(1/2) For our inaugural tweet, we’re wishing the Duke of Rothesay a happy 70th birthday! Our new building, the Duke of Rothesay Highland Games Pavilion, is the first of his ‘7 for 70’ heritage building projects to be completed.

(2/2) To celebrate, we’re sharing images from Braemar Gathering Books: the first two show the Duke‘s first visit to Braemar in 1955, while the other two are official royal portraits from the Books of 1949 and 1954. Happy 70th birthday! #PrinceCharles70 (3: Baron, 4: Marcus Adams)

This week we’ll be sharing some archive highlights as part of the Explore Your Archive (Explore Your Archive) campaign! Explore Your Archive week covers 17th-25th November, and each day has a different hashtag! #explorearchives

(1/2) Saturday 17th’s #explorearchives hashtag was #MusicArchives! Piping is a key part of the Braemar Gathering, whether it be solo piping, pipe bands, or piping for the Highland dancing competitions. In 1950 a competition was held to compose a pipe tune for the Gathering...

(2/2)The winning tune is shown as part of the exhibition Braemar Highland Games Centre! It was composed by GS McLennan, one of the most famous Scottish pipers. He died in 1929, but his son George entered the unnamed tune of his father’s in the competition and won!#MusicArchives #explorearchives

Today’s #explorearchives hashtag is #ArchiveAnniversaries! Braemar Royal Highland Society is one of the oldest Friendly Societies in Scotland, formed in 1815 and registered in 1817. In 2015 the Society celebrated its 200th anniversary. Explore Your Archive

It’s everyone’s favourite #explorearchives theme today - #HairyArchives! These Duff Highlanders standing outside Mar Lodge have some hairy faces, but even hairier sporrans! The Duff Highlanders took part in the March of the Highlanders, part of the Braemar Gathering until 1936.

Today’s #explorearchives theme is #DiversityArchives! Braemar Royal Highland Society updated their rules in 2015 so that women could join for the first time. Images: the rule book from 1972, the decision to change the rules and the proposal of the first female members!

Definitely a moment of fame! 🌟 #explorearchives

Today’s #explorearchives theme feels like it was made for us - #SportingArchives! Braemar Royal Highland Society has held the Braemar Gathering, the celebrated Highland games event, since 1832. 1st image- 1832 winners, 2nd- 1919 programme, 3rd- putting the stone, 4th- tug o’ war

Yesterday was the last day of the #explorearchives launch week, with the Twitter theme being #InternationalArchives! Many overseas competitors and visitors have come to Braemar over the years, including the Sultan of Oman’s Land Forces Pipe Band in 1984! 🇴🇲 (© Marcus Johnston)

All sorts of treasures, from archive material to trophies to photographs to costumes to medals, will be on show at the Braemar Highland Games Centre from spring 2019! 🎟📖🏆🏅📷 #openingsoon #visitscotland #visitaberdeenshire VisitAbdn VisitScotland

A cold and frosty day today in Braemar! #winter #december #braemar #cairngormsnationalpark

We are excited to announce that the Braemar Highland Games Centre website is now live! See highlandgamescentre.org to find out all about us and what to expect from a visit! We look forward to welcoming you from March onwards 😊 #visitscotland VisitScotland VisitAbdn

The week has finally arrived! 🗓 Today we welcomed our new staff to The Duke of Rothesay Highland Games Pavilion, and this Friday we open to the public for the first time! We look forward to welcoming you on Friday 15th March from midday onwards...

Opening day is here! We open to the public from midday today. Come and enjoy the exhibition, café and shop in our beautiful building, The Duke of Rothesay Highland Games Pavilion!

The Duke of Rothesay Highland Games Pavilion is finally open to the public! This morning the ribbon was cut by local schoolchildren, the Duke of Fife and the president of the Society. Braemar Highland Games Centre is now open daily from 10-4 #visitabdn #visitbraemar