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The Highland Archive Service is responsible for locating, preserving and making accessible archives relating to all aspects of the history of the geographical area of the Highlands.

Place the pointer over the round marker of each archive centre to see a photograph of the building. Click on the round marker to access information on the particular archive centre.

Featured Item from our Online Archive

Posting & Hire Book of A & J Macpherson, 1878. Ref: L/D54/2/1/1 A page from the Posting & Hire Book of A & J Macpherson Carriage Hire of Fort William, a predecessor of our modern car rental firms, for October 1878, showing hire of carriages, carts etc for transport. A & J Macpherson were active in Fort William in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and were extensively used by local dignitaries like Lochiel and Lord Abinger. The original document is deposited at Lochaber Archive Centre, Fort William.