John Nicolson Collection
01/11/2013
John Nicolson (1843-1934) was a Caithness farmer with a talent for painting and sculpture as well as a deep interest in local history. He was born at Stemster near John O' Groats in 1843, but moved in 1858 to Half Way House at Auckengill, (now Summerbank) where he continued to farm until his death in 1934. Nicolson's interest and knowledge in the history of Caithness was such that he was regularly approached for information on its archaeology, and by people researching family histories. He was approached by RCAHMS Secretary Alexander O Curle in 1909 during the survey of ancient monuments in Caithness, for which he supplied plans that were published in the inventory two years later.
John Nicolson played an important role in Sir Francis Tress Barry's archaeological investigations of Caithness. Nicolson acted as Barry's foreman, supervising the excavations and using his artistic talents to illustrate the archaeological sites they investigated and the finds they recovered. Together Barry and Nicolson excavated around twenty five sites in Caithness. Nicolson played an important role in creating visual records of the sites and of the items found. The John Nicolson Collection is therefore significant archaeologically and integral to our understanding of the early history of the region and the work they carried out.
As well as archaeological drawings, John Nicolson, a self taught artist, sketched and painted many portraits of local people, and also the landscapes of Caithness. His interest in history led him to recreate imaginative scenes from Caithness' history, including sketches of the Norse settlers who occupied the area, and a group portrait of the family of John O' Groat. Nicolson was a prolific artist with a distinctive style, providing Caithness with a unique cultural legacy.
Nicolson was also a talented sculptor, executing sculptures of people as well as accepting commissions for monuments, including gravestones, of which numerous examples can be seen in Canisbay Churchyard. Nicolson's most iconic sculpture is perhaps 'Meryvn's Tower' at Nybster Broch, a monument created in commemoration of Sir Francis Tress Barry. Nicolson used the "spoil" from their excavation to provide building material for the monument which is situated on the promontory headland at Auckengill, north of Keiss, just meters along from the Nybster broch itself.
The collection was gifted to RCAHMS by Nicolson's grandson in 2005/6.
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Excavation photograph - entrance passage and centre of broch during excavations. Originals (2 copies) stored in PRINT ROOM.
© RCAHMS
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Scanned image of watercolour drawing showing skeleton.
© Courtesy of HES (John Nicolson Collection)
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View of the excavations of ‘The Pap’, Hillhead, Caithness, by Sir Francis Tress Barry in 1901, showing the entrance from outside.
© Courtesy of HES (Society of Antiquaries of Scotland Collection)
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Scanned image of a drawing of six artefacts, of bone and stone.
© Courtesy of HES (John Nicolson Collection)
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Scanned image of a drawing of a stone artefact viewed from three different perspectives. See also E 40893 for plan.
© Courtesy of HES (John Nicolson Collection)
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Scanned image of a drawing of a standing stone, entitled: 'Stone Lud. Earl Liot. 672'.
© Courtesy of HES (John Nicolson Collection)
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Scanned image of a drawing showing the excavation of a burial mound; annotated; dated 15-8-04.
© Courtesy of HES (John Nicolson Collection)
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Scanned image of a drawing of assorted pottery sherds; entitled: 'Ackergill Mound, 1902'.
© Courtesy of HES (John Nicolson Collection)
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Watercolour of a wooden artefact with a slot in it.
© Courtesy of HES (John Nicolson Collection)
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Scanned image of a drawing of two engraved discs or rings; possibly the obverse and reverse sides of the same object. The reverse side of the paper used for this drawing is signed J. Nicolson and dated 1903 [see PPD 37B].
© Courtesy of HES (John Nicolson Collection)
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Watercolour of four pottery sherds and a piece of bone with two perforations.
© Courtesy of HES (John Nicolson Collection)
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Watercolour of two artefacts: a slotted iron tool and a ring.
© Courtesy of HES (John Nicolson Collection)
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Scanned image of a drawing of two spindle-whorls.
© Courtesy of HES (John Nicolson Collection)
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Digital copy of a drawing of chamber in cairn with measurements annotated 'No. 3' and labelled 'Chambered Cairn Yarhouse. Discovered by F T Barry in Horned Cairn 1900'. Verso: drawing of chamber with measurements annotated 'No. 2'
© Courtesy of HES (John Nicolson Collection)
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Scanned image of a drawing of six worked flints, titled: 'Arrowheads from the park Ackergill. 1902'.
© Courtesy of HES (John Nicolson Collection)
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Digital copy of a drawing of a stone-built feature, titled: 'Ackergill Mound, 1902'. Verso: 'Ackergill Mound. Circle of Stones where skulls were found in debris'.
© Courtesy of HES (John Nicolson Collection)
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Drawing of three artefacts, highly elaborate in form and decoration; two of which are possibly part of the same object.
© Courtesy of HES (John Nicolson Collection)
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Scanned image of drawing of a vessel, entitled: 'Hillhead 1901, Stone Fire Place'.
© Courtesy of HES (John Nicolson Collection)
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Scanned image of watercolour drawing of objects 'from Broch of Cogle, 1905' including a 'deer horn (full size)', a 'stone whorl' and a 'handle of borer (full size)'. Annotated on reverse 'Cook'.
© Courtesy of HES (John Nicolson Collection)
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Scanned image of a photograph of John Nicolson.
© Courtesy of HES (John Nicolson Collection)
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Scanned image of a photograph of John Nicolson standing beside an example of his sculpture.
© Courtesy of HES (John Nicolson Collection)
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Scanned image of a photograph of John Nicolson.
© Courtesy of HES (John Nicolson Collection)
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Scanned image of E 49352 - a photograph of John Nicolson at the Monument at Nybster.
© Courtesy of HES (John Nicolson Collection)
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Scanned image of a photograph of John Nicolson and others, possibly at Nybster.
© Courtesy of HES (John Nicolson Collection)
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Scanned image of plan of broch. Annotated 'Ballacharn. Diagram showing extent of the Excavations. Blue - cleared out to the foundation. Yellow - debris. Green - unbroken surface. Red - secondary building. 1905'. Annotated verso: 'Ballacharn, Acharole, 1905'.
© Courtesy of HES (John Nicolson Collection)
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Scanned image of watercolour drawing of six objects including a a decorated piece of pottery and stone disc. Annotated on reverse 'Ballacharn'.
© Courtesy of HES (John Nicolson Collection)
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Scanned image of drawing of a stone-built chamber, entitled: 'Nybster Cremation'.
© Courtesy of HES (John Nicolson Collection)
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Scanned image of a watercolour of a base sherd of Roman Samian ware pottery.
© Courtesy of HES (John Nicolson Collection)
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Scanned image of a watercolour drawing of a bone object recovered during Sir Francis Tress Barry's excavations at Keiss broch.
© Courtesy of HES (John Nicolson Collection)
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Scanned image of a watercolour drawing showing three views of a painted pebble from the excavations by Sir Francis Tress Barry at Hillhead broch, 1901. Titled: 'Quartzite pebble (true size), Painted in unctuous pigment, Hill-Head Broch, nr Wick. Sept 1901 J.M.J'.
© Courtesy of HES (John Nicolson Collection)
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Scanned image of a watercolour of a sherd of Roman Samian ware pottery recovered during Sir Francis Tress Barry's excavations at Keiss broch.
© Courtesy of HES (John Nicolson Collection)
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Scanned image of a drawing of bronze and bone pins from excavations by Sir Francis Tress Barry and John Nicolson at Nybster and Ness brochs. Bronze pin from Ness broch annotated with museum accession number 'GA747'. Provenance of bronze pin is given as Nybster broch but there is a contradictory note that attributes it to Ness.
© Courtesy of HES (John Nicolson Collection)
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Scanned image of watercolour drawing illustrating an assortment of five artefacts, including two sherds of Samian ware from unidentified excavations by John Nicolson or Sir Francis Tress Barry..
© Courtesy of HES (John Nicolson Collection)
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Scanned image of a watercolour drawing of a weaving comb. Annotated 'Nybster Broch. J N'.Watercolour of a weaving comb, entitled: 'Nybster Broch'.
© Courtesy of HES (John Nicolson Collection)
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Scanned image of drawing of thirteen artefacts, primarily of bone or horn, but also of stone and ceramic; annotated with descriptions and in some cases, measurements.
© Courtesy of HES (John Nicolson Collection)
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Scanned image of a drawing of John Nicolson, by George Bain.
© Courtesy of HES (John Nicolson Collection)
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Scanned image of a drawing of a broch in plan, entitled: 'Sands'
© Courtesy of HES (John Nicolson Collection)
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Photographic copy of a hand-drawn map of the Dunnet Bay area, Caithness, entitled 'Gate of the Viking Age'.
