The Royal Highland Fusiliers were formed in 1959 by the amalgamation of The Royal Scots Fusiliers (21st) and The Highland Light Infantry (71st, 73rd and 74th). As part of the British Army’s restructuring for future operations,The six Scottish regiments amalgamated to form The Royal Regiment of Scotland on 31 March 2006; and on this day, 1st Battalion, The Royal Highland Fusiliers became The Royal Highland Fusiliers, 2nd Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland.
Read more about the fascinating history of our Regiment on the history pages of the website.
We are delighted to announce that the Royal Highland Fusiliers Museum has re-opened; however, in accordance with Scottish Government guidance, we will be running a pilot scheme with reduced hours & times.
This will be as follows:
Days open: Mondays, Wednesdays & Fridays
Opening hours: 10 am - 12 noon & 1 pm - 3 pm. The hour for lunch is to allow our Museum Attendants to deep-clean the Museum & Shop
Hope to see you soon!
0141 332 5639
518 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow, G2 3LW, Scotland