Public probe on Ross town's Viking legacy
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EXCITING proposals to breathe new life into a Ross-shire town's Viking past are being put to the public.
As previously reported, community activists in Dingwall have been probing the possibility of delving further into the town's historic links with the Norsemen who raided, traded, explored and settled in wide areas of Europe centuries ago.
A new community consultation questionnaire was launched this week in Dingwall.
Consultants OJT Heritage have been commissioned by the Dingwall History Society to assess sustainable options for the new heritage hub, part of which involves reviewing use at the car park and preserving the nearby derelict St Clement’s Aisle, one of the oldest surviving buildings in the town.
The Society, with Highland Council, have created a questionnaire to find out the public’s views on a range of new proposals relating to:
• Creation of a new heritage hub promoting Dingwall’s important Viking origins.
• Potential changes to the Cromartie Memorial Car Park by Church Street.
• Conservation at St Clement’s Aisle, Dingwall Parish Church.
The draft proposals have been devised through discussions with tourism specialists, historians and Council representatives.
Now the History Society wants to know what the general public thinks.
The questionnaire is the first stage in a public consultation process for the study that will culminate in an open meeting at Dingwall Lower Town Hall later in March.
Members of the public who would like to take part in the questionnaire will be able to pick up a form from participating businesses on the High Street.
Members of the History Society will also be giving out forms at the High Street on selected days during February.
Digital copies of the questionnaire are also to be made available at www.dingwall.org.uk and through the Highland Council website.
Additional information and draft plans of the proposals will also be on display in the front window of Dingwall Museum.
For further information about the questionnaire and where to get a form contact OJT Heritage on 07821155677.
