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A crafty way to learn about the history of The Black Watch

The Black Watch march though Warminster.
The Black Watch march though Warminster.

The Black Watch has not been far from the news recently after The Courier revealed that the historic battalion is leading the race to return to its traditional heartland.

In an exclusive interview last week, Perthshire-born defence secretary Sir Michael Fallon said he was positive about the Black Watch – now the 3rd Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland (3 Scots) – being based at Leuchars in future when it becomes the army’s main base in Scotland.

But it’s the famous history of the Black Watch that will be firmly in the spotlight when a series of special events are held next week at The Black Watch Castle and Museum in Perth.

Soldiers from A company of the 1st Battalion Black Watch move back to their Warrior armoured vehicle in 2004 after community patrolling through the area of Ahmed Al Ahamadi near Camp Dogwood.
Soldiers from A company of the 1st Battalion Black Watch move back to their Warrior armoured vehicle in 2004 after community patrolling through the area of Ahmed Al Ahamadi near Camp Dogwood.

The events at Balhousie Castle will shed light on some of the interesting places the Black Watch has been in the last 300 years, and visitors will be invited to take part in craft activities that reflect these journeys.

For example, the Black Watch were in Holland during the Second World War and helped liberate a number of towns there. Visitors will be invited to paint their own individually designed Delftware plate.

Time served by the Black Watch in Germany will also be an opportunity to make majestic eagles using handprints to commemorate the eagle as the national symbol of Germany.

  • Around the world with the Black Watch, The Black Watch Castle and Museum, Perth, February 15 to February 19

www.theblackwatch.co.uk