_482 Highlanders Museum "The Highlanders\u2019 Museum (Queen\u2019s Own Highlanders Collection) covers three floors of Fort George\u2019s former Lieutenant Governors\u2019 House. The museum has roughly 20,000 artefacts and an estimated 10,000 documents and photographs. The museum is the largest regimental museum in Scotland, outside of Edinburgh. Browse through the menus to feel the experience. Highlanders The Highlanders are the descendants of four famous Scottish Regiments originally raised from the Clans and communities of the Highlands and Islands in the late 1700\u2019s. The Highlanders Battalion of the Royal Regiment of Scotland, (4 SCOTS), today incorporates the world-famous names of the Seaforth Highlanders, The Queen\u2019s Own Cameron Highlanders and the Queen\u2019s Own Highlanders (Seaforth and Camerons). The Museum represents all these famous Regiments except for The Gordon Highlanders who have their own museum in Aberdeen. The museum includes items from the Lovat Scouts and Liverpool Scottish as well as our Allied Regiments from Canada, Australia, New Zealand and the Gurkhas." English Collection text/plain Alias/WaveFront Object 3D "The Highlanders\u2019 Museum (Queen\u2019s Own Highlanders Collection) covers three floors of Fort George\u2019s former Lieutenant Governors\u2019 House. The museum has roughly 20,000 artefacts and an estimated 10,000 documents and photographs. The museum is the largest regimental museum in Scotland, outside of Edinburgh. Browse through the menus to feel the experience. Highlanders The Highlanders are the descendants of four famous Scottish Regiments originally raised from the Clans and communities of the Highlands and Islands in the late 1700\u2019s. The Highlanders Battalion of the Royal Regiment of Scotland, (4 SCOTS), today incorporates the world-famous names of the Seaforth Highlanders, The Queen\u2019s Own Cameron Highlanders and the Queen\u2019s Own Highlanders (Seaforth and Camerons). The Museum represents all these famous Regiments except for The Gordon Highlanders who have their own museum in Aberdeen. The museum includes items from the Lovat Scouts and Liverpool Scottish as well as our Allied Regiments from Canada, Australia, New Zealand and the Gurkhas." text/plain Alias/WaveFront Object 3D Object "Kershaw & Son. Ltd. No. 3 Mark II British Army Military Officers Binoculars" text/plain Alias/WaveFront Object 3D Object "Kershaw & Son. Ltd. No. 3 Mark II British Army Military Officers Binoculars" text/plain Alias/WaveFront Object 3D Object "Piece of Adolf Hitler's desk. Removed from the Bunker beneath the Chancellery in Berlin by Lt Col Richard Broad MC, Seaforth Highlanders. The desk had been broken in pieces by Russian solders in May 1945." text/plain Alias/WaveFront Object 3D Object "Piece of Adolf Hitler's desk. Removed from the Bunker beneath the Chancellery in Berlin by Lt Col Richard Broad MC, Seaforth Highlanders. The desk had been broken in pieces by Russian solders in May 1945." text/plain Alias/WaveFront Object 3D Object "Ammunition Pouch x 3. German equipment" text/plain Alias/WaveFront Object 3D Object "Ammunition Pouch x 3. German equipment" text/plain Alias/WaveFront Object 3D Object "Biscuit Box with biscuits sealed inside. Part of the Highlander\u2019s Museum collection (Queen\u2019s Own Highlanders Collection)." text/plain Alias/WaveFront Object 3D Object "Biscuit Box with biscuits sealed inside. Part of the Highlander\u2019s Museum collection (Queen\u2019s Own Highlanders Collection)." text/plain Alias/WaveFront Object 3D Object "Steel helmet worn by Captain Rev F J L MacLachlan MC, Chaplain to the 1st Bn Cameron Highlanders, during the crossing of the Irrawaddy River on 19\/20 March 1945. This river crossing marked a major point in the re-conquest of Burma, following the victories at Kohima and Imphal. The 1st Camerons played a vital role in the inital assault, securing a bridgehead on the enemy-held bank. Captain MacLachlan\u2019s helmet was struck by a Japanese machine gun bullt during the crossing but he was unhurt. Steel helmet, khaki in colour, with bullet hole. " text/plain Alias/WaveFront Object 3D Object "Steel helmet worn by Captain Rev F J L MacLachlan MC, Chaplain to the 1st Bn Cameron Highlanders, during the crossing of the Irrawaddy River on 19\/20 March 1945. This river crossing marked a major point in the re-conquest of Burma, following the victories at Kohima and Imphal. The 1st Camerons played a vital role in the inital assault, securing a bridgehead on the enemy-held bank. Captain MacLachlan\u2019s helmet was struck by a Japanese machine gun bullt during the crossing but he was unhurt. Steel helmet, khaki in colour, with bullet hole. " text/plain Alias/WaveFront Object 3D Object "Side Drum - made for use by the Pipe Band formed by Prisoners of War. It bears the badge of the Seaforth Highlanders. Part of the Highlander\u2019s Mueum collection (Queen\u2019s Own Highlanders Collection)." text/plain Alias/WaveFront Object 3D Object "Side Drum - made for use by the Pipe Band formed by Prisoners of War. It bears the badge of the Seaforth Highlanders. Part of the Highlander\u2019s Mueum collection (Queen\u2019s Own Highlanders Collection)." text/plain Alias/WaveFront Object 3D Object "Jersey made from scaps of wool by 2 Lt TD