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A welcome to the world of Northlands Creative Glass of Caithness.
Berriedale Church is an historically important building in Caithness and was built in 1826 as a Parliamentary Church under the direction of Thomas…
Created by engineer Alan Stevenson and completed in 1849 by Robert Arnot, Inverness. Style of lantern, with diagonal instead of vertical framing, was…
Archery is held here and can be used in battle or to catch food.
Castle Sinclair Girnigoe, a wild and romantic ruin with a turbulent past sitting on a precipitous promontory, finally giving up its secrets to…
In 1803 the British Fisheries Society bought 390 acres on the south side of the the mouth of Wick River. Here Thomas Telford created a new model town,…
A Warm Welcome into Caithness - with guided tours around Wick's newly refurbished Airport. A chance to see Magnificent Artwork of the surrounding area…
You can learn how to research your family tree using our archive and genealogy material and view our exhibition of documents and local artwork in the…
The Wick Heritage Museum can be found in a rather small, nondescript house near the harbour of the far north-Scotland town of Wick. But don't let its…
Viking heritage, and the work of local sculptor and archaeologist John Nicolson (c 1843-1934).
The walled garden was dear to the Queen Mother's heart and represents a real triumph over the neglect of time and the onslaught of the elements.…
An exhibition of the WWII plans of Burifa Hill and Dunnet Head, a photographic archive relating to Brough Bay, letters from personnel stationed at…
Mary Ann's Cottage presents a croft history from 1850 of one family's life over three generations. Mary Ann's grandfather, John built the cottage. The…
Newly opened refurbished farm buildings.
Tel: (01847) 891166
Tells the story of the pioneering work carried out at the site over the last fifty years and how UKAEA is working with the community to establish…
A 1950s building with an exciting reinforced concrete design. Open between 12.00 noon and 4.00pm only. Guided tour. Information leaflets available.…
Dunbeath Preservation Trust's historic harbour buildings.
Ecclesiastical sixties architecture at its best, dignified and modern.
The only wastewater treatment plant in the Wick operational area. It treats sewage from the village of Halkirk and receives and treats sewage sludge…
Located in the Old School, Dunbeath Heritage Centre is an open door to the rich past of a Caithness strath and the landscape of Neil Gunn's Highland…
Details to be finalised by Dunbeath preservation trust, boat etc. subject to numbers and there would be a charge for the boat trip. OS grid Ref…
The Clan Gunn Heritage Centre is housed in the Old Parish Church, Latheron, just off the A99 to Wick and displays a fascinating exhibition describing…
The history of the fishing industry in Lybster, at one time the third largest herring port in Scotland, are brought to life in a fascinating…
This historic site has origins dating back to c1296 when Nigg church ran East to West. During the Reformation of 1560 the altar was removed and a…
Clachan has been a place of continual worship for 800 years although the current church dates from 1817. It has been at the heart of some of…
The medieval buildings at Kirkmichael were originally a pre-Reformation church, becoming a post-Reformation kirk until it was replaced in 1769. The…
The church stands in the old graveyard on the Braehead in Avoch. The earliest record of a church on this site is 1493, then a second church was built…
The Glass Studio at 5 Bank Street was built in 2016 to provide a unique space for glass designer and maker, Emma Nightingale to create her innovative…
Ullapool Museum is an architectural gem. It was designed as one of Thomas Telforld's Parliamentary Churches and built in 1829. Ullapool Museum Trust…
Built in 1706-8 by master mason Alexander Strachan as a square tower of three stages, with later additions. Clock faces added 1877; 17C bell survives.
One of Scotland's tallest land-based lighthouses, standing 41m high, with 203 steps to the top. Red and white striped tower with machicolated parapet…
Tarbat Discovery Centre sits on the site of one of the most exciting recent finds in Scotland, a Pictish monastic settlement dating from the 7th…
The French Renaissance style former Town Hall by Andrew Maitland and Sons, 1874-76 was converted for use as Picture house/Cinema in the 1920s. The…
Originally built in 1881 to delight visiting Victorians, used as an American naval hospital in the Great War, famous in ‘60s and ‘70s as…
The Upper Pump Room, Strathpeffer, built in 1839, is the only one remaining of the two pump rooms that provided Spa water treatments to the hundreds…
St Clement’s Parish Church of Dingwall was built in 1800-03 and is 'A-listed'. It is the only A listed building in Dingwall and is still used for…
Pavilion: A very recent and successful restoration project by the Scottish Historic Buildings Trust, the original pavilion building by W C Joass was…
The Lodge of Freemasons in Cromarty was established in 1774 and named after its founder Donald Robertson. The present building opened in 1914…
TheKessock Station, which was designed by local architect Campbell Ross was officially opened in June 2002, when a naming ceremony wa held for the new…
There has been a lifeboat station in the Moray Firth sign 1878 although the station at Invergordon opened in 1974.Invergorgon Lifeboat Station…
This delightful Arts and Crafts period building was built in the late nineteenth century as offices for the renowned architectural practice of Andrew…
Edderton Old Parish Church in Easter Ross was built in its present external form in 1743. It is unique in being little changed both internally and…
The 1.6m sewage treatment facilities collect and treat wastewater from houses and businesses in the Muir of Ord area using modern technology combined…
The Macdonald Memorial by architect, James Sandford Kay, Glasgow and dated 1907 is a tall Scottish Baronial tower erected to the memory of Hector…
Lodge Seaforth was raised in 1897 and first met in what is now the Anderson Hotel. It moved two years later to the Old Academy building in Seaforth…
Visit the historic Kincardine former parish church with its unique ceiling. There is also a graveyard with several interesting grave slabs. See the…
Built in 1797-8 and altered in 1882 (Andrew Maitland & Sons) and 1903 (John Robertson). Earlier church dated 1616 remains as burial vault and tower.…
Inverasdale Primary School is a beautiful Victorian building recently declared redundant by Highland Council because of its falling roll. It has a…
A rare chance to explore the tunnels constructed to ensure a constant supply of oil to Invergordon during World War II.
