A plaque paying tribute to the years internationally acclaimed Gaelic poet Sorley MacLean spent in Plockton is to be unveiled in the village.
Plockton and District Historical Society intends to erect the plaque on the wall of the Old Schoolhouse.
The late Mr MacLean was headmaster of Plockton High School between 1956 and 1972.
Born on the island of Raasay, off Skye, his upbringing was rooted in Gaelic culture and in its rich song tradition.
Mary Jean Campbell, chairwoman of Plockton and District Historical Society, said: “One of our members, Robert Kennedy, has been doing walks round the village for the National Trust for a few years now.
“People are always asking about Sorley MacLean and we thought we should so something about it.”
Mrs Campbell was a pupil at the high school when Mr MacLean was headmaster.
She said: “He was very eccentric and really close to the pupils. One of his main things was that he knew what family every pupil was from and who they were related to, which certainly helped with discipline if he knew not just their parents, but their grandparents too.
“He taught me Gaelic and he also taught English. He had a vast knowledge himself of these subjects.
“He was an important figure in the Gaelic world and he was internationally acclaimed. He was asked to Ireland on many occasions and also to lots of other places to read his poetry. He is very well known in poetry circles.”
Mr MacLean’s remaining daughters, Ishbel Mackay and Mary Ross, have been invited to perform the unveiling ceremony, which will take place at noon on June 14.
All former pupils are invited. The plaque will be fixed to the Old Schoolhouse, opposite the Plockton Inn.
