Rowan Tree Consulting

25/07/2026

Pleased to say that Rowan Tree produced this new trail leaflet for Dingwall Museum n conjunction with Fin Macrae of DUFI Art in Tain. Hope it goes down well with lots of children. (Has already been tried and tested!)

Our brand new Children's Trail is now officially open! 🎉 And what a glorious day we had for it ☀️ On Saturday around a dozen children came along to put the trail to the test, and it was wonderful to see them exploring, solving puzzles and discovering Dingwall's history in a fun, interactive way.

The trail encourages young visitors to hunt for clues and discover fascinating objects throughout the museum, such as hidden details on our Pictish stone or learning about Dingwall's famous mart. We've also added an even bigger selection of dress-up costumes, so little visitors can step back in time and bring history to life! 👑⚔️

If you're looking for something to do with the kids this summer, come and give the trail a go. We're pen Wednesday–Saturday, 10am–4pm 💙

20/01/2026

Very pleased to be producing new interpretive panels about the Castle and Calda House as part of this project. Amazing buildings in beautiful surroundings - with fantastic stories to tell!

Work began today (Monday, 19 January) on a 10-week, £318,450 project to expand parking, improve road safety and better protect Ardvreck Castle, one of Sutherland’s best-known historic sites on the North Coast 500.

Read more below.

09/08/2024

Delighted to be leading this project. Looking forward to gathering lots of stories and memories about the Park, and making them available to local people and visitors.

📢📢Would you like to find out more about the history of the Northern Meeting Park in Inverness, or share some of your stories about it? Why not sign up for our free, informal storygathering Tuesday afternoon workshops, starting on Tuesday 27th August at 2pm, in the Highland Archive Centre? All welcome but spaces are limited so please book ahead by emailing or phoning us.

10/04/2024

Delighted to have undertaken the successful funding application for this project!

National Lottery Heritage Fund support for interpretation plans at Northern Meeting Park

🎉High Life Highland with support from the National Lottery Heritage Fund, is set to enhance the historical narrative of Northern Meeting Park in Inverness. The £120K funding will enable the development of new on-site and online interpretation, including guided tours and talks, to engage the community with the park's rich heritage. 🌳🏛️📜

This project, alongside other ongoing efforts like refurbishing the grandstand and building a new community pavilion, aims to revitalise the park and make its stories accessible to all. Cllr Ian Brown expressed gratitude for the funding, highlighting its importance in realising the vision for the park. Caroline Clark from The National Lottery Heritage Fund emphasised the project's focus on community involvement and accessibility, ensuring that the park's history is shared and celebrated by locals and visitors alike.

25/03/2024

Very pleased to have produced the interpretive panels for this new facility in Gairloch. https://www.facebook.com/share/p/ekirgbJNAbmjK23C/

03/04/2023

Sometimes you need to speak out! The cultural heritage and archaeology of a large swathe of the East Highlands is under threat from this appallingly insensitive proposal. Cheapest is not best - better options need to be found.

Campaigners including a clan chief have vowed to fight power giants seeking to construct a “critical” new line of pylons through the Scottish…

27/09/2022

Rowan Tree Consulting led on the research into Badenoch's cultural heritage and the development the marketing and interpretation strategy which led to the Badenoch The Storylands brand and promotional activities and events like the Badenoch Heritage Festival 2022 event at Dun da Lamh in the post below.

On # World Tourism Day 2022 we think that Badenoch is an excellent example of how local communities and businesses can develop tourism sustainably for the benefit of local people, and we are proud of having been involved in it.

Tourism Day 2022 Cairngorms National Park

Why not try an e-bike and find an easier way to approach Dun da Lamh hillfort? The last 10-15 minutes is too steep and walking is necessary.

03/06/2022

The Eagle Stone  Location Strathpeffer, IV14 9DQ Accessibility and amenities Access over rough ground.See full details below.  Entry: free Get directions The Eagle Stone  Location Strathpeffer,IV14 9DQ Accessibility and amenities Access over rough ground.See full details below.  Entry: f...

25/05/2022

The Seaboard Centre picture copyright Ewen Weatherspoon On its discovery on the original site of the Hilton Stone, the National Museum of Scotland lobbied/instructed that the base should be transpo…

13/05/2022