Strathpeffer

Strathpeffer

ID: QZP40_CARD_1232_AT DESCRIPTION: A view of the village of Strathpeffer. Strathpeffer lies 4 miles (6 km) west of Dingwall in the strath of the River Peffery. It owes its growth and popularity to the discovery of sulphurous springs there in the 1770s. A Dr Morrison from Aberdeenshire publicised the healing powers of the waters at the beginning of the 19th century and, on his recommendation, the first wooden pump room was built in 1819. In 1861 a strong stone pump room replaced the original wooden building. PLACENAME: Strathpeffer DISTRICT: Dingwall OLD COUNTY/PARISH: ROSS: Fodderty CREATOR (AV): Andrew Taylor DATE OF IMAGE: 2008 PERIOD: 2000s SOURCE: Andrew Taylor Asset ID: 33158 KEYWORDS: