We have been busy this week! Have a read of our Friday update to find out what we have been up to from archaeology to visits to @womenslibrary.bsky.social , it has been very exciting... www.historicdunkeld.org.uk/2026/07/10/w...

The reverse was captioned "Peace at last". Two Scottish horse soldiers photographed in Egypt, April 1943.

Primary 1 of the Royal School of Dunked circa 1964. The current Royal School of Dunkeld building was opened in 1930.

Friday update is here again, click to read about what we've been up to... www.historicdunkeld.org.uk/2026/07/03/w...

We've been working on a likely medieval chapel site all week with @historicdunkeld.bsky.social and today was flagstone lifting day. And charcoal has been found! 🙏

We are still looking to hear from more of you! Don't forget to sign up to some of our online sessions too; 7th of July 7-8pm : "What do you love or hate about museums?" 13th of July 2-3pm : "Technology in Museums" 17th of July 10-11am: "How can we stand out in the crowd?"

One of the Scottish Horse's tanks in the workshop for repair, photograph taken in the late 1940s (no exact date given). The tank appears to be either a Cromwell or a Comet but any identification help is always greatly appreciated.

A Harvey Barton postcard of the Cross, Dunkeld. The image is undated but looks to be from the 1950s (the number plates which can be seen all follow the pre 1963 format but any other dating evidence is greatly appreciated).

Have a read of our Friday update to see what exciting things we have done this week... www.historicdunkeld.org.uk/2026/06/26/w...

Private J Graham and his horse taking a dip to cool off whilst at a Scottish Horse Training Camp at the Black Isle in Blair Atholl around 1914.

Private J Graham and his horse taking a dip to cool off whilst at a Scottish Horse Training Camp at the Black Isle in Blair Atholl around 1914.

Postcard of the Birnam oak, Published by Valentine & Sons Ltd. This postcard includes a snippet of information about the history of the iconic Birnam Oak, the last tree from Shakespeare's Birnam Wood.

You guys will "dig" what we've been up to this week! ⛏️💀 Excavations up at King's seat and lots more inside. Have a read of our Friday update... www.historicdunkeld.org.uk/2026/06/19/w...

Members of the 1/1st Scottish Horse Field Ambulance in Egypt, January 1916. (MENA is an abbreviation of Middle East and North Africa)

We need your help! As part of our redevelopment project we are undertaking some community consultation, your opinion matters to us and we want to know what you'd like to see from our new heritage centre. Please fill out the form below and sign up to one of our online sessions if you are able.

Valentine's postcard showing The Birnam Hotel and the base of the Birnam Glen Road in the in the 1950s.

It's that time again, here is our Friday update. Have a read and find out what we've been up to this week... www.historicdunkeld.org.uk/2026/06/12/w...

⚽The 2026 Football World cup starts today!⚽ In honour of this momentous occasion we have a photograph of a Scottish Horse football team and their coaches photographed around the 1930s.

Join The Historical Herbalists on the 28th of June in the Perth Arms Hotel, Dunkeld for an Apothecary workshop. Explore real herbal medicines, both strange and familiar, evoking the working world of an eighteenth-century healer. Tickets are £80 plus booking fee. www.eventbrite.com/e/18th-centu...?

A James Valentine postcard showing Station Road, Birnam, around 1906. The Birnam Institute can be seen on the right of the image, now known as the Birnam Arts after the building of their extension which opened in 2001.

Here is our Friday update, we have exciting updates inside about our summer plans. Click the link to find out what is going on. www.historicdunkeld.org.uk/2026/06/05/w...

This week we have some photograph's from our collection belonging to Colonel William Brown (pictured here in uniform). Colonel Brown served with the 1/1st Scottish Horse Field Ambulance in Egypt, 1916 where these photographs were taken. These images range from "Archaeology" to chameleons snacking!

A Millar and Lang postcard showing Little Dunkeld, the Bridge and Tay Terrace. This postcard is undated but predates the building of the new A9 Bypass in the 1970s.

Our weekly update is now live! It has been a busy week with many activities, including our new guide Robyn's first tour. www.historicdunkeld.org.uk/2026/05/28/w...

Sergeant Thompson Uppard was born in Hexham in 1891 and served with the 2/3rd Scottish Horse from the 23rd of March 1915 to the 29th of May 1919. He was promoted to Sergeant on the 29th of January 1916. The portrait has an added splash of colour including an interesting shade of peach for the lips..

