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In the 1960s, Thurso Players, looking for a permanent home, were gifted the, then virtually derelict, Water Mill which stood in the grounds of Robin…

The Mill on the Fleet was built in 1788 as a cotton spinning mill and restored as a visitor centre by Dumfries and Galloway Council in the 1980’s. The…

Listed Category A Early-mid l9C grain mill with drying kiln and breast-shot paddle wheel, restored 1988. Machinery intact and in working order. The…

This is a category ?A? Listed working waterwheel meal mill museum managed by the Mill of Benholm Project, which is a small charity providing work…

School buildings from a range of periods have featured in Aberdeen Doors Open Day over the years.

In April 1703, having received a sum of 20,000 merks from the sale of the Tracks of Customs and Foreign Excise, the magistrates of Dumfries resolved…

Housed in the weaver's cottage where Michael Bruce, the ‘Gentle Poet of Loch Leven’, was born in 1746.

An ancestral home of Margaret Tudor, Queen of Scotland and with a connection to Robert the Bruce this Category A Listed building was purchased by the…

Due to circumstances outwith our control Haddo House has unfortunately withdrawn from this years event.

In our Heritage Centre we have 6 monthly exhibitions. We have workshops on regularly and we do talks and outreach. We also have class visits from…

A 1.2M restoration project for Merkinch Welfare Hall. The Hall was built in 1914 by the Catch My Pal Union.Thanks to the intervention of Merkinch…

15C home of "Marvellous Merchiston", the mathematician and thinker John Napier, inventor of logarithms. Superb painted and plaster ceilings including…

The school site contains the Georgian building, Colinton House, as well as the ruins of Colinton Castle which date from the 16th century.

The Merchants� Hall was built in the C19th to reflect values associated with Scotland�s capital city: integrity, acumen and accomplishment.� Situated…

The Merchants House is a Glasgow institution, constituted in 1605. Still serving its original purpose of charitable giving to the city, visitors can…

Built as a bank and in use for as such for nearly 200 years. Following the conversion by Oberlanders Architects/ David Murray Associates in 2005,the…

Parts of the shaft date back to the 15C, but the present Cross is largely a 1885 reconstruction by Sydney Mitchell, based on drawings and engravings…

Menstrie Castle was built c1560 as a manor house by the Alexander family. It was the birthplace of Sir William Alexander, who had an illustrious…

Original stand erected in 1924-25. The unique Press Box was added in 1930. The two side wings were built and the interior refurbished in the 1960s. A…

The main school was opened in October 1990 and is of open plan design. An extension that consists of two classrooms and a nursery unit was then opened…

The Church was originally designed by John Smith of Darnick however, only the tower remains of the original structure following a fire in 1908.� The…

The Melrose Fire Station is a retained fire station and was officially opened on 17 September 1981, by the then Chairman of the Public Services Fire…

This listed building was gifted to the village in 1931. It was heralded at the time as the most artistic in design in Scotland.Tours will take place…

Explore this enchanting historic orchard and walled garden, in the grounds of 15th century Megginch Castle. The orchard has been extensively replanted…

Opened in 1898 and gifted to the people of Forfar as The Meffan Institute, today the Meffan Museum and Art Gallery is ANGUSalive’s flagship…

Abernethy is a village in Perth and Kinross, Scotland, situated 8 mi south-east of Perth. It has one of Scotland's two surviving Irish-style round…

The replacement Mearns Primary School opened in August of this year. The school was built by Jarvis Scotland as a first Private Finance Initiative…

The present Mearns Parish Kirk building dates back to 1813. The church took its present form following extensive renovations in 1931-32. This saw the…

Mearns FM is a community radio station and a registered charity operated entirely by volunteers. It broadcasts under an Ofcom licence 24 hours a day…

Come and explore our city centre church complex! Learn about our stained glass windows and their donors, listen to our organist playing (Saturday…

The Meadows Croquet Club is the home of the National Croquet Centre. Croquet has been played in Scotland since the second half of the nineteenth…

