Cameronian collection at Low Parks Museum
Low Parks Museum is home to the Cameronian collection, honouring one of the British Army's most famous regiments, The Cameronians (Scottish Rifles).
The displays dedicated to Scotland's only rifle regiment have been housed in Low Parks since 1967, and tell the story of the famous fighting force's 300-year history.
The regiment was raised in Douglas on 14 May 1689 by James, Earl of Angus, the eldest son of the Marquis of Douglas. Its first recruits were Covenanters, making it the only regiment in the British Army to have a religious origin. The regiment takes its name from Richard Cameron, one of the most famous Covenanters.
The regiment was raised on the authority of the Scottish Parliament, rather than by the King. Only one other regiment in Scotland has such an origin.
In 1968, as part of the defence cuts, the only remaining regular battalion of The Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) decided to disband rather than be amalgamated with another regiment. The disbandment took place on the same date and in the same place as the regiment was raised, almost 300 years earlier.
The Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) have their own official website The Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) website (this link will open in a new window).
For further information on the Cameronian collection, please contact Low Parks Museum. Entrance is free of charge.
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