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A landscape rich in history.

A landscape rich in history.

Belonged to Captain WKR Murray of the 4th BN Cameron Highlanders, captured at St Valery

Possible panther skull - Bell Pettigrew Museum Teaching Collection

Polar bear skull from the collections in the Bell Pettigrew Natural History, part of the Museums of the University of St Andrews.

Porpoise Skull - Bell Pettigrew Museum Teaching Collection

Porpoise Skull - Bell Pettigrew Museum Teaching Collection

Whales are common in the North Atlantic, and since ancient times people have used their meat and oil. In regions with no trees, bones were fashioned into household items that would usully be made from timber; this handled cup is made from a backbone.…

Whales are common in the North Atlantic, and since ancient times people have used their meat and oil. In regions with no trees, bones were fashioned into household items that would usully be made from timber; this handled cup is made from a backbone.…

Premium AEROTEC is a German aerospace manufacturing business, headquartered in Augsburg in Germany. It is a subsidiary of Airbus.

Drenthe is a province of the Netherlands located in the northeastern part of the country. It is bordered by Overijssel to the south, Friesland to the west, Groningen to the north, and the German state of Lower Saxony to the east. As of November 2019,…

Pte D McGraw (2931988), Cameron Highlanders', Stalag IXc Mulhausen. PoW Number 743.

Pte David G Reid 2823046 of the 2nd Battalion Seaforth Highlanders. Possibly captured following he defat of the 51st Highland division at St. Valery. Reported missing on the 18/07/1940 under Casualty List No 258. and later, on the 06/08/1940 under…

Pte James. A. Ellis (2817986) Stalag IXc Mulhausen. POW No. 1448.

Pte. John Barron Wright 2817728 6th (Morayshire) Battalion Seaforth Highlanders TA POW No.5862 Stalag 20a, Thorn Podgorz

Quoygrew is a typical Viking fishing station from the 10th Century.

Quoyness chambered cairn is to be found on the Elsness peninsula and is approximately 5000 years old. The cairn is four metres high and has six chambers. The remains of 10 adults and five children were found in the tomb along with two curiously…

Quoyness chambered cairn is to be found on the Elsness peninsula and is approximately 5000 years old. The cairn is four metres high and has six chambers. The remains of 10 adults and five children were found in the tomb along with two curiously…

Regimental can carried by an officer of the Seaforth Highlanders, picked up on the battlefield of El Alamein, 1943.

Region Värmland has arranged and facilitated regional and international events to develop technological innovations, based upon virtual reality for example and other hybrid forms of storytelling. Our experience and expertise is an asset for the…

The Reichswald is a forest on the border between Germany and the Netherlands. In February 1945 Allied forces wished to take control of the forest before crossing the Rhine. A combination of trees, flooding, and a determined German defence, meant…

The 5/7th Gordon Highlanders in the Reichswald, February 1945.

Belongs to LT Col Miers

In late March 1945 the Allies crossed the River Rhine. Highland regiments, including the Camerons, Gordons, and Seaforths, crossed on boats, facing machine-gun fire from the Germans. After successfully reaching the eastern bank of the river, the…

The 7th Seaforth Highlanders escort German prisoners captured during the Rhine Crossing, March 1945.

In the early spring of 1945 Highland regiments worked with Canadian forces to take land between the River Maas and the River Rhine (along the border between the Netherlands and Germany). Much of the area was either flooded or covered in woodland,…

The 2nd Seaforth Highlanders in the Reichswald, February 1945.

Rifle heavily encrusted in marine silt. Photographed in situ in custom display box.

Rifle heavily encrusted in marine silt. Photographed in situ in custom display box.

The University of Groningen (abbreviated as UG;[5] Dutch: Rijksuniversiteit Groningen, abbreviated as RUG) is a public research university of more than 30,000 students in the city of Groningen in the Netherlands. Founded in 1614, the university is…

Chamber of commerce in Rjukan, Norway

Rosemarkie is a village on the south coast of the Black Isle peninsula in Ross-shire, northern Scotland

Rosemarkie is a village on the south coast of the Black Isle peninsula in Ross-shire, northern Scotland

Rottneros Park, from early 1900, is now long-term leased by a semi-public company, owned by Sunne municipality. The sculpture park - with a large area for flowers and trees covers 22 hectares - is open in summertime and has up to 40000 visitors. It…

Situated just a stones throw away from the pier, in a building that also includes the ferry waiting room and toilets, is the Rousay Heritage Centre. Telling the rich and varied story of Rousay including detailed information on its archaeology,…

This Viking rune stone was discovered in 1995 during the rebuilding of a collapsed dry stane dyke. One edge showing Norse Runes. This is a broken fragment of a group of words. The Sanday stone bears the name of the engineer Oskati or Askati. The…

This Viking rune stone was discovered in 1995 during the rebuilding of a collapsed dry stane dyke. One edge showing Norse Runes. This is a broken fragment of a group of words. The Sanday stone bears the name of the engineer Oskati or Askati. The…

Säffle Municipality (Säffle kommun) is a municipality in Värmland County in west central Sweden. Its seat is located in the city of Säffle.

Sagavoll folkehøgskole, Sagavoll Folk High School, is a Christian folk high school in Norway. It is situated in Gvarv, a small town in the municipality of Sauherad in the county of Telemark. The school was founded in 1893 in Notodden by Asbjørn…