Meadowburn Primary School was opened to pupils in April 1969. A few years later, in 1988, Strathclyde Regional Council decided to set aside annual…

McNeil House is a recently completed home for the McNeil Trust, a charity formed under the auspice of the Christian Science Church. This is a six…

The McManus: Dundee's Art Gallery and Museum is a Gothic Revival-style building, located in the centre of Dundee, Scotland. The building houses a…

The McManus: Dundee's Art Gallery and Museum is a Gothic Revival-style building, located in the centre of Dundee, Scotland. The building houses a…

The McManus: Dundee's Art Gallery and Museum is a Gothic Revival-style building, located in the centre of Dundee, Scotland. The building houses a…

Scottish Baronial landmark building by McKissock & Rowan, Glasgow, 1888 from bequest of local merchant, Thomas McKechnie, the Institute houses an…

McGregor House is a new business facility provided by East Dunbartonshire Enterprise Trust. It includes business suites and a state-of-the-art…

This unique office was one of the winners of the Times/Gestchner Digital Office 2000 Competition. It is constructed on a bent elm frame with feathered…

Located in Low Street, Portsoy, the property is built on a plot of land which used to be a farm! The current building was completed around 1720 and…

In the early 1870's the architect Hippolyte Blanc (1844-1917) won a competition to design the Church and Hall and came up with a Gothic style…

This new building is a joint project between Maybole Parish Church and the local community providing a wide range of facilities. See a multi-purpose…

The congregation was established in 1847 to serve English and Irish weavers who worked in the main industry of the town at that time. The small Gothic…

Late 16th century, L-shaped, 4-storey fortified tower house with early 19thcentury additions. There's a particularly fine oriel windowshowing nine…

Designed by William Fraser, the cottages were built 1896-98 in red sandstone to provide accommodation and facilities for elderly residents as a living…

Present church, by William Alexander, 1829, stands on site of St Michael's Church founded in 13 century. Single bell cast in 1742. Willis pipe organ…

The housing complex at 43-51 Corbiehall is known locally as the “Coffin Block” due to the shape of the doorways. It was designed in 1932 by Matt…

Detail of front facade, masonry and coarse grained mortar, adjacent to 1770 doorway

An excellent example of 1920s red sandstone construction, the Masonic Temple of Lodge Union and Crown No.307 stands not just as an icon of town…

Lodge Thistle and Crown is one of the oldest buildings in Neilston. The Lodge enjoys excellent premises with a large function room at ground floor and…

How to get there : Gilmour Street, Alexandria (off the Main Street). Category A listed.The grand ornate red sandstone facade hints at something…

The architect, Alex Cullen, was commissioned in 1903 to construct new premises in Cadzow Street, Hamilton for Lodge Hamilton Kilwinning No. 7. The new…

A spooky introduction to the south side of the square next door to the house with 2-storey dormer windows which Hay designed for his mother. Note the…

This lodge, the oldest in Garioch, was purpose built in the 19th Century and features internal murals and decoration including many photographs of…

There has been a Masonic lodge associated with the Town House since its rebuilding in the late 18C. It occupies the principal room of the building…

This simple building designed by the same architect as the town's more ornate Victoria Halls, houses club room, kitchen and ancillary accommodation on…

Lodge Cadder Argyle 147, now in its 243rd year, was founded in Chryston and used several premises in the village before building the Masonic Hall in…

Erected for 409 Lodge Douglas in an Arts and Crafts style with significant Egyptian elements. The main hall still has its orignal internal decoration.…

Set in 7 acres of landscaped gardens, the crematorium was built by the local authorities in 1966. Guided tours will be conducted through the…

Take the opportunity to tour this brand new purpose built mosque and community centre. There will also be exhibitions on Islam and the chance to…

Visit the Category B listed Burgh Halls of the historic Burgh of Maryhill. View the iconic stained glass windows designed by Stephen Adam, learn about…

The 16th century tower house is set in a pear-tree garden in the heart of Jedburgh. According to local tradition, the house is where Mary Queen of…

Tour through impressive subterranean city streets by guides in period costume. Fascinating insight into urban life in times past.

