51st Highland Volunteers The 51st Highland Volunteers was a regiment and is now a battalion in the British Army ' s Territorial Army ( TA ) or reserve force in the Scottish Highlands , forming the 7th Battalion of the Royal Regiment of Scotland , also known as 7 SCOTS . In contrast with 52nd Lowland ( 6 SCOTS ) , a similar unit located in the Lowlands of Scotland , 51st Highland ( 7 SCOTS ) consists of a number of infantry companies located throughout the various regions of the Highlands . Both 51st Highland Volunteers and 52nd Lowland Volunteers were unique in that each of their companies was officially the reserve element of a regular infantry regiment in the Scottish Division . The 51st Highland Volunteers were formed in 1967 from the amalgamation of territorial battalions of regiments in the Highland Brigade . In 1999 , however , the regiment was re - organized and became the 51st Highland Regiment . The name commemorated that of the 51st Highland Division , which consisted of the Regiment ' s antecedent Territorial Battalions , and fought during the First and Second World Wars . Structure of the Regiment 1967 - 1971 . The 51st Highland Volunteers were formed on 1 April 1967 as a TAVR II ( NATO reserve role ) unit with headquarters located at Perth , Scotland : In 1969 , the three TAVRIII ( Home defence ) battalions were reduced in size and amalgamated into the 51st Highland Volunteers , forming three additional companies : 1971 - 1975 . On 1 April 1971 , the 51st Highland Volunteers split into two battalions . A third battalion was subsequently formed on 1 April 1975 . 1980 - ca . 1994 . In 1981 , the 3rd Battalion effectively became the Territorial battalion of the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders ; in 1995 , it became the 7th / 8th ( V ) Battalion of that regiment . The 2nd Battalion became the 3rd ( V ) Battalion of The Highlanders . A Z ( Home Service Force ) Company was formed in 1984 at Perth , Kirkcaldy and Dundee . A number of re - organizations and company re - locations also occurred in the 1980s . Between 1992 - 1993 , the remaining elements of 1st Battalion , the 51st Highland Volunteers were again reorganised : The 1st Battalion was subsequently redesignated ( in 1994 ) as the 3rd ( Volunteer ) Battalion , The Black Watch ( Royal Highland Regiment ) . During this period , all three Battalions adopted the Cap Badges and insignia of their parent Regiments . 1999 onwards . The regiment was re - formed in 1999 by the amalgamation of all three battalions ( sic 7 / 8 Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders , 3 The Highlanders , and 3 Black Watch ) into a single battalion , the 51st Highland Regiment ( 51 HIGHLAND ) , in consequence of the reforms of the Territorial Army in the Strategic Defence Review . The Battalion Headquarters is based at Queen ' s Barracks in Perth . The TA military band of 51st ( Scottish ) Brigade is administered by the Battalion , as well as the units own 51st Highland Pipes and Drums . The battalion was originally made up of one support company and five rifle companies : As part of the Delivering Security in a Changing World review of the British Army , on 28 March 2006 , the 51st Highland Regiment became the 7th Battalion , The Royal Regiment of Scotland ( also known as ( 7 SCOTS ) ) . The battalion is currently made up of one support company , with four rifle companies :