© Courtesy of HES (John Nicolson Collection)
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Watercolour drawing of McCole's Castle chambered cairn in 1907, showing chamber from back.
© Courtesy of HES (John Nicolson Collection)
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Scanned image of watercolour drawing showing ground plan of chamber.
© Courtesy of HES (John Nicolson Collection)
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Scanned image of drawing of chambered cairn in 1904. Titled: 'Cairn Heathercow Bower Scale 12ft to an 1in. The White Stones is now out of place. But they are still there.'
© Courtesy of HES (John Nicolson Collection)
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Scanned image of watercolour drawing of cairn interior showing chamber and burial.
© Courtesy of HES (John Nicolson Collection)
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Drawing of beaker from cist, annotated with measurements. Labelled: 'Grave, Skeleton, Funeral Urn, Acharole, Strath, 15-8-04'.
© Courtesy of HES (John Nicolson Collection)
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Scanned image of a photograph showing group of people with statue of lion and whalebone arch.
© Courtesy of HES (John Nicolson Collection)
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Copy of watercolour drawing of Sir Francis Tress Barry by John Nicolson
© Courtesy of HES (John Nicolson Collection)
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Copy of pencil drawing of unknown man by John Nicolson
© Courtesy of HES (John Nicolson Collection)
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Copy of watercolour drawing of unknown man by John Nicolson
© Courtesy of HES (John Nicolson Collection)
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Scanned image of a photograph of the John Nicolson family taken by Harper & Smellie, 131 Leith Walk, Leith.
© Courtesy of HES (John Nicolson Collection)
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Scanned image of a photograph of John Nicolson and eldest son
© Courtesy of HES (John Nicolson Collection)
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Copy of a photograph of a self portrait of John Nicolson, holding a telescope, with a view of the sea in the background. It is signed by John Nicolson and dated 1928
© Courtesy of HES (John Nicolson Collection)
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Pencil drawing of a symbol stone, Bressay, Shetland
© Courtesy of HES (John Nicolson Collection)
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Pencil drawing of John o Groats house, Caithness
© Courtesy of HES (John Nicolson Collection)
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Painting of six men and three horses beside a castle
© Courtesy of HES (John Nicolson Collection)
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Drawing of a carved stone; annotated with measurements; entitled 'Mid Clyth'; and signed 'John Nicolson Nybster'.
© Courtesy of HES (John Nicolson Collection)
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Drawing of clay vessel from the White Broch, Keiss, Caithness
© Courtesy of HES (John Nicolson Collection)
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Watercolour of four pottery sherds and a piece of bone with two perforations.
© Courtesy of HES (John Nicolson Collection)
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Drawing of imaginative reconstruction of a Viking longship
© Courtesy of HES (John Nicolson Collection)
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Drawing of teapot, annotated "J.T. Calder The Historian's Teapot"
© Courtesy of HES (John Nicolson Collection)
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Sketched portrait entitled The Reverend Mr. G. O. Barnes, Kentucky Evangelist
© Courtesy of HES (John Nicolson Collection)
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Portrait of unidenified man with tam o'shanter and stick
© Courtesy of HES (John Nicolson Collection)
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Drawing of several artefacts, predominantly, if not exclusively, of bone.
© Courtesy of HES (John Nicolson Collection)
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Portrait entitled "Reverend John Morrison D.D., Minister pf Canisbay". Signed by John Nicolson
© Courtesy of HES (John Nicolson Collection)
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Pencil drawing of a man with likeness to Robert Burns
© Courtesy of HES (John Nicolson Collection)
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Scanned image of photograph of Alexander Sutherland in military uniform standing in front of a wall
© Courtesy of HES (John Nicolson Collection)
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Scanned image of photograph ofJohn Nicolson beside his sculpture
© Courtesy of HES (John Nicolson Collection)
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Photograph of sculpture by John Nicolson of woman on pedestal, with names and dates of family, possible in Canisbay Churchyard
© Courtesy of HES (John Nicolson Collection)
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Group portrait of Jean, Teen and Kate who are relatives of John Nicolson
© Courtesy of HES (John Nicolson Collection)
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Scanned image of photograph of scuplture by John Nicolson of a boy seated on a pedestal in Canisbay Churchyard
© Courtesy of HES (John Nicolson Collection)
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Scanned image of photograph of Janet Mowat, John Nicolson's wife
© Courtesy of HES (John Nicolson Collection)
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Scanned image of photograph of two males, one standing and one seated in formal attire taken in a studio with backdrop and props
© Courtesy of HES (John Nicolson Collection)
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Portrait of Christine Nicolson in formal attire taken in a studio, with back drop and velvet chair prop
© Courtesy of HES (John Nicolson Collection)
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Scanned image of drawing of man. Titled: 'Admiral Axel Mowat of Houland Shetalnd. Born 1593. In 1631 Admiral in the Danish Fleet. 1622 He married Bildt Karen Knuds - daughter. He died Jan 27 1661 and was buried Feb 18 following at Bergen. Lineage Mowats Balquholly. Caithness'
© Courtesy of HES (John Nicolson Collection)
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Excavation photograph - entrance passage and centre of broch during excavations. Originals (2 copies) stored in PRINT ROOM.
