The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards Museum

01/10/2026

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24/09/2026

New acquisition!

We are very pleased to have acquired a set of letters about the court martial of Assistant Surgeon Dr. Stuart Moore of the 6th Dragoon Guards.

The letters are from September 1854 when Moore was serving in the Crimea and had been due to take charge of a ship full of wounded men from The Battle of Alma bound for Scutari.

So, what happened?

Moore was instructed to visit the Principle Medical Officer, Dr. John Hall, to receive further orders on which ship he was to board and its departure time. In Moore’s letter protesting his innocence, he says that he tried to find Dr. Hall at a late hour, but the tent was in darkness. Deeming that it was not necessary to disturb Dr. Hall, Moore returned to Division Headquarters and awaited instruction.

In the end the ship did not set sail on time as Moore was not on board. The next morning a furious Dr. Hall had placed Moore under arrest and accused him of disobeying an order.

Moore was found not guilty - it was presumably seen as a mix up in communications between the two men.
A newspaper article from the day hints that, despite the decision, General Lord Raglan did not agree with the verdict and firmly laid blame with Moore commenting,

‘…Assistant Surgeon Moore, not having reported himself to Dr. Hall on the 22nd as specially ordered; and thus, an important service was neglected, and the vessel was prevented sailing at the time appointed.’

23/09/2026

We are delighted to have hosted the Army Personnel Centre - Reserves Branch for their team building day here at Edinburgh Castle yesterday.

The team had private access to the museum while it was closed to the public and exclusive access to items that are not currently on display in the museum’s store.

Guided by our amazing museum curator and assistant curator, visitors were able to handle historic objects while learning more about SCOTS DG.

To see more like this, check out SCOTS DG Connect.
See the comments below to find out how to sign up if you haven’t already!

17/09/2026

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10/09/2026

Yesterday, we hosted our first Veterans Event here at Edinburgh Castle. This was an opportunity for Veterans to explore the museum before it opens to the public to allow folks to have a look at the changes to the museum in the last two years.

Visitors were able to walk through the museum and look through the archives at their own pace with members of the museum team on hands.

Visitors were also invited to hear about the current work of the Regiment from Sergeant Major Barrett while enjoying some breakfast and refreshments. It was a great day to get people together and reminisce about time with the regiment with old friends, and to hear about some of the regiment’s current work from a serving soldier.

We hope to do more of these events, so keep an eye out on SCOTS DG Connect where you can book into all future events.
If you don’t have the app, check the comment below to find out how to sign up!

24/08/2026

We've still got a few spaces left for this SCOTS DG veteran's event on Wednesday 9th September. See below for details and how to book.

The Museum and Charity are hosting a Welcome Event at Home Headquarters for veterans. This is an opportunity to book in to Edinburgh Castle, see the changes that the Museum has made over that last few years and also hear about the work that the Regiment and Charity are doing.

We are limited by space in Home Headquarters and the maximum capacity for this event is 20. It is only open to SCOTS DG veterans and must be booked through the 'What's On' section of the SCOTS DG Connect App. If the event is popular we will look to run more.

The event will run on Wednesday 9th September from 0900-1100 and veterans will be given the opportunity to explore the Museum before it opens to the public so it is quieter than normal and a member of the Museum team will be on hand. Visitors will also be able to hear about the current work of the Regiment while enjoying a breakfast roll and refreshments.

The SCOTS DG Connect app is for serving personnel, veterans, their families and members from the Regiment and its antecedents. Download RAC Connect now and register for free:

iPhone: https://www.scotsdg.org.uk/apple

Android: https://www.scotsdg.org.uk/android

For a step-by-step guide to download visit: https://www.scotsdg.org.uk/app

The one-time unit access code will be sent on private channels and can be requested as part of the registration process. For any technical assistance, please email [email protected]

13/08/2026

We had a great time yesterday supporting the Leuchars Station Family Community Day. There was so much going on and lot of happy people around. It was wonderful to be part of it (next year we'll go on one of the rides!).

17/07/2026

The Museum and Charity are hosting a Welcome Event at Home Headquarters for veterans. This is an opportunity to book in to Edinburgh Castle, see the changes that the Museum has made over that last few years and also hear about the work that the Regiment and Charity are doing.

We are limited by space in Home Headquarters and the maximum capacity for this event is 20. It is only open to SCOTS DG veterans and must be booked through the 'What's On' section of the SCOTS DG Connect App. If the event is popular we will look to run more.

The event will run on Wednesday 9th September from 0900-1100 and veterans will be given the opportunity to explore the Museum before it opens to the public so it is quieter than normal and a member of the Museum team will be on hand. Visitors will also be able to hear about the current work of the Regiment while enjoying a breakfast roll and refreshments.

The SCOTS DG Connect app is for serving personnel, veterans, their families and members from the Regiment and its antecedents. Download RAC Connect now and register for free:

iPhone: https://www.scotsdg.org.uk/apple

Android: https://www.scotsdg.org.uk/android

For a step-by-step guide to download visit: https://www.scotsdg.org.uk/app

The one-time unit access code will be sent on private channels and can be requested as part of the registration process. For any technical assistance, please email [email protected]

18/06/2026

Today is Waterloo Day. A date that marks the defeat of Napoleon at The Battle of Waterloo and Sergeant Ewart of the Scots Greys famously taking the French 45th Regiment of Infantry of the Line’s standard.

It is also the date that the eagle and standard were returned to the Regiment. On Waterloo Day 1956 a ceremony was held at the Royal Hospital Chelsea. The eagle was carried onto the parade by Sergeant George Ingram, a Chelsea Pensioner that had served with the Greys in the Second South African War. Then General Sir Bernard Paget, Governor of the Royal Hospital passed the eagle into the care of RSM Haynes. Haynes and the es**rt slow marched through the ranks after which the parade re-formed into three ranks and marched away with the eagle at its head.

The following month in a ceremony at Edinburgh Castle the regiment loaned the eagle and standard to the Scottish United Services Museum. They had been marched up the Royal Mile from Holyrood and then, when they reached the esplanade of Edinburgh Castle, the standard was lain on the tomb of Ewart. After the ceremony had taken place the eagle and standard were carried over the drawbridge, into the Castle and to the Scottish United Services Museum where they were safely kept until 1995. Since then they have been proudly displayed in The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards Museum.

12/06/2026

The World Cup is now underway and football fever has hit Home Headquarters with Scotland’s campaign due to start on Sunday morning (alarm clocks at the ready). Football has been a hugely important sport within The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards and its antecedents.

The 3rd Dragoon Guards had a very successful team in the early 1900s being awarded the Challenge Cup outright in 1907 after winning four years in a row. They continued to challenge for the trophy after this and we have a Cavalry Cup runners-up medal that was awarded to Private J Shaw in the 1909/1910 season. After their amalgamation in 1922 the 3rd/6th Dragoon Guards returned the trophy so that it could be competed for annually.

Then in 1998 The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards reached the 86th Cavalry Cup Final where they played The Royal Dragoon Guards. The SCOTS DG had already had a successful year winning the German Cavalry Cup on penalties. A report on the Cavalry Cup final features in the Eagle and Carbine. It describes the team getting off to a great start and opening the scoring in the first ten minutes. A dodgy penalty gave RDG an equaliser who scored again to go 2-1 up before Larry Lamb equalised and then as SCOTS DG chased a winner they were caught on the counter attack with the Royal Dragoon Guards scoring the winner to make it 3-2.

Enjoy the World Cup and best of luck to Scotland and England!