The Chapter House Museum & Dunkeld Community Archive

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The Chapter House Museum & Dunkeld Community Archive The Community Archive is located at 12 The Cross, Dunkeld and is open for visitors mon-fri The regimental records The Scottish Horse are also held there.

We also offer visitor information, local books, maps, guide books and unique cards and souvenirs. The Archive Room, which opened above the Cathedral Chapter House in 1995, is now situated at 12 The Cross (next door to the Duchess Anne) and contains a fast growing collection of photographs, records and memorabilia relating to the Cathedral and community of Dunkeld and Birnam, including census records and tombstone inscription of the graveyards in the parish.

16/10/2026
Dunkeld Community Archive will be joining St Mary's Church at Birnam Arts on 3rd November. Hope to see you there.
15/10/2026

Dunkeld Community Archive will be joining St Mary's Church at Birnam Arts on 3rd November. Hope to see you there.

Scottish Horse dress rehearsal for the Coronation in 1953, outside the Dunkeld & Birnam Railway Station. Major Dow in c...
15/10/2026

Scottish Horse dress rehearsal for the Coronation in 1953, outside the Dunkeld & Birnam Railway Station. Major Dow in command.

TONIGHT ....Join us tonight at the Duchess Anne Hall at 7pm for a glass of Prosecco and a catch up on our museum plans f...
14/10/2026

TONIGHT ....
Join us tonight at the Duchess Anne Hall at 7pm for a glass of Prosecco and a catch up on our museum plans for the future, and your chance to comment.

Dunkeld's very own "Beardie Willie" (Willie Duff) makes an appearance in this AI generated video, bringing old photograp...
14/10/2026

Dunkeld's very own "Beardie Willie" (Willie Duff) makes an appearance in this AI generated video, bringing old photographs to life (literally!). Gamekeeper, Ghillie and Gaelic Bard; he was quite the character.

Step back in time and meet the people of Old Scotland through a rem...

Early 19th C photograph of Brae Street, Dunkeld. There have certainly been a lot of changes since then!
12/10/2026

Early 19th C photograph of Brae Street, Dunkeld. There have certainly been a lot of changes since then!

Group of 16 unnamed Scottish Horse Soldiers in the grounds of Birnam House, there is no date for this photograph but it ...
08/10/2026

Group of 16 unnamed Scottish Horse Soldiers in the grounds of Birnam House, there is no date for this photograph but it is estimated to have been taken around 1914-18.

Jo-an Bruce outside her shop on Atholl Street on the Day of its closure. (The photograph is undated, we would greatly ap...
05/10/2026

Jo-an Bruce outside her shop on Atholl Street on the Day of its closure. (The photograph is undated, we would greatly appreciate any guidance for the date).

Please join us on Wednesday 14th October in the Duchess Anne at 7.00pm to learn what progress we've made towards a Herit...
02/10/2026

Please join us on Wednesday 14th October in the Duchess Anne at 7.00pm to learn what progress we've made towards a Heritage Centre where Dunkeld and Birnam’s remarkable story can be told.

Please join us for drinks, nibbles and discussion on the way ahead.

A Scottish Horse photograph from South Africa in 1902 captioned "G Squadron officers' stables, my groom Mitchell on lef...
01/10/2026

A Scottish Horse photograph from South Africa in 1902 captioned "G Squadron officers' stables, my groom Mitchell on left".

Address

12 The Cross
Dunkeld
PH80AN

Opening Hours

Monday 10am - 12:30pm
1:15pm - 3pm
Tuesday 10am - 12:30pm
1:15pm - 3pm
Wednesday 10am - 12:30pm
1:15pm - 3pm
Thursday 10am - 12:30pm
1:15pm - 3pm
Friday 10am - 12:30pm
1:15pm - 3pm

Telephone

+441350727786

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