Museums · Central Scotland
Royal Scots Dragoon Guards Museum
Royal Scots Dragoon Guards Museum — regimental museum in City of Edinburgh, Scotland, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1.5 h–3 h
- Best time of year
- Year-round
- Nearest railway station
- Edinburgh Waverley · 0.7 km
- Family-friendly
- Wheelchair accessible
About
Royal Scots Dragoon Guards Museum is a museum in the United Kingdom. Records date its origin to 1995. Part of Edinburgh Castle. Wikidata describes it as: "regimental museum in City of Edinburgh, Scotland, UK". Coordinates: 55.9491°, -3.2001°.
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From the Wikipedia article
The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards Museum is a regimental museum displaying the collections of the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards and its predecessor regiments. It is based in the New Barracks (built between 1796 and 1799) at Edinburgh Castle in Scotland.
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Background
History
The museum brings together the collections of the 3rd Carabiniers (Prince of Wales's Dragoon Guards) (themselves the product of the amalgamation in 1922 of 3rd Dragoon Guards (Prince of Wales's) and 6th Dragoon Guards (Carabiniers)), and The Royal Scots Greys (2nd Dragoons). The museum, which was originally located in the basement of the New Barracks, was opened by the Queen in 1995. It moved above ground in the New Barracks in 2006 and was officially re-opened by the Queen on 7 July 2006.
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- Coordinates
- 55.9491, -3.2001
- District
- City of Edinburgh
- Postcode
- EH1 2NG
- Parliamentary constituency
- Edinburgh East and Musselburgh
- Established
- 1995
- Nearest railway station
- Edinburgh Waverley — 0.7 km
- Official site
- www.scotsdg.org.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q47486844 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Royal Scots Dragoon Guards Museum (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Edinburgh Castle - Royal Scots Dragoon Guards Museum - geograph.org.uk - 2320611.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Royal Scots Dragoon Guards Museum?
- Royal Scots Dragoon Guards Museum is in central Scotland, United Kingdom (postcode EH1 2NG).
- When was Royal Scots Dragoon Guards Museum built?
- Built or established in 1995.
- How do I get to Royal Scots Dragoon Guards Museum?
- The nearest railway station is Edinburgh Waverley, about 0.7 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode EH1 2NG.