New addition to the archive catalogue

We are absolutely delighted to announce that Lord Archibald Campbell’s collection of West Highland funerary monument rubbings has been added to our online catalogue. A total of 179 life-size rubbings contained within 20 bound volumes have been individually described, and high-quality digital images of each rubbing are now available to view online, for free!

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The archive is profoundly grateful to volunteers Dr Robert (Bob) and Faith Irving for all their hard work over several years to bring this project to fruition. Special thanks go to Bob for painstakingly scanning each rubbing and stitching the images together. Those who have seen the size of the rubbings volumes in real life will understand how much of a logistical challenge this has been!

Much of Bob’s work has also taken place on the other side of the world in Australia – a real testament to the power of remote volunteering.