© RCAHMS
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Scanned image of watercolour drawing showing skeleton.
© Courtesy of HES (John Nicolson Collection)
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View of the excavations of ‘The Pap’, Hillhead, Caithness, by Sir Francis Tress Barry in 1901, showing the entrance from outside.
© Courtesy of HES (Society of Antiquaries of Scotland Collection)
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Scanned image of a drawing of six artefacts, of bone and stone.
© Courtesy of HES (John Nicolson Collection)
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Scanned image of a drawing of a stone artefact viewed from three different perspectives. See also E 40893 for plan.
© Courtesy of HES (John Nicolson Collection)
SC 875767
Scanned image of a drawing of a standing stone, entitled: 'Stone Lud. Earl Liot. 672'.
© Courtesy of HES (John Nicolson Collection)
SC 875773
Scanned image of a drawing showing the excavation of a burial mound; annotated; dated 15-8-04.
© Courtesy of HES (John Nicolson Collection)
SC 875827
Scanned image of a drawing of assorted pottery sherds; entitled: 'Ackergill Mound, 1902'.
© Courtesy of HES (John Nicolson Collection)
SC 875848
Watercolour of a wooden artefact with a slot in it.
© Courtesy of HES (John Nicolson Collection)
SC 876257
Scanned image of a drawing of two engraved discs or rings; possibly the obverse and reverse sides of the same object. The reverse side of the paper used for this drawing is signed J. Nicolson and dated 1903 [see PPD 37B].
© Courtesy of HES (John Nicolson Collection)
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Watercolour of four pottery sherds and a piece of bone with two perforations.
© Courtesy of HES (John Nicolson Collection)
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Watercolour of two artefacts: a slotted iron tool and a ring.
© Courtesy of HES (John Nicolson Collection)
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Scanned image of a drawing of two spindle-whorls.
© Courtesy of HES (John Nicolson Collection)
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Digital copy of a drawing of chamber in cairn with measurements annotated 'No. 3' and labelled 'Chambered Cairn Yarhouse. Discovered by F T Barry in Horned Cairn 1900'. Verso: drawing of chamber with measurements annotated 'No. 2'
© Courtesy of HES (John Nicolson Collection)
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Scanned image of a drawing of six worked flints, titled: 'Arrowheads from the park Ackergill. 1902'.
© Courtesy of HES (John Nicolson Collection)
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Digital copy of a drawing of a stone-built feature, titled: 'Ackergill Mound, 1902'. Verso: 'Ackergill Mound. Circle of Stones where skulls were found in debris'.
© Courtesy of HES (John Nicolson Collection)
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Drawing of three artefacts, highly elaborate in form and decoration; two of which are possibly part of the same object.
© Courtesy of HES (John Nicolson Collection)
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Scanned image of drawing of a vessel, entitled: 'Hillhead 1901, Stone Fire Place'.
© Courtesy of HES (John Nicolson Collection)
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Scanned image of watercolour drawing of objects 'from Broch of Cogle, 1905' including a 'deer horn (full size)', a 'stone whorl' and a 'handle of borer (full size)'. Annotated on reverse 'Cook'.
© Courtesy of HES (John Nicolson Collection)
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Scanned image of a photograph of John Nicolson.
© Courtesy of HES (John Nicolson Collection)
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Scanned image of a photograph of John Nicolson standing beside an example of his sculpture.
© Courtesy of HES (John Nicolson Collection)
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Scanned image of a photograph of John Nicolson.
