Look out team GB, Dunkeld have their own junior skeleton team ready to compete for the gold! 🥇 Photograph by James MacIntosh early 20th century, showing a group of local children sledging down Brae Street. Read our curling exhibition -https://www.historicdunkeld.org.uk/curling-in-dunkeld/

Friday update is here! We have had a very busy week, the photograph below if from the unveiling of the new statue at the Birnam Oak, find out more about it in the post. www.historicdunkeld.org.uk/2026/02/13/w...

Troops of the 3/1st Scottish Horse in Louth, Lincolnshire in 1915 chopping hay for their horses using some rather intriguing looking machinery...

On this day 26 years ago (9th of February 2000) the first sod was cut for the extension at the Birnam Institute, now known as the Birnam Arts!

Everyone to please say hello to Kate, our temporary collection audit assistant! We are so excited to work with her in this initial step of her heritage career. Thank you to NLHF and @museumsgalleriesscotland.org.uk for funding this role. www.historicdunkeld.org.uk/2026/02/06/w...

Mounted Scottish Horse Troops at the Black Isle Training camp 1927 or 1928. This photograph is a fantastic wide angle shot, excellent for both looking at lots of horses and taking in the lovely highland background.

Fancy a different theme for valentine's weekend? Come along to this fabulous talk about Perth's oldest house, the Fair Maid's House. Historic Dunkeld members go free, non members £10. www.eventbrite.com/e/1979888809...

We are undertaking a National Lottery Heritage Funded project about 6 of the shops and businesses and 6 of the houses in the local area (Dunkeld). We are researching the history of the buildings and their residents. Today's photograph is an undated A.F. Mackenzie shot of Birnam.

Another week done, time flies when you're having fun! Check out our Friday update to find out what we've been up to this week. This is our young archaeologists' club's medieval inspired illumination work which includes some fantastic marginalia. www.historicdunkeld.org.uk/2026/01/30/w...

Gone skiing ⛷️ 3 Scottish Horse Troops photographed at the Golden Lion Ski Club in Plan De Gralba Italy in February 1946. The man standing alone has been named as Dick Jones.

Burn's night, the annual celebration of the life and works of Robert Burns, Scotland's national poet. Burns once came to visit Niel Gow and they performed together in the Old Rectory at the top of Cathedral street, it is one of the few buildings which survived the Battle of Dunkeld in 1689.

Have a read of our Friday update. We've also included an extra throwback photo from January 1993 showing the floods from the River Tay. Do you have any wild weather memories from the area? Share them below! www.historicdunkeld.org.uk/2026/01/23/w...

Here we have the 2nd Squadron Scottish Horse Troops at Edinburgh Castle in January 1901 before leaving for South Africa.

The Chapter House Museum trust was created by the Friends of Dunkeld Cathedral, the Chapter House Museum was opened in 1994. Our organisation has grown since then, the Chapter house museum is still in place but we now also have a separate archive building and exhibition at 12 The Cross Dunkeld.

Have a read of our Friday update! www.historicdunkeld.org.uk/2026/01/16/w...

Tonight!

A combination of different activities here! Polney loch Curling and someone shooting, this photograph is undated and no one has been named. Any ideas of names and dates?

Our first week back, lots of plans for 2026 underway. Have a read to see what we've got planned so far... Curling Match at Polney Loch near Dunkeld. Date Unknown. 2001.0354 www.historicdunkeld.org.uk/2026/01/09/h...

This practical workshop is designed for community archive and heritage groups and volunteers who want to learn the basics of conservation and care for textile collections. It's free but spaces are limited, don't miss out! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/essentials...

Just horsin' around 🐎 Scottish Horse troops on horseback at the Black Isle Camp near Blair Atholl pre 1914.

Overindulge a little this festive season? Fear not! Dunkeld Total Abstinence Association have the soiree for you. This event was held on the 3rd of January 1840, maybe we are a little bit late advertising it...

This our Friday update, it is our last of 2025! Wishing you all a lovely festive season from everyone here in the archive. www.historicdunkeld.org.uk/2025/12/19/w...

Wrapped up warm on a snowy day. ☃️ Here we have Major Campbell Preston, Captain Laing, Captain Foster, and Major Wyckham Boynton of the Scottish Horse enjoying some lovely snowy weather in 1942. There is no location listed for this photograph but let us know if you recognise it!

⚠️Important info ⚠️ We will be closed over the festive period from the 20th of December until the 4th of January. We will reopen at 10am on the 5th of January and will also be running our Monday Memories club that day.

🌟Save the Date🌟 Scotland’s Museums and Galleries Strategy Symposium 2026 will be taking place on Wednesday 4th March, at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh. Programme information and bookings links will be made public at the beginning of 2026.