Fossil Hunter, folklorist, stonemason, geologist, newspaper editor, social justice campaigner - Hugh Miller was one of the great Scots of the 19th…
Displays on "The Picts of Rosemarkie", also "The impact of the First World War on Rosemarkie, Fortrose and Avoch". There are also children's…
A Greening Homes and Gardens exhibition hub at Findon Hall, Colbokie will showcase local suppliers of renewable technologies including biomass…
A small farm aiming to provide a variety of education and training opportunities to provide a variety of education and training opportunities with…
A small farm aiming to provide a variety of education and training opportunities with farming, countryside and the environment as contexts for…
On the north-west edge of mainland Scotland, an ugly building enjoys stunning views over Loch Gairloch and the Minch to the mountains on the Isle of…
Foulis Castle is the home to the chief of the Clan Munro. The present 18C mansion incorporates parts of the 16C castle, which was burnt down during…
The Charter for Lodge Fingal 318 was granted on 6 February 1826 by Lord Viscount Glenorchy.It is interesting to note that the cost of the present…
Known as "The Lamp of the North", Fearn Abbey was at one time an expensive monastery set in ythe fertile lands of the Tarbat Peninsula. It is one of…
Edderton Old Parish Church, Easter Ross, was built in its present external form in 1743. Itis quite unique in being little changed both internally and…
More than 700 years ago, a parish church was built nestled next to a burn and close to the Royal Burgh of Cromarty. Now known as the East Church, the…
The plant collects and treats waste water from houses & business in the Culbokie area.
Cromarty Primary School is a Gothic style red and yellow sandstone primary school by Andrew Maitland and Sons 1875-76 with additions in 1890 and 1904…
Cromarty Lighthouse was built by Alan Stevenson, uncle of Robert Louis Stevenson, and operated by the Northern Lighthouse Board from 1842 until it was…
U-shaped stable and carriage house of Cromarty House, restored by the Cromarty Arts Trust. Tel: (01381) 600811
Lying to the south east of Cromarty House are the Cromarty House Stables of 1772. After lying derelict for many years, they were restored and are now…
An imposing Georgian mansion, built for George Ross of Pitkerrie soon after he acquired the Cromarty Estate in 1722 and restored by the Nightingale…
This A Listed building was completed in 1773 by George Ross, owner of the Cromarty Estate, using Government funds from lands forfeited after the…
Although now serving as offices for The Highland Council, Nairn Court House was originally buiIt in 1817-18 as a prison and courthouse. The building…
Adjacent to Lighthouse. Station display of rescue equipment and rescue vehicle. Staff on hand to give advice. Traditional two storey building…
Barkly House is one of a number of merchant's houses in Cromarty, constructed at the end of the 18th / early 19th century. It stood roofless…
Ballone Castle was built in 1590 on the cliff edge above the raised beach, and has dramatic views out across the Moray Firth. The Dunbars from…
This church which dates from 1754-57 replaces a medieval church, part of which remains at the east end. The interior is all of 1898, by architect John…
In the company of Historic Environment Scotland archaeologist Eve Boyle enjoy a rare opportunity to step inside Garvamore on Doors Open Day, a remote…
Join us in the square for a fantastic festival day full of activities such as guided walks, a musical tour and procession, photo opportunities and…
Railways have served Scotland for nearly 200 years. The line which ran through Grantown East, built by the Great North of Scotland Railway, opened on…
IN 1853 not one byt two railway companies arrived in Grantown to what became known as Grantown East and Grantown West. Alas both lines closed after…
It was in 1893 when the Grantown branches of the YMCA and TWCA decided to build a suitable hall for the various meetings of both associations. by 1896…
This special service is run by volunteers with music provided by local and visiting musicians when available. it is a dedicated place to meet, chat…
This white church on the ski road is passed by thousands every year, very few of whom realise that it is a masterpiece. It was designed by Sir Ninian…
"Am Fasgadh" (The Shelter) is continued from founder Isabel Grant's original name for the musuem; building on her philosophy that the museum she…
Castle Roy is reported to be the oldest masonry fortification in Scotland, dating from 1200 (MacGibbon and Ross 1872-1914) and is a very rare example…
Here resides two former Highland Railway Company sheds, with engines and carriages dating back to the late 1800s.
Community-owned Abernethy Old Kirk, which is Grade C-listed, dates back to the 1760s. The site dates back as a religious site to the 1180s according…
The Caledonian Canal, opened in 1822, was designed by Thomas Telford. The impressive Neptune's Staircase is the longest lock staircase in Britain,…
Inverallan Church is a magnificent Neo-Gothic B Listed building donated to the Parish by the Countess of Seafield in memory of her husband, the 7th…
Cromdale & Advie Church of Scotland is a stone built building situated on the banks of the river Spey. The church as it stands today was rebuilt…
Visit hidden historic sites and sample food and drink from some of the best independent eateries in town with food and travel writer Andrea Pearson…
A tour of our new studio space demonstrating our careful insertion of new elements into a historic industrial interior. Experience how we use the…
The 2050 Climate Group educates, engages and empowers young people to take climate change actions to enable a low carbon and climate resilient…
The Scottish Ecological Design Association look back at their 2016 publication of 100 buildings exemplifying a more thoughtful response to social,…
Many politicians world-wide are keen on their cities becoming part of the Smart City Elite. This talk will ask: How can we ensure that this race to…
An evening of 5 minute presentations from current and recently graduated Architecture students from GSA & Strathclyde on their predictions of what…