© Courtesy of HES (John Nicolson Collection)
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Scanned image of E 49352 - a photograph of John Nicolson at the Monument at Nybster.
© Courtesy of HES (John Nicolson Collection)
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Scanned image of a photograph of John Nicolson and others, possibly at Nybster.
© Courtesy of HES (John Nicolson Collection)
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Scanned image of plan of broch. Annotated 'Ballacharn. Diagram showing extent of the Excavations. Blue - cleared out to the foundation. Yellow - debris. Green - unbroken surface. Red - secondary building. 1905'. Annotated verso: 'Ballacharn, Acharole, 1905'.
© Courtesy of HES (John Nicolson Collection)
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Scanned image of watercolour drawing of six objects including a a decorated piece of pottery and stone disc. Annotated on reverse 'Ballacharn'.
© Courtesy of HES (John Nicolson Collection)
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Scanned image of drawing of a stone-built chamber, entitled: 'Nybster Cremation'.
© Courtesy of HES (John Nicolson Collection)
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Scanned image of a watercolour of a base sherd of Roman Samian ware pottery.
© Courtesy of HES (John Nicolson Collection)
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Scanned image of a watercolour drawing of a bone object recovered during Sir Francis Tress Barry's excavations at Keiss broch.
© Courtesy of HES (John Nicolson Collection)
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Scanned image of a watercolour drawing showing three views of a painted pebble from the excavations by Sir Francis Tress Barry at Hillhead broch, 1901. Titled: 'Quartzite pebble (true size), Painted in unctuous pigment, Hill-Head Broch, nr Wick. Sept 1901 J.M.J'.
© Courtesy of HES (John Nicolson Collection)
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Scanned image of a watercolour of a sherd of Roman Samian ware pottery recovered during Sir Francis Tress Barry's excavations at Keiss broch.
© Courtesy of HES (John Nicolson Collection)
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Scanned image of a drawing of bronze and bone pins from excavations by Sir Francis Tress Barry and John Nicolson at Nybster and Ness brochs. Bronze pin from Ness broch annotated with museum accession number 'GA747'. Provenance of bronze pin is given as Nybster broch but there is a contradictory note that attributes it to Ness.
© Courtesy of HES (John Nicolson Collection)
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Scanned image of watercolour drawing illustrating an assortment of five artefacts, including two sherds of Samian ware from unidentified excavations by John Nicolson or Sir Francis Tress Barry..
© Courtesy of HES (John Nicolson Collection)
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Scanned image of a watercolour drawing of a weaving comb. Annotated 'Nybster Broch. J N'.Watercolour of a weaving comb, entitled: 'Nybster Broch'.
© Courtesy of HES (John Nicolson Collection)
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Scanned image of drawing of thirteen artefacts, primarily of bone or horn, but also of stone and ceramic; annotated with descriptions and in some cases, measurements.
© Courtesy of HES (John Nicolson Collection)
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Scanned image of a drawing of John Nicolson, by George Bain.
© Courtesy of HES (John Nicolson Collection)
SC 880480
Scanned image of a drawing of a broch in plan, entitled: 'Sands'
© Courtesy of HES (John Nicolson Collection)
SC 940926
Photographic copy of a hand-drawn map of the Dunnet Bay area, Caithness, entitled 'Gate of the Viking Age'.
© Courtesy of HES (John Nicolson Collection)
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Watercolour drawing of McCole's Castle chambered cairn in 1907, showing chamber from back.
© Courtesy of HES (John Nicolson Collection)
SC 1018440
Scanned image of watercolour drawing showing ground plan of chamber.
© Courtesy of HES (John Nicolson Collection)
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Scanned image of drawing of chambered cairn in 1904. Titled: 'Cairn Heathercow Bower Scale 12ft to an 1in. The White Stones is now out of place. But they are still there.'
© Courtesy of HES (John Nicolson Collection)
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Scanned image of watercolour drawing of cairn interior showing chamber and burial.
© Courtesy of HES (John Nicolson Collection)
DP 035324
Drawing of beaker from cist, annotated with measurements. Labelled: 'Grave, Skeleton, Funeral Urn, Acharole, Strath, 15-8-04'.
© Courtesy of HES (John Nicolson Collection)
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Scanned image of a photograph showing group of people with statue of lion and whalebone arch.
