Biggar & Upper Clydesdale Museum
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Biggar & Upper Clydesdale Museum explores 14,000 years of rural and small town Scottish life and highlights the area's archaeological and social heritage.
Nestled in the heart of Biggar, Scotland, is a treasure trove of local history with artefacts gathered by Brian Lambie over four decades. Spanning 14,000 years of life in Upper Clydesdale, the museum showcases the region's rich archaeological, social, and historical heritage.
A journey through time
Explore exhibits that delve into the lives of the people who inhabited this region, from prehistoric settlers to the inhabitants of the mid-20th century. Collections include Scotland’s Earliest People with archaeological finds from a site in Howburn, Biggar and the House of Fleming which explores links with Mary, Queen of Scots and an exhibition on heroes of the Crimean War.
Walk down a Victorian street
Visit the Gladstone Court Streetscape, where the clock has turned back 150 years to a time when there were no supermarkets, motorised transport or online shopping. Visit the grocer, ironmonger, apothecary, bootmaker and printers. You can even make calls between the shops at the operational telephone exchange.
Delve into the archives
Looking for something or someone specific? Research your family history or search photographs in the archive and library containing hundreds of books, documents, pictures and plans relating to Biggar and the surrounding area.
Although it is bigger (or Biggar) on the inside, the museum is small, so why not combine your visit with other attractions in the area such as Biggar Public Park, Biggar Gas Works or the Corn Exchange.
Visitor information
Address
156 High Street, Biggar, Lanarkshire, ML12 6DH
01899 221050
Opening times
April – Dec. Tues – Sat 10.- 5pm, Sun 1 – 5 p.m. Jan – March, weekends only. Please tel. 01899 221050 for further details.
Visitor information
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