It's December, lets have a wintry post! ❄️☃️ Here is a James MacIntosh Lantern slide featuring a very snowy shot of the Dunkeld Cathedral grounds. These photographs are undated but are estimated to have been created in the early 20th century. James was an avid amateur photographer of the local area.

Get in touch if you'd like to take part in our new project for 2026!

Friday update for you all, we've been feeling festive this week... 🎄🎅 www.historicdunkeld.org.uk/2025/12/12/w...

A winter wedding! 🤵👰❄️ This is Scottish Horse Captain "Sandy" Gordon marrying Helen McCorquodale in December 1942 in London. The couple are accompanied by Pipe Major Wilkie on the right and Sergeant Helly on the left.

Come along for an update on our redevelopment plans Give us your thoughts and ideas on our new museum Find out more about our exciting projects for 2026 with thanks to National Lottery Heritage Fund, Museums Galleries Scotland, The Gannochy Trust and SSE Griffin and Calliachar Community Fund

A time travelling visitor?... We had a look through our donation money box today and found an old penny from 1947! The old pennies started to be removed from circulation in 1970 in anticipation of "Decimal Day" on the 15th of February 1971 when the UK decimalised their currency.

Have a read of our Friday update, more exciting news inside and a bit of a mystery... Photograph undated - early 20th century By James MacIntosh www.historicdunkeld.org.uk/2025/12/05/w...

Ceilidh season is here! This week we have a throwback to a dance in the 1950s where the Scottish soldiers didn't seem to have much luck with the ladies! 🕺💃 (Corporal David Wilson of the Scottish Horse sounded particularly heartbroken)

Cathedral Street Dunkeld in 1946 pre renovations. Which local residents and businesses do you remember from days gone by?

Sandwiches for lunch then boys? 🥪 Scottish Horse troops getting ready to distribute the bread ration in 1910.

Here we have an photograph of Peter Rabbit author Beatrix Potter. Beatrix and her family would rent large local house and spend their summers in the area. This portrait was taken by A.F. MacKenzie, at this time Mackenzie was using the abbreviation N.B. after Birnam which stands for North Britain.

This week's update includes some Egyptology! Have a read and find out what we've been up to... www.historicdunkeld.org.uk/2025/11/21/w...

#ThrowbackThursday to a Scottish Horse Party in 1939 and the old Scottish Horse Museum which was in Dunkeld. When the Scottish Horse Museum was closed in 1999 the Chapter House Museum trust adapted their collections policy to accept the Scottish Horse archives and documents. Lucky us!

Skill Session - Historical Desk Based Research with Dr Lucinda Dean Dr Dean is an expert in late medieval and early modern Scotland and Europe. Explore the wealth of resources available and how they can help you expand your knowledge on your research subject. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/skill-sess...

Lest we forget. Continuing our Remembrance posts this week we have a photograph of 5 Scottish Horse officers attending an Armistice day service at Blair Atholl in November 1939. Please have a read of our online Scottish Horse remembrance exhibition _ www.historicdunkeld.org.uk/remembrance/

Have a read about what has been happening in the archive this week - www.historicdunkeld.org.uk/2025/11/07/w...

Someone obviously had a bit of a bump on this motorbike! This is a Scottish Horse motorbike from the first world war. My favourite part is the horn! 📯

🎃A slightly belated Halloween post! 👻 Did you all have a nice Halloween? 🎃 What are your favourite costumes and memories from going out guising when you were young? 👻 (Photograph of Royal School of Dunkeld Children in costume, this photograph is undated)

DO YOU LIVE IN STRATHTAY? Please vote for us in the Fairer Communities for All funding, you will be helping to support the running of our amazing Young Archaeologists' Club. Vote here - forms.office.com/pages/respon...

"Like my new car boys?"😎🚗 An early motorcar outside of Sim's Coachworks Birnam, circa 1910. (A bit different than the cars you see heading through Dunkeld and Birnam now!)

HAVE A READ OF OUR WEEKLY UPDATE www.historicdunkeld.org.uk/2025/10/24/w...

The stick is mightier than the sword? No, that doesn't sound quite right... ⚔️ Scottish Horse Troopers taking part in a sword drill led by Squadron Sergeant Major Lovell on the Ancrum Road in Dundee in 1939.

Did you know that the Duchess Anne had a herd of Ayrshire dairy cows in Dunkeld? She even employed Ayrshire Dairymaids to look after them! 🐄🥛

Have a read of our friday update to discover where this page appeared from... www.historicdunkeld.org.uk/2025/10/17/w...

Keeping a close eye on Birnam and Little Dunkeld from the Bridge! Sergeant Robert Duncan photographed on a cycle patrol on Dunkeld's Telford Bridge in 1930. (He does seem to have a very tall bicycle!)🚲