Scott, 4th Bn Seaforth Highlanders while a Prisoner of War." text/plain Alias/WaveFront Object 3D Object "Jersey made from scaps of wool by 2 Lt TD Scott, 4th Bn Seaforth Highlanders while a Prisoner of War." text/plain Alias/WaveFront Object 3D Object "Rifle heavily encrusted in marine silt. Photographed in situ in custom display box. " text/plain Alias/WaveFront Object 3D Object "Rifle heavily encrusted in marine silt. Photographed in situ in custom display box. " text/plain Alias/WaveFront Object 3D Object "Despatch box used by Adolf Hitler. Removed from the Bunker beneath the Chancellery in Berlin by Lieutenant Colonel I F Anderson OBE MC, Seaforth Highlanders in May 1945. Part of the Highlander\u2019s Museum collection (Queen\u2019s Own Highlanders Collection)." text/plain Alias/WaveFront Object 3D Object "Despatch box used by Adolf Hitler. Removed from the Bunker beneath the Chancellery in Berlin by Lieutenant Colonel I F Anderson OBE MC, Seaforth Highlanders in May 1945. Part of the Highlander\u2019s Museum collection (Queen\u2019s Own Highlanders Collection)." text/plain Alias/WaveFront Object 3D Object "German 'Schu' Mine used in the Italian campaign of 1944, captured by the 6th Bn Seaforth Highlanders. These small anti-personnel mines were particularly dangerous as their wooden casing made them impossible to detect using a magnetic min detector. The box contained a 200 g block of explosive, enough to cause a serious wound rather than to kill outright. Part of the Highlander\u2019s Museum collection (Queen\u2019s Own Highlanders Collection)." text/plain Alias/WaveFront Object 3D Object "German 'Schu' Mine used in the Italian campaign of 1944, captured by the 6th Bn Seaforth Highlanders. These small anti-personnel mines were particularly dangerous as their wooden casing made them impossible to detect using a magnetic min detector. The box contained a 200 g block of explosive, enough to cause a serious wound rather than to kill outright. Part of the Highlander\u2019s Museum collection (Queen\u2019s Own Highlanders Collection)." text/plain Alias/WaveFront Object 3D Object "Ammunition Pouch x 3. German equipment" Movable Heritage "German binoculars taken by the 5th Bn Seaforth Highlanders in 1945." Movable Heritage "Piece of Adolf Hitler's desk. Removed from the Bunker beneath the Chancellery in Berlin by Lt Col Richard Broad MC, Seaforth Highlanders. The desk had been broken in pieces by Russian solders in May 1945." Movable Heritage "Biscuit Box with biscuits sealed inside. Part of the Highlander\u2019s Museum collection (Queen\u2019s Own Highlanders Collection)." Movable Heritage "Steel helmet worn by Captain Rev F J L MacLachlan MC, Chaplain to the 1st Bn Cameron Highlanders, during the crossing of the Irrawaddy River on 19\/20 March 1945. This river crossing marked a major point in the re-conquest of Burma, following the victories at Kohima and Imphal. The 1st Camerons played a vital role in the inital assault, securing a bridgehead on the enemy-held bank. Captain MacLachlan\u2019s helmet was struck by a Japanese machine gun bullt during the crossing but he was unhurt. Steel helmet, khaki in colour, with bullet hole. " Movable Heritage "Side Drum - made for use by the Pipe Band formed by Prisoners of War. It bears the badge of the Seaforth Highlanders. Part of the Highlander\u2019s Mueum collection (Queen\u2019s Own Highlanders Collection)." Movable Heritage "Jersey made from scaps of wool by 2 Lt TD Scott, 4th Bn Seaforth Highlanders while a Prisoner of War." Movable Heritage "Rifle heavily encrusted in marine silt. Photographed in situ in custom display box. " Movable Heritage "Despatch box used by Adolf Hitler. Removed from the Bunker beneath the Chancellery in Berlin by Lieutenant Colonel I F Anderson OBE MC, Seaforth Highlanders in May 1945. Part of the Highlander\u2019s Museum collection (Queen\u2019s Own Highlanders Collection)." Movable Heritage "German 'Schu' Mine used in the Italian campaign of 1944, captured by the 6th Bn Seaforth Highlanders. These small anti-personnel mines were particularly dangerous as their wooden casing made them impossible to detect using a magnetic min detector. The box contained a 200 g block of explosive, enough to cause a serious wound rather than to kill outright. Part of the Highlander\u2019s Museum collection (Queen\u2019s Own Highlanders Collection)." Movable Heritage "" Movable Heritage "One of the Original Royal blue hackles issued to the 1st Camerons in early 1940 on the orders of HM King George VI, Colonel in Chief of the Regiment, after he had inspected the battalion in the field in France on 5 December 1939" Movable Heritage "" image/jpeg Image "Belonged to Captain WKR Murray of the 4th BN Cameron Highlanders, captured at St Valery" Movable Heritage "" image/png Image "Belongs to LT Col Miers" Movable Heritage "" image/jpeg Image "" image/png Image "With bullet embedded in side. Cigrette lighter owned by Pte Tommy Fraser when serving with the 1st Camerons in France in 1940." Movable Heritage "" image/png Image "Regimental can carried by an officer of the Seaforth Highlanders, picked up on the battlefield of El Alamein, 1943." Movable Heritage "" image/png Image "A silver box with signatures on it." Movable Heritage 57.58427233442543 -4.071069333994377