© Courtesy of HES (John Nicolson Collection)
DP 101343
Copy of watercolour drawing of Sir Francis Tress Barry by John Nicolson
© Courtesy of HES (John Nicolson Collection)
DP 101344
Copy of pencil drawing of unknown man by John Nicolson
© Courtesy of HES (John Nicolson Collection)
DP 101345
Copy of watercolour drawing of unknown man by John Nicolson
© Courtesy of HES (John Nicolson Collection)
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Scanned image of a photograph of the John Nicolson family taken by Harper & Smellie, 131 Leith Walk, Leith.
© Courtesy of HES (John Nicolson Collection)
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Scanned image of a photograph of John Nicolson and eldest son
© Courtesy of HES (John Nicolson Collection)
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Copy of a photograph of a self portrait of John Nicolson, holding a telescope, with a view of the sea in the background. It is signed by John Nicolson and dated 1928
© Courtesy of HES (John Nicolson Collection)
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Pencil drawing of a symbol stone, Bressay, Shetland
© Courtesy of HES (John Nicolson Collection)
SC 1357441
Pencil drawing of John o Groats house, Caithness
© Courtesy of HES (John Nicolson Collection)
SC 1357442
Painting of six men and three horses beside a castle
© Courtesy of HES (John Nicolson Collection)
SC 1357462
Drawing of a carved stone; annotated with measurements; entitled 'Mid Clyth'; and signed 'John Nicolson Nybster'.
© Courtesy of HES (John Nicolson Collection)
SC 1357476
Drawing of clay vessel from the White Broch, Keiss, Caithness
© Courtesy of HES (John Nicolson Collection)
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Watercolour of four pottery sherds and a piece of bone with two perforations.
© Courtesy of HES (John Nicolson Collection)
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Drawing of imaginative reconstruction of a Viking longship
© Courtesy of HES (John Nicolson Collection)
SC 1357491
Drawing of teapot, annotated "J.T. Calder The Historian's Teapot"
© Courtesy of HES (John Nicolson Collection)
SC 1357495
Sketched portrait entitled The Reverend Mr. G. O. Barnes, Kentucky Evangelist
© Courtesy of HES (John Nicolson Collection)
SC 1357496
Portrait of unidenified man with tam o'shanter and stick
© Courtesy of HES (John Nicolson Collection)
SC 1357511
Drawing of several artefacts, predominantly, if not exclusively, of bone.
© Courtesy of HES (John Nicolson Collection)
SC 1357547
Portrait entitled "Reverend John Morrison D.D., Minister pf Canisbay". Signed by John Nicolson
© Courtesy of HES (John Nicolson Collection)
SC 1357552
Pencil drawing of a man with likeness to Robert Burns
© Courtesy of HES (John Nicolson Collection)
SC 1359069
Scanned image of photograph of Alexander Sutherland in military uniform standing in front of a wall
© Courtesy of HES (John Nicolson Collection)
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Scanned image of photograph ofJohn Nicolson beside his sculpture
© Courtesy of HES (John Nicolson Collection)
SC 1359183
Photograph of sculpture by John Nicolson of woman on pedestal, with names and dates of family, possible in Canisbay Churchyard
© Courtesy of HES (John Nicolson Collection)
SC 1359187
Group portrait of Jean, Teen and Kate who are relatives of John Nicolson
© Courtesy of HES (John Nicolson Collection)
SC 1359212
Scanned image of photograph of scuplture by John Nicolson of a boy seated on a pedestal in Canisbay Churchyard
© Courtesy of HES (John Nicolson Collection)
SC 1359253
Scanned image of photograph of Janet Mowat, John Nicolson's wife
© Courtesy of HES (John Nicolson Collection)
SC 1359258
Scanned image of photograph of two males, one standing and one seated in formal attire taken in a studio with backdrop and props
© Courtesy of HES (John Nicolson Collection)
SC 1359267
Portrait of Christine Nicolson in formal attire taken in a studio, with back drop and velvet chair prop
© Courtesy of HES (John Nicolson Collection)
SC 1359365
Scanned image of drawing of man. Titled: 'Admiral Axel Mowat of Houland Shetalnd. Born 1593. In 1631 Admiral in the Danish Fleet. 1622 He married Bildt Karen Knuds - daughter. He died Jan 27 1661 and was buried Feb 18 following at Bergen. Lineage Mowats Balquholly. Caithness'
© Courtesy of HES (John Nicolson Collection)
