youth in 1948. The round, mahogany wine table in this room is reputed to have belonged to Colonel Hill, Governor of the fort at the time of the Massacre of Glencoe in 1692. Hill met MacIain, chief of the Glen Coe MacDonalds, in the fort prior to the massacre. The museum displays the material artefacts collected by Alexander Carmichael (1832-1912), the Gaelic folklorist best known for his six-volume Carmina Gadelica, an influential but controversial compendium of edited Highland lore and literature. The museum has a collection of bagpipes of interest to scholars. The oldest of these are claimed to have been played at the Battle of Bannockburn in 1314, while another pair was said to have been given to Bonnie Prince Charlie. The experts are sceptical. Its latest significant acquisition was in November 2020. With grants from The Art Fund and The National Fund for Acquisitions (administered by National Museums Scotland on behalf of the Scottish government), the museum acquired Autumn in Knoydart. This painting was by Sir DY Cameron, who was, during his lifetime, a member of the museum. Cameron also raised funds in 1928 for the purchase of the Strange Plate, a Jacobite copper plate for printing bank notes, commissioned by The Prince from Robert Strange and subsequently lost or abandoned. DY Cameron printed a number of notes from the plate and more have been printed in 2021 as part of the museum's planned centenary celebrations. The Rough Guide describes the museum as "splendidly idiosyncratic". Accessibility Sited in an old building, the museum does present challenges to people with mobility problems. There is, however, a stairlift which enables many visitors with limited mobility to visit both floors of the display area. This can make it possible for wheel chair users to get to the upper floor. Governance The West Highland Museum Trust was incorporated as a company limited by guarantee on 15 November 2017 and has company number 581556. It was also registered as a charity on 24 November 2017 and has the Scottish charity number SC 047954. The West Highland Museum Trust commenced operating the Museum from 1 January 2018, prior to which the governing body was the West Highland Museum, which was administered through a trust deed and had charity number SC 014287. Awards In 2021 the museum received the Queen's Award for Voluntary Service. The presentation was made by Donald Cameron of Lochiel, Lord Lieutenant