The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders Regimental Museum

The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders Regimental Museum

The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders Regimental Museum
Stirling Castle
Castle Wynd
Stirling
Central Scotlan
FK8 1EH

Tel: 01786 475 165
Fax: 01786 446 038
E-Mail: regsec@argylls.co.uk

Web: The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders Regimental Museum

About The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders Regimental Museum

New Orleans, Balaklava, the Normandy Beaches, Basra this is the heroic story of one of Scotland's most famous regiments. They have been in the thick of the fighting since 1794.

Eight rooms display the regiment's treasures and poignant mementoes of the everyday life of a soldier.

There are models of a First World War trench and of the legendary "thin red line" cavalry charge during the Crimean war.
Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders
The 91st Argyllshire Highlanders were raised in 1794. They served in the South Africa Peninsula, Waterloo and India.

The 93rd Sutherland Highlanders were raised in 1799. They saw service in New Orleans, Crimea (including Balaklava, where they earned the nickname of the Thin Red Line) and during the Indian Mutiny, where they won seven Victoria Crosses.

In 1881 the two regiments amalgamated to form The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders (Princess Louise's). After amalgamation, battalions of the regiment served in:
South Africa (Zululand)
Boer War
India and the Far East
The Regiment had twenty six battalions in World War I and nine in World War II.