A Stengel & co. postcard showing Brae Street, Dunkeld. There is no date for the photograph, but the postcard was sent on the 6th of April 1906.

Have a look at what we've been up to this week! Our young archaeologists' club were very busy processing finds and we have lots of exciting events information too.... www.historicdunkeld.org.uk/2026/05/22/w...

A group of Scottish Horse Troops from Aberdeen at Camp in 1939 undergoing a kit inspection.

Photochrom Co Postcard of the Cross at Dunkeld. Undated but looks to be around the 1940s to 50s. If anyone has a better idea of a date please let us know! (The bus appears to be a number 17 if that helps anyone date the image)

Have a read of our Friday update to find out what we've been up to this week! We have had lots happening including a training session from Museums Galleries Scotland, find out more by clicking the link! www.historicdunkeld.org.uk/2026/05/15/w...

Scottish Horse trooper and Horse in South Africa thought to have been taken in 1902.

Valentine's postcard of the Telford Bridge at Dunkeld as seen from the Cathedral Grounds. (Image appears to have been registered in the 1930s)

A little earlier with our update this week but we've been busy! Have a read to find out about what we've been up to... www.historicdunkeld.org.uk/2026/05/07/w...

Undated photograph of the Scottish Horse pipes and drums standing in the Cross, Dunkeld. Castle Cleirach and the Ell Shop can be seen clearly in the background.

A real variety this week! Find out about our reenactment event happening on the 2nd and 3rd of may by having a read... www.historicdunkeld.org.uk/2026/05/01/w...

Scottish Horse Troops in Skegness, dated 1915/16. A brief description from the back of the photograph says they were "Wrestling on Horseback in preparation for sports".

View of Dunkeld and Birnam in the 1870s from a Valentine Postcard.

Another busy week finished! Have a read of our update to find out what the young Archaeologists' have been up to and our exciting event next weekend! The Arthur Erskine's Regiment will be joining us for a seventeenth century solider reenactment weekend... www.historicdunkeld.org.uk/2026/04/24/w...

Scottish Horse Pipe Band in Italy, May 1945.

We have lots of photographs of #ArchivePeople. Often we don't know who they are. Like this couple, in possibly the oldest photograph we hold. Its a Daguerrotype which probably dates from the 1850s. You can read more about in this blog post: dundeecityarchives.w...#ArchivePeople.#Archive30

Royal School of Dunkeld Higher Grade 1st years in 1957/58. Limited tickets remaining for the 1950s, 60s and 70s Royal School of Dunkeld Reunion this Saturday (25th of April). Tickets are available from the Archive or via Eventbrite. www.eventbrite.com/e/1984878147...

Another week finished! Have a read of our Friday update to find out what we have been up to... www.historicdunkeld.org.uk/2026/04/17/w...

Scottish Horse troops at the Cross in Dunkeld being inspected by Sir Percy Radcliffe in March 1932.

Royal School of Dunkeld Perth Festival Choir, April 1960. Do you fancy catching up with old school friends? Come along to the Royal School of Dunkeld Reunion on the 25th of April 2026, tickets are £8 and are available from the archive or from Eventbrite

We have had lots of exciting events and activities this week, have a read of our update to find out more... www.historicdunkeld.org.uk/2026/04/10/w...

A group of Scottish Horse troops in Southampton on the 27th of August 1902. The men had just disembarked the SS Gothic. This was a white Starline vessel built by Harland & Wolff Ltd, Belfast which was completed in 1893 and frequented a route from London to New Zealand via Australia.

Happy Easter everyone! These photographs are a throwback to an Easter party hosted in the Duchess Anne in 1992. Can you spot anyone you know?

Have a read of our Friday update! Our Monday Memories crew were hard at work searching for new photographs for the upcoming School Reunion on the 25th of April. Read our Friday update here - www.historicdunkeld.org.uk/2026/04/03/w...

"The Battle of Glen Tilt" - A Scottish Horse training camp activity at on of the pre 1914 camps in Glen Tilt. This activity required the troops to build a bridge across the river. One of the photographs refers to this as the Battle of Glen Tilt so it must have been difficult!

An undated photograph of Palm Sunday at Dunkeld Cathedral. Does anyone recognise anyone in the photograph? Accession number - 2001.0285