Inverness Courier Friday, February 16, 1900
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Emigration > Ships
Emigrant Ship "Omega" belonging to Stromness, left Liverpool with 315 emigrants to New York, a bad storm caused 5 men getting killed.
John O'Groat Journal Friday, April 21, 1848
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Events > Accidents
Isle of Skye - Soldier, named Donald McLeod, home on leave from the 78th Regiment at Maida, perished in a snow storm whilst coming from Sleat to the neighbourhood of Broadford
Inverness Journal Friday, February 15, 1811
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