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Mountain ridge with forest trails featuring carved-wood outdoor sculptures & ancient hill forts.

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 towers. The round tower is approx. 22 metres high and has an internal diameter of 2.515 metres. The…

Unival, a small, roughly-built, square passage grave lies on an elevated plateau on the hill of the same name, and, as Beveridge noted, carries the Gaelic name, ‘Leacach an Tigh Chloiche’, or ‘place of slabs of the stone house’. Excavated by Sir…

Beloved traditional and beautifully preserved, King's Theatre and bar hosts mainstream touring plays, NTS productions, ballet and pantomime. http://www.edtheatres.com/kings#

Isle Martin (Eilean Mhàrtainn) is an uninhabited island in Loch Broom, on the west coast of Scotland. It is the closest Summer Isles to Ullapool and has been the site of a monastery, a herring curing station and a flour mill.

Digital reconstruction of Pictish Buildings at Lair, Glenshee. Created in Unreal Engine.

Glenlivet is the glen in the Scottish Highlands through which the River Livet flows.

At the southern end of the island you will find a monument to one of Berneray’s most notable sons, Giant Macaskill (Aonghas Mor MacAsgaill). Born in Berneray, he spent most of his life in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, and he was said to be the world…

18th-century fortified garrison and working army barracks, housing Highlanders' regimental museum.

Finlaggan, the centre of the Lordship of the Isles, an island settlement in the beautiful secluded Loch Finlaggan in the northeast corner of the Isle of Islay. Photospheres from a VR exhibit in the Finlaggan Visitor Centre.

Clay Buildings of the Carse Buildings that were “made out of the ground upon which they stood” were once the most common vernacular structures in parts of Scotland. In the Carse of Gowrie, a substantial number of significant historical structures…

A former highland township. After the highland clearances 200 years ago just a few stones leave evidence of where life had been lived for thousands of years.

Site of Caen Highland Township, vacated as part of the 19th Century highland clearances

The boundary markers seen on the hillside, originate after a Court action was finally settled in 1859, dividing the Commonty of Bennachie between nine local landowners. "Commonty" is land whose ownership is shared among more than one estate. Many…

Rising from the east shore of Loch Lomond to a height of 974m (3,193ft), Ben Lomond offers exhilarating walking and spectacular views across Loch Lomond & the Trossachs National Park. The Trust cares for almost 22km2 of land here, including the…

Aros is a popular visitor attraction and community cultural centre offering exhibitions, cinema, live music, comedy, dance, drama, theatre, galleries and workshops. With a family friendly restaurant, gift shop and children’s play areas.

Three things were at the top of the community’s wish list – a shop, a proper hall for activities, and a place to meet and socialise. Thus, the idea for An Crùbh was born. The journey to build An Crùbh began in 2011. We received generous support from…

Take a tour! Recreating the Village Bay of St Kilda as it would have looked, enables a better understanding of how the island was and the way of life, around 1890. before the island was evacuated on 29 August 1930.

The abbey of Holyrood was founded in the twelfth century. During the late Middle Ages the monastery’s guest house gradually evolved into a royal residence. In the early 1500s King James IV ordered the creation of a new palace next to the original…

Founded in 1612 by James VI I, the King James Library is one of the jewels in the University's crown. The building itself was completed in 1643.

Dunscaith, Skye's oldest castle is situated north of Tarskavaig by the township of Tokavaig. It was a Norse stronghold, and then a MacLeod castle until taken by MacDonald's in 1266. It was the principle stronghold of the MacDonald's of Sleat until…

The most famous Scottish glen is also one of its most dramatic, with forbidding mountains, thundering waterfalls and sparkling lochs. Internationally famous for its amazing landscape, its natural and cultural heritage; the scenery of Glencoe has been…

Barpa nam Feannag, ominously called ‘Cairn of the Hooded Crows’ in English, is both less accessible and less well known than Barpa Langass. Erskine Beveridge described it as ‘a long irregular mound of loose stones, lying approximately east and west’.…

Dun an Sticir is an example of how in mediaeval times the original Iron Age 'brochs', hollow walled windowless fortifications often built on islands and reached by a tricky causeway, were later adapted for more domestic purposes. The building of…

Barpa Langass is the largest and best preserved of the Neolithic chambered burial cairns on North Uist. According to Erskine Beveridge its massive size suggests that it was the burial place of some great chief and was intended as both a tomb and a…

