Venue Description

The Highlanders’ Museum (Queen’s Own Highlanders Collection) covers three floors of Fort George’s former Lieutenant Governors’ 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’s. The Highlanders Battalion of the Royal Regiment of Scotland, (4 SCOTS), today incorporates the world-famous names of the Seaforth Highlanders, The Queen’s Own Cameron Highlanders and the Queen’s 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.

Accessibility

Level access to the ground floor. Double doors to be opened by Front of House Staff for wheelchair users. Stairlift to First Floor.

Accessibility Guide

Accessibility Guide Link: https://www.accessable.co.uk/visit-scotland/access-guides/the-highlanders-museum

Awards List

5 star Visit Scotland Award Volunteer Friendly award

Toilets

Adapted toilets are found outside the Museum at the centre of the Fort George site and inside the Historic Environment Scotland café.

Staff

Information about the staff has not been added for this venue.

Assistance dog facilities

Assistance dog exercise facilities

Dogs are welcome within Fort George. There is a large Parade Ground for excercise.

Other assistance dog facilities

water bowl provided outside the Museum entrance.