A portion of the book sales will kindly
be donated to the museum. Books are priced at £5.99
and can only be purchased with cash.
Tickets for the event are free. To claim yours, and for
more information, please see the event listing here:
argylls.co.uk/events/book-...
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The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders
Museum will be hosting the book launch of ‘Battlefields’
by Liz Gillespie on Saturday 23rd May, 12.30-2.30pm.
Books will be available to purchase on the day, and
there will be book readings and the opportunity to have
the book signed.
Tickets are free but any donations made will go to the museum.
Tickets can be reserved here: shorturl.at/e5a6H
As part of Stirling's culture evening - The Carnival of the Wolf, there will be evening of storytelling about The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders on Friday 1st May.
This will be hosted by our supporters, King Street Aparthotel at 45 King Street and presented by Creative Veterans Scotland.
Due to the volume of people anticipated for the day, the car park will be closed on the esplanade.
Please make alternative travel or parking arrangements. Blue badge holders will still be able to park on the esplanade if you make yourselves known to staff on approach.
Next weekend (both Saturday and Sunday) Stirling Castle will be hosting their annual Unicorn Day events.
Whilst the museum won’t be playing a big part on the day, this will impact car parking facilities for anyone planning to visit the museum.
This event is included in the entry price to Stirling Castle. For more information on this, please visit the Stirling Castle website: www.stirlingcastle.scot/visit/
Aimed at younger children but we do ask that an adult accompany them.
Full access guides for the Argylls Museum and Stirling Castle can be found here: argylls.co.uk/accessibility/
Looking for something to do during the holidays?
Join some of the team in the museum for some crafts based on things you can find in the museum on Saturday 4th April and Sunday 5th April from 11am.
The museum is keen to collect stories from those who served in the 2000’s with the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders and 5 SCOTS, particularly during 2006. If you have objects, stories or photographs you would like to share, or donate, please contact us on museum@argylls.co.uk
From the transition period through to the past two decades, Balaklava Company, 5 SCOTS — the battalion of The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders — has seen changes in its role.
March 2026 marks 20 years since the formation of the Royal Regiment of Scotland.
This month, Caitlin takes a look at how the legacy of the Argylls can still be seen in the Royal Regiment of Scotland today: argylls.co.uk/march-2006-t...
Video screens, interactives and sound will be turned down or off, and a quiet space will be available directly outside the museum. Sensory bagpacks are also available, please just ask a staff member upon entering the museum.
Our next Quiet Time will take place this Saturday (21st March) from 9.30-10.30am.
More information here: argylls.co.uk/events/quiet...
Former Intelligence Corps officer and counter-terrorism specialist Gary Dunnagan explores the history of conspiracy theories, why people believe them, and their impact in today’s world.
We will welcome back Gary Dunnagan for, “Conspiracy Theories: From Ancient Rome to the Storming of the US Capitol – What People Believe and Why”
A thank you to Hamish Clark for hosting our last Winter Talk of the season.
On the 18th April, join us at the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders Museum for a fascinating talk hosted by SSAFA Forth Valley.
All proceeds go to SSAFA. More information: argylls.co.uk/events/ssafa...
This is open to all veterans, including those who served in the emergency services and their family members. If you're interested in taking part, or want more information, visit here: lamhan.scot/2026/02/10/k...
Veterans Wanted!
The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders Museum will be supporting this fantastic initiative from Làmhan - which will be free of charge to all participants.
Our Education Officer was away to Skye last week for some WWI workshops. Working with S2 and S3 history classes at Plockton High School they used our WWI artefacts to support their school learning.
If you want the answers, you'll need to come along! Ticket sales and more information can be found here: shorturl.at/MRW9S
Image shows a Union Jack flag said to have been carried by the 93rd Sutherland Highlanders during the Battle of New Orleans in 1815.
At New Orleans a hastily assembled mixed American force repulsed a larger, professional, British Army. More than thirty years after US Independence, and just months before the emergency at Waterloo, why were we yet again fighting Americans? Who was Old Hickory? What really happened at New Orleans?
If you're looking for something to do this weekend, we still have tickets for our final Winter Talk, which takes place tomorrow at 10.30am.
‘The Sacrifice of the Sutherland Highlanders’ – New Orleans – The True Story, hosted by Major Hamish Clark will look at the Sutherland Highlanders in 1815.
And how did the 93rd Sutherland Highlanders stand firm under devastating fire — setting the precedent for the future Thin Red Line?
In this vivid new presentation, Hamish Clark draws on both British and American sources to reveal a plan gone wrong.
Reminder that it's only a week today until the final talk of the Winter Talk season.
Discover the dramatic story of New Orleans, where a hastily assembled American force defeated a larger professional British army. What really happened on the battlefield? More info: argylls.co.uk/.../winter-t...
Image from the The National Memorial Arboretum
Early this month, one of our volunteers came across Private James Higgins whilst researching for another project.
We believe he is the only Argyll who was executed during WW1.
In this months blog, we take at look at Private Higgins story. You can read this here: argylls.co.uk/the-argyll-e...
Drawing on British and American sources, Major Hamish Clark brings this dramatic and little-known story to life with insight, colour and music.
Image shows 93rd Sutherland Highlanders King’s Colour. Original Colour when the 93rd was formed and carried at the Battle of New Orleans January 8th 1815.
Join us for the final talk of our 2025–2026 Winter Talks season, ‘The Sacrifice of the Sutherland Highlanders’ – New Orleans – The True Story with Major Hamish Clark on Saturday 7 March 2026.
More information and ticket sales: argylls.co.uk/events/winte...