Lodge Ness No.888
Perched on the shores of the Cromarty Firth in the Highland town of Invergordon, Lodge Ness 888 has proudly stood since receiving its Charter from the Grand Lodge of Scotland on 4th May 1899 — a place of tradition, fraternity and Highland heritage.
How it began.
On the 12th day of January 1899, a meeting was held in the Science and Art Rooms of Invergordon Town Hall with a view to erecting a Masonic Lodge in the Town. The discussions proved to be fruitful, and on the 4th May 1899, Lodge Ness No. 888 received its Charter from the Grand Lodge of Scotland.
On 30th July 1901, the Brethren assembled at the Town Hall and marched through the main thoroughfares of the Town to Outram Street, where the new Masonic Hall was consecrated.
Connection to HM Forces
During the War, the Lodge was handed over to the authorities for use as a Military Hospital. The Brethren duly received a Certificate signed by the Secretary of State for War, the Rt Hon. Winston Churchill. Throughout this period, Lodge Meetings were held in various premises in the Town including the Mission Hall, the Academy and the United Free Church Hall.
Due to Invergordon’s strategic importance as a Naval base, many Brethren of HM Forces graced the Lodge and introduced many new Brethren into Freemasonry who subsequently carried the name of Lodge Ness throughout the World.
Lodge Records
1899 to 1900: John Thomson
1990 to 1902: Cpt: Roderick M Macleod
1902 to 1904: John Robertson
1904 to 1905: Donald A. M. Ross
1905 to 1906: Mjr. Alexander W Brook
1906 to 1907: Cpt. Roderick W Macleod
1907 to 1908: John Sutherland
1908 to 1909: George Gordon
1909 to 1911: Alexander Graham
1911 to 1912: John F Munro
1912 to 1914: Andrew J Wood
1914 to 1915: John Robertson
1915 to 1916: Mjr. Alexander W Brook
1916 to 1918: John E MacDonald
1918 to 1919: John Lawrie
1919 to 1920: Alexander Mackay
1920 to 1924: John F Munro
1924 to 1927: Evan Clark
1927 to 1929: Edward J Spells
1929 to 1931: Donald G Reid
1931 to 1933: Walter H George
1933 to 1936: Alexander Moir Jnr.
1936 to 1938: Donald F Mackintosh
1938 to 1940: Donald MacDonald
1940 to 1942: Donald E. F. Shaw
1942 to 1944: Alexander M Graham
1944 to 1946: David Mackenzie
1946 to 1948: William Mackintosh
1948 to 1951: Alexander Macleod
1951 to 1952: Alexander Mackenzie
1952 to 1954: Donald Urquhart
1954 to 1955: Samuel A Mactaggart
1955 to 1957: John K Fraser
1957 to 1959: Thomas A. C. Strachan
1959 to 1961: David M Seller
1961 to 1963: William Ross
1963 to 1965: John A. L. Reid
1965 to 1967: George Innes
1967 to 1969: Douglas McLeod
1969 to 1971: John K Forsyth
1971 to 1972: Douglas J McLeod
1972 to 1974: Joseph R Weatherston
1974 to 1977: Donald J MacLeod
1977 to 1979: Angus MacDonald
1979 to 1981: Charles J. W. Innes
1981 to 1983: John R. R. Mitchell
1983 to 1985: Angus M Ross
1985 to 1987: Norman H Ross
1987 to 1989: James G McFadyen
1989 to 1991: Ronald J Mackenzie
1991 to 1993: Thomas E Stirling
1993 to 1995: Lesley A Ross
1995 to 1997: Michael A. M. Devine
1997 to 1999: Donald M Ross
1999 to 2001: John W Bell
2001 to 2003: Alexander A Dowie
2003 to 2004: William K. T. Lynn
2004 to 2005: Robert M Brockett
2005 to 2007: Alexander Sutherland
2007 to 2009: Raymond W Morrison
2009 to 2011: Colin W Thomson
2011 to 2013: Gavin G Forsyth
2013 to 2015: Graeme Hunter
2015 to 2017: Derek M Rodway
2017 to 2019: James Gregg
2019 to 2021: Stuart McCaughey
2021 to 2023: Ian C Wilson
2023 to 2024: Owen C Wilson
2024 to 2025: Ian C Wilson
2025 to present: George Robinson
