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May/01 - Pipes and Drums Tour in North America

The Pipes and Drums of The Black Watch 3rd Battalion, The Royal Regiment of Scotland, will tour North America in 2013. A selection of dates on the tour are listed below.

Please let the Museum know if you are aware of other dates on the tour so we can update this listing: info@theblackwatch.co.uk

Mar/29 - Scottish Water staff volunteer at Black Watch Museum
The Black Watch Castle and Museum today welcomed a team of volunteers from Scottish Water as part of the company’s Volunteering Programme. The volunteers will assist Museum staff by moving parts of the collection to a temporary store in preparation of an upcoming £3.5million redevelopment project.

Mar/21 - Transformation of the Black Watch Museum gets the go ahead from the Heritage Lottery Fund
The Heritage Lottery Fund announced today that it has awarded the Black Watch Museum Trust the sum of £778,000, and as such, the Trustees formally committed to proceeding with the project to improve the Castle and Museum.

Mar/15 - Homecoming Parades 2012

Dates and times confirmed for The Black Watch 3SCOTS Homecoming Parades in April 2012:

We will update this page with more detailed information on parade routes if/when we have it. Details will be available via local press.

Inverness
The Parade will start at 11am from Stephen’s Brae, with a Cathedral service at 11:45.

Forfar
The troops will march from Chapelpark Primary School, along Academy Street to the East Port, down East High Street and past the Cross where the Duke of Rothesay will take the salute from a dais outside the Town Hall. They will then march into Littlecauseway, returning to Chapelpark via Chapel Street. Full details from Forfar Dispatch.

Kirkcaldy
The parade will start from East Fergus Place, into the Town Square, down Whtyescauseway, along the High Street, up Kirk Wynd and along Hunter Street, returning to the front of the Town House. Full deails on the Council website

Dundee
The Parade will begin at Cowgate, before heading to Panmure Street, passed Dundee High School, along Reform Streetand the troops will finish up at Crichton Street. More details in local press, including Wave 102.

Perth
Starting from Rose Terrace at 2.15pm on Friday afternoon, the parade, expected to number over 400 soldiers, will proceed via Atholl Street and Kinnoull Street to the High Street then via King Edward Street to South Street and Tay Street, where the Lord Lieutenant of Perth and Kinross, Brigadier Melville Jameson CBE, accompanied by Brigadier Garry Barnett OBE, will take the salute on the viewing platform, before the parade proceeds via the dry arch by the River Tay to the North Inch. Full details on the Council website.

Jan/16 - Museum Mascot Hackles Dies

It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Hackle on 8th January 2012. He died peacefully with his family.

Hackle was the golden Labrador of Jim Sandilands, Museum Attendant. Hackle had worked alongside Jim at The Black Watch Museum since he was a puppy. He will be sorely missed by all the staff and visitors at the Castle.

A memorial fund has been established in Hackle’s name. This will go towards a memorial of some type in the grounds.


Charity Number: SC005848