Royal Scots Dragoon Guards Museum

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 at in .
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  • Type: Museum
  • Description: regimental museum in City of Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
  • Also known as: “Regimental Museum of the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards”, “Royal Scots Dragoon Guards Regimental Museum”, “The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards Museum”, and “The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards Regimental Museum”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Edinburgh Castle and Castle Rock.

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is a historic castle in , Scotland. It stands on , which has been occupied by humans since at least the Iron Age. There has been a royal castle on the rock since the reign of Malcolm III in the 11th century, and the castle continued to be a royal residence until 1633.

Peak
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is a volcanic plug in the middle of upon which sits. The rock is estimated to have formed some 350 million years ago during the early Carboniferous period.

Church
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St Margaret's Chapel, in , is the oldest surviving building in , . An example of Romanesque architecture, it is a category A listed building.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lauriston and Tollcross.

Neighborhood
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is an area of central , , and home to a number of significant historic buildings. It lies south of and the , and north of public park.

Suburb
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is a major road junction to the south west of the city centre of , which takes its name from a local historical land area. It lies between the more affluent area of and the .

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is the original settlement of . At its core is the Royal Mile, the long street descending east from Castle Crag to Holyrood Palace. This medieval city was cramped for space so it built higher and higher, and stank higher still, hence its nickname of "Auld Reekie".

Royal Scots Dragoon Guards Museum

Latitude
55.94809° or 55° 56′ 53″ north
Longitude
-3.20088° or 3° 12′ 3″ west
Open location code
9C7RWQXX+6J
Open­Street­Map ID
node 6715804556
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Wiki­data ID
Q47486844
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In Other Languages

From Danish to Swedish—“Royal Scots Dragoon Guards Museum” goes by many names.
  • Danish: “Royal Scots Dragoon Guards Regimental Museum”
  • Dutch: “Royal Scots Dragoon Guards Regimental Museum”
  • Slovenian: “Muzej kraljevih škotskih dragoncev”
  • Slovenian: “Royal Scots Dragoon Guards Museum”
  • Swedish: “Royal Scots Dragoon Guards Regimental Museum”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Military Prison and Royal Scots Dragoon Guards Headquarters.

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