Holyroodhouse Ball FanWest Highland Museum This Jacobite fan was made for the Holyroodhouse Palace Ball in 1745. It is thought to be the work of the engraver Sir Robert Strange, a known Jacobite supporter. Prince Charles Edward Stuart (1720-88) had made significant...
Gin TrapWest Highland Museum Warning – some visitors may find this object distressing Gin traps were spring-loaded traps that snap shut on an animal’s limb when triggered. They were commonly used for catching small animals, including rats in places where grain...
Commando Fighting Knife West Highland Museum This iconic knife is usually known as the First Pattern. It was designed by William Fairbairn and Eric Sykes in 1940 in response to the conditions of World War Two. The duo had been given responsibility for training the...
Poltalloch ClarsachWest Highland Museum This beautifully decorated clarsach, or Scottish harp, is in the style of the Queen Mary harp, so named because the original design dates from the reign of Mary Queen of Scots. The clarsach is the oldest national instrument of...
Jacobite Printing Plate and PrintWest Highland Museum This fascinating object gives us an insight into a history that never happened. When Prince Charles Edward Stuart – better known as Bonnie Prince Charlie – arrived in the Outer Hebrides in the summer of 1745, he...
