Brass Commando Knife & BadgeBrora Heritage Centre This knife belonged to the late James ‘Jim’ Manson Sutherland (1912-2006) of Brora. Jim had already joined the British Army by the beginning of World War Two and had served in Palestine, where he learnt to speak...
Montrose’s HelmetWest Highland Museum This trooping helmet belonged to James Graham, 1st Marquis of Montrose (1612 – 1650). Montrose was a Scottish nobleman, poet and soldier. He initially joined the Covenanters in the Wars of the Three Kingdoms, but...
Bronze Age Halberd – Modern ReproductionWest Highland Museum During the Bronze Age, halberds like this one were used as weapons, as well as for hunting and perhaps even as symbols of status and importance. Today, they are recognised as valuable archaeological...
Big Duncan Cameron’s DirkWest Highland Museum This heavy dirk has a special heritage. It belonged to Big Duncan Cameron, known in Gaelic as Donnchadh Mor Camshron. At the Battle of Prestonpans in 1745, Duncan was anxious to go forward before the battle but was held...
Knife from Culloden West Highland Museum This knife may be in a very sorry state, but played an important part of in Highland history. It was found near Drummossie Moor, near Inverness, at the site of the infamous Battle of Culloden, the last engagement of ‘The 1745’....