Ravelston House, built c.1800 by Alexander Keith in the late Adam manner, commands magnificent views over Edinburgh and the Pentland Hills. The…

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…

The University bought Martyrs Kirk in 2012. After preserving and re-fitting the iconic building, incorporating the Thomson Reading Room and Special…

Built 1809. One of the rings of forts built around the British Isles as a defence against Napoleonic invasions. Designed to support cannons, was last…

This is the main presentation area for those wanting to find out more about the history of Edinburgh Park, one of Europe's most successful business…

The Lighthouse and Granny Would Be Proud present the I.D. Store through the building. Hosting an exciting range of traders through all areas of craft…

This garden studio, designed by Bergmark Architects, is created by reconfiguring an existing 1960's garage.It is a space where the owners can work,…

"Enter through the quad and into the door in the tower. Ascend to first floor. Marischal College was founded in 1593. The museum and Picture Gallery…

This stunning landmark building has now been converted for use as Aberdeen City Council's new corporate headquarters.

Fisheries research has a long history in Aberdeen. The Fishery Board for Scotland established a marine laboratory and hatchery at the Bay of Nigg in…

Marine Scotland Science will be hosting an exhibit within the courtyard of the Tolbooth Museum to highlight some of the scientific work conducted in…

A chance to visit the replacement for the 200 year old Roundhouse.

Newly restored by Solway Heritage with the assistance of the Landfill Tax Credit Scheme, this charming small monument was built in 1802. It almost…

A fantastic opportunity to see behind the scenes of the UK’s most northerly music, cinema and creative industries centre, designed by Gareth…

Thomas Gibson built Marchmont House in 1750-54 although it is attributed to William Adam. It has been altered in the past by a number of influential…

The recently upgraded Marchbank Water Treatment Works takes water from Megget Reservoir 28 miles away and makes it safe for use in homes and industry…

The Mansfield Traquair Centre is a former Catholic Apostolic Church. The building features an outstanding mural scheme painted by Phoebe Anna Traquair…

Striking circular church topped with a clear dome. Opened 23 March 2001 - the first to be opened in the new millennium. Unique features with latest…

MAKAR design, manufacture and construct ecological buildings. In June 2012, MAKAR opened a customised workshop with 3-tonne gantrey crane to…

The original Maitlandfield House was named Bearford House and was built in 1654. It was one of the many properties of Francis Charteris, Earl of…

Listed Category A. Lodges linked to entrance arch by screen walls, the composition stretching out across the driveway and particularly attractive when…

Come along and visit Maggie's Lanarkshire. Maggie's Lanarkshire was designed by Reiach and Hall Architects and is located in the grounds of Monklands…

Very much an authentic ancient fisher family dwelling or “But n Ben” withstone and clay built walls, tiled roof and earthen floors. The internal…

Maggie's Highlands is a striking sculptural building crowned in bright green copper. An award-winning building which opened in June 2005.

The Maggie’s centre is Dundee provides emotion, practical and social support to people with cancer and their family and friends. World famious…

Maggie's Centres provide free practical, emotional and social support to people with cancer and their family and friends. Prize-winning architect Rem…

In a former stable block on the edge of the hospital site, Maggie's Centre, designed by Richard Murphy Architects, is an innovative refurbished…

The building is to the east of the helipad and is clearly seen from Westburn Road. There are Maggie's Centres around Britain providing emotional,…

A hidden gem in the Old Town. Built in 1541 as the last Roman Catholic chapel built in Edinburgh before the Reformation it contains the only pre…

Open specially for Ayr 800, take a look inside this nightclub in daytime! Impressive, well-equipped interior.

University of Stirling FK9 4LAMacrobert Arts Centre is a multi-arts venue located on the main campus of the University of Stirling, Scotland. The Arts…

Formerly Macphersons Impreial Tea Room and Restaurant. The business closed a number of years ago and has remained vacant ever since. The interior is…

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