Iain Crawford, a passionate archaeologist and ethnographer who was influenced by the writings of Erskine Beveridge, decided to concentrate his searches in the 1960s on sites that might have been continuously inhabited over a very long period and yet…

Caravat Barp is another example of a ‘Long Cairn’, 165’ overall, with some evidence remaining of a wide ‘horned’ entrance at the East end. Erskine Beveridge noted that it was ‘greatly dilapidated’ at this end, since it had been used as a quarry by…

Unival is a small, roughly-built square passage grave that lies on an elevated plateau on the hill of the same name. As Erskine Beveridge noted, it carries the Gaelic name ‘Leacach an Tigh Chloiche’ or ‘place of slabs of the stone house’. Excavated…

Tomintoul is a village in the Moray council area of Scotland; until 1975, it was in the county of Banffshire.

Camuscross is a small crofting township on the Isle of Skye in Scotland. Camuscross is situated on Camus Croise bay, on the west shore of the Sound of Sleat, in the Highland Council area. It lies close to the village of Isleornsay and the island of…

Isleornsay is a village lying off the main Armadale to Sleat road on the Isle of Skye in Scotland. It overlooks, but is not upon, the island of Ornsay. The island itself shelters one of the best natural harbours in southern Skye.

Armadale (Scottish Gaelic: Armadal) is a village near the southern end of the Sleat Peninsula, on the Isle of Skye, Scotland, and is a village in the Highland council area of Scotland.

Elcho Castle is located a short distance above the south bank of the River Tay approximately four miles south-east of Perth, Scotland. It consists of a Z-plan tower house, with fragments of a surrounding wall with corner towers.

The Camera New on the market in July 2017, the Garmin Virb360 camera is an extremely capable 360° device. The images in this tour were captured as bracketed exposures, blended together in Adobe Lightroom and processed using the KRPano Virtual Tour…

Intricately carved chapel built in 1446, featured in The Da Vinci Code movie, with history talks.

Castle dating from 1269 with lavish rooms housing antiques, art and armour, plus walled garden.

How to use: Scroll around each scene using your mouse or by moving your smart phone. Look for interactive links to photos and information about the site. Click on the "portals" to change scene. If using PC or Laptop, double click on the tour window…

THE BATTLE OF CULLODEN was fought on this moor 16 April 1746 The Graves of the Gallant Highlanders who fought for SCOTLAND AND BONNIE PRINCE CHARLIE are marked by the names of their clans

Finlaggan, the centre of the Lordship of the Isles, an island settlement in the beautiful secluded Loch Finlaggan in the northeast corner of the Isle of Islay. Photospheres from a VR exhibit in the Finlaggan Visitor Centre.

The New Shetland Museum and Archives at Hay's Dock, Lerwick, Shetland, Scotland, was officially opened on 31 May 2007 by HM Queen Sonja of Norway and the Duke & Duchess of Rothesay.

Welcome to the tour of St Andrews Preservation Trust musuem. Here you will be able to explore the museum, enjoy reconstructions of past life in St Andrews and relax in its gardens!

The only Visit Scotland 5-Star Attraction in Aberdeen, the museum tells the extraordinary 200 year story of “the Finest Regiment in the World!”* Situated in the fashionable west end of Aberdeen, Scotland, in the former home of leading Scot

The Cowgate probably developed as a street in the early fourteenth century. By the sixteenth century it was considered one of the more prosperous parts of Edinburgh. The writer and theologian Alexander Alesius (who was born in Edinburgh in 1500)…

The Netherbow Port was a great gateway controlling access to Edinburgh from the Canongate (then a separate burgh). In May 1544 it was attacked by the English, who blew the gates open with a culverin (a type of cannon with a relatively long-range).…

University museum with 4 galleries exploring St. Andrews through the ages, with a sea-view terrace.

Helmsdale is a village on the east coast of Sutherland, in the Highland council area of Scotland. The modern village was planned in 1814 to resettle communities that had been removed from the surrounding straths as part of the Highland Clearances.

The small village of Cramond, on the edge of Edinburgh, is one of Scotland’s most important archaeological sites. People have lived in and around Cramond for at least ten thousand years. Today Cramond is a pleasant commuter village for Edinburgh…

Kirkcaldy Old Kirk is the site of the first Christian worship in Kirkcaldy after the Celtic missionaries brought the faith here in the 5th century. The first written record of the Kirk is in 1244. http://www.kirkcaldyoldkirktrust.org.uk/

The exhibition - a collaboration between Culture Perth and Kinross, the University of St Andrews Open Virtual Worlds Research team, Perth and Kinross Heritage Trust, and Tay Landscape Partnership with support from the Heritage Lottery Fund.

