240 Years of RHASS

    2024 is a year of celebration for RHASS, marking our 240th anniversary, and reinforcing us at the heart of the rural community.

    Find out more below on how and where you can get involved in all of our 240th-anniversary activities.

    240 Years of Stories

    Do you have a story to tell?

    As part of our 240th anniversary celebrations, we are looking to capture agricultural and rural stories from across Scotland and beyond.

    240 Years of Stories

    Mighty Munro Muster

    Take part in the ultimate challenge and scale a Munro with RHASS in May 2025.  Join our huge team challenge, as we conquer Munro’s throughout the month of May, raising money for rural apprenticeships and projects that enhance and protect the Scottish countryside.

    More info to come soon!

    rhass archives & library

    Archives

    Dive into our long history, see what you will discover in both our story and yours, dating all the way back to 1784.

    With such a rich history and heritage, RHASS has made every effort to apply the resources of the Society to the greatest possible extent, in encouraging experiment, and in procuring information on all subjects connected with the science and practice of agriculture, the proper management of woods and plantations, and the improvement of agricultural machinery. Much valuable knowledge has been acquired and published in the Transaction Volumes which can now be accessed through our digital archive.

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    RHASS Library

    The Highland Society of Scotland was founded in 1784 and the library was instituted in 1789. The collection includes early books and periodicals, as well as materials chronicling the formation of a Gaelic dictionary and the founding of the Royal (Dick) Veterinary School – University of Edinburgh. It constitutes a unique resource for historians of Scottish agriculture, veterinary education and Gaelic lexicography, as well as the history and evolution of the Society itself.

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