LANARKSHIRE YEOMANRY
Low Parks Museum
Housed in Hamilton's oldest surviving building, Low Parks Museum is South Lanarkshire's museum — caring for the county's collections, including treasured objects from the Lanarkshire Yeomanry and the story of the men who served.
MUIR STREET, HAMILTON
Set within the Portland building — built in 1696 and believed to be the oldest surviving building in Hamilton — and the former Palace Riding School of 1837, Low Parks Museum tells the story of Lanarkshire and its people. Both buildings are Category A listed.
Run by South Lanarkshire Leisure and Culture, which cares for some 150,000 objects, the museum's collections include items from the Lanarkshire Yeomanry — the county's own volunteer cavalry, first raised in 1819 by Norman Lockhart of Lee — alongside the nationally recognised collection of the Cameronians (Scottish Rifles).
For families with a connection to the Lanarkshire Yeomanry — including the men of the 155th Field Regiment taken prisoner in the Far East — these collections are a precious link to the county's military past.
WHAT YOU WILL FIND
The Collection
Officer's Tunic & Helmet
A Lanarkshire Yeomanry officer's tunic, thought to have belonged to Lieutenant George Cranston, with a helmet bearing the double-headed eagle from the arms of the Royal Burgh of Lanark.
Regimental Trophies
Three Lanarkshire Yeomanry cups — the 1887 Troop Challenge Cup for marksmanship, the 'A' Squadron Rifle Club Cup of 1925, and the Scott Cup for jumping, presented in 1930 by the Carluke jam makers J & W Scott.
Life in the Yeomanry
The regiment's trophies recall its annual review, races and sports on Lanark Moor racecourse — when the county's yeomen gathered each year for training, competition and comradeship.
The Cameronians
The museum's nationally recognised Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) collection includes historic flags and banners and over 1,000 medals and awards — among them seven Victoria Crosses.
Lanarkshire's Story
Beyond the regiments, the museum explores Hamilton Palace, coal mining, weaving and lacemaking, and the farming life of the Clyde Valley — the world the county's yeomen came from.
Curator's Choice
Objects from the county collections, including Lanarkshire Yeomanry items, go on show in rotating Curator's Choice displays in Lanark, Hamilton and Rutherglen libraries — check the SLLC website for what is currently on display.
PLAN YOUR VISIT
Visiting the Museum
Low Parks Museum is open to the public in Hamilton. Whether you are a history enthusiast, a student, or a family member tracing a relative's story, the museum and its team welcome you.
LOCATION
Low Parks Museum
129 Muir Street
Hamilton
ML3 6BJ
OPENING HOURS
Opening hours vary through the year. Please check the South Lanarkshire Leisure and Culture website before you visit.
RESEARCH ENQUIRIES
If you are researching a Lanarkshire Yeomanry soldier who served in the Far East, the museum team may be able to advise on what the county collections hold. Contact the museum directly to make an enquiry.
ADMISSION
Free entry
Free parking
Mezzanine Café on site
“Within these walls, the story of Lanarkshire's yeomen is kept — so that the county, Scotland, and the world will never forget them.”
— SCOTLAND FEPOW TRUST