Carnegie Inverurie Museum

The Square
Inverurie
AB51 3SN

 

Access and Parking

Location map

Opening hours 2009 - Free admission open all year round. Mon, Wed - Fri, 2.00 - 4.30 and Sat 10.00 - 1.00 & 2.00 - 4.00 CLOSED Tuesdays, Sundays & Public Holidays

MGC Registered Museum

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Step into the past at this museum at the heart of Aberdeenshire, and learn about:

• Flint arrowheads, beaker pots and a bronze age sword
• Civic Regalia
• Collection of weapons from the Battle of Tel-el-Kebir
• Aberdeenshire Canal and railway links

Archeaological finds from the Inverurie area stretching back in time to the Mesolithic era, 10,000 years ago. To the iron age.

 

 

 

Shooting Prizes won by William morrison of the Donside Volunteers. The Silver Trophy you will see, is one of four that were commissioned by Queen Victoria in 1882/83.  Of the other three, one is in the Queen’s collection, one in the Victoria & Albert Museum, and the third in a Welsh museum.

 

 

 

This sword, made by 'Hobson & Sons, London & Woolwich' and decorated for use by one of the Officers of the 2nd Aberdeen Rifle Volunteers.  It has a pierced guard with crowned bugle horn (their insignia), fish-skin grip, triple-wire bound. Its highly ornate and decorative single fullered blade, 82cm (32”) displays both the makers name and possibly name of owner ‘Thomas Marshall’ which is housed in a two-ring scabbard.  It follows the style of Cavalry Officer’s sabre 1822.

These 2nd Aberdeen Rifle Volunteers were first formed in 1864, mainly as an Admin Battalion until 1880.  They covered the areas of Oldmeldrum, Tarves, Ellon, Fyvie and Methlick.  In 1884, they became the 2nd Volunteer Battalion (Reserves) to the Gordon Highlanders.

 

Access

Parking: behind Town Hall.

Access: ramped access to Library on ground floor; Museum on first floor location, with chairlift provision for wheelchair users.

 

Exhibitions

 

Please watch this page for up and coming exhibitions.

 

For further details tel: 01771 622 807.