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The Low Parks Museum is located in Hamilton, South Lanarkshire and traces the local history of South Lanarkshire through numerous exhibits on provincial industries and events of local historical importance.

History
The Low Parks Museum first opened on November 3rd 1967 as the Hamilton District Museum, and is set within two historic buildings that have some national importance. The first of these buildings is Portland, built in 1696 as the private home of David Crawford, secretary and lawyer to the 3rd Duke and Duchess of Hamilton. The other historic building that makes up the Low Parks Museum is the former Palace Riding School, built in 1837 by Alexander Hamilton, 10th Duke of Hamilton. Both of these buildings are closely linked to the history of Hamilton and its Dukes throughout the years. The Museum is located directly next to the location of the old Hamilton Palace and had a direct link to the palace through the use of the Riding School which makes up one of the buildings of the Museum.

Cameronians Museum
The main collection on show in the museum is that of the former British Army Regiment, Cameronians (Scottish Rifles). The Cameronians were formed on 14th May 1689, with their name being in memory of Richard Cameron, 'The Lion of The Covenant', a Scottish preacher who was killed at the Battle of Airds Moss in 1680. The Cameronians still hold the distinction of being the only regiment in the British military to have a religious origin, with their initial recruits all being Covenanters. In 1881 the 26th Cameronian Regiment and the 90th Perthshire Light Infantry amalgamated to form what is known today as the Cameronians (Scottish Rifles). The Cameronians were the only rifle regiment in Scotland and featured in many campaigns over their almost 300 years in military service. The Cameronians are an important part of South Lanarkshire history with the regiment being based in the county for most of their history. Rounds of cuts in the military eventually resulted in the regiment being disbanded, instead of losing its identity through an amalgamation, on 14th May 1968, bringing to an end 279 years of military history.

The collection within the museum on the Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) features many different exhibits on the history of the regiment. There are a number of flags and banners of the regiment on display in the museum, such as the 'Bluidy Banner' which was carried by Covenanting forces at the Battle of Bothwell Bridge in 1679.