#objectoftheday from our museum stores: two pottery jugs commemorating Maj Gen Sir Hector Macdonald, ‘Fighting Mac’, who was born
#onthisday in 1853. The son of a Black Isle crofter, he rose through the ranks to become one of the most celebrated soldiers of the Victorian era. Sadly he took his own life in 1903 following charges of sexual impropriety – though many think he was a victim of establishment conspiracy and snobbery. If you've been to Dingwall you'll be familiar with the 100ft tower that his supporters put up in his memory – an unmissable local landmark.
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