Crarae is one the finest examples of Himalayan-style woodland gardens in Britain. The 50 acre site is situated in an area of outstanding natural beauty on the banks of Loch Fyne in Argyll, Scotland. Crarae Garden was created in 1912 by Lady Grace…

19th-century baronial castle featuring period furniture & art, plus formal gardens & a country park

Take in an enormous sweep of Scottish history as experienced by the Irvine family who lived in Drum Castle for over 650 years, from the 14th century onwards. Drum is one of Royal Deeside’s top historic attractions, just 10 miles from Aberdeen. It is…

Abernethy is a village in Perth and Kinross, Scotland, situated 8 mi south-east of Perth

This phase of the project has been funded by St Andrews University Research Impact. impact.wp.st-andrews.ac.uk/ More information here: 2017.wp.st-andrews.ac.uk/2017/04/10/reconstructing-pre-reformation-st-andrews/

This tour was funded by St Andrews Community Trust.

Dunscaith, Skye's oldest castle is situated north of Tarskavaig by the township of Tokavaig. It was a Norse stronghold, and then a MacLeod castle until taken by MacDonald's in 1266. It was the principle stronghold of the MacDonald's of Sleat until…

This 19th century mansion is a category A listed building whose grounds make up Camperdown Park.
The park hosts a wildlife centre with close to 200 species of tree across the 400 acre area.
It is noteworthy as the origin of the Camperdown Elm,…

This chapel was founded in 1450 and built in a neo-Gothic style.
It was originally founded with a missionary and educational function as it was part of Bishop Kennedy's College of the Holy Saviour.
St Salvator's has been the site of much conflict…

The ruined Roman Catholic cathedral was built 1158 and was the main seat of the Catholic Church in Scotland in the Middle Ages.
The cathedral fell into disuse after the Scottish Reformation in the sixteenth century, which outlawed Catholic mass. The…

This castle dates from the 13th century and was built on a northern headland of St Andrews.
Now in ruins, the castle still partially watches over the seas and surrounding area of the town.
The famous 'bottle dungeon' is found here, cut out of the…

St Andrews University was founded between 1410 and 1413, and is the oldest of the four ancient universities of Scotland and the third oldest university in the English-speaking world.
The university consists of a main campus and owns modern and…

King James IV and his son, James V, commissioned this palace in the early 16th century.
The Kings loved hunting and falconry, and this was created as a sort of holiday house for them to pursue these hobbies.
There are many fairytale-esque buildings…

Balvenie is a Speyside single-malt distillery which was founded in 1886 by William Grant. The first distillation took place on 1 May 1893.
Balvenie is one of the only distilleries in Scotland with its own malting floor.
The distillery is located near…

The present ruins of Urquhart Castle stem from the thirteenth to the sixteenth centuries but there are traces of a Medieval fortification on the site stemming from the seventh century.
The castle is one of the largest in area in Scotland.
It has…

The Centre was founded in 1993 by Comann Eachdraidh Uibhist a Tuath and the Uist Art Association and the museum explores North Uist's social, domestic, economic, cultural and religious life.
The collection is built up from artefacts from the…

In 1904 this building was made for the publisher Walter Blackie by Charles Rennie Mackintosh and Margaret Macdonald Mackintosh.
The entire house, inside and out, was designed by Mackintosh including furniture and fittings. He even recommended what…

The Kelpies are two 30-metres tall sculptures depicting the heads of two kelpies, mythological water spirits.
The sculptures were made by Andy Scott and completed in 2013.
The Kelpies are the largest equine sculptures in the world and represent the…

Kennetpans was formed by the monks of Kennetpans Monastery and was a salt panning community.
The local farmers learned how to distil from the monastery and in the 1730s it was the largest distillery in Scotland. In the 1770s a second distillery was…

The Port of Grangemouth is Scotland's largest container port and is linked via motorway, rail, and sea.
The port handles approximately 150,000 containers per year and up to 30% of Scotland's gross domestic product (GDP) goes through the port. It is…

The gallery opened in 1901 as the Palace of Fine Arts. Built around its large Centre Hall, the museum houses a wide ranging collection of art, arms, and natural history items across 22 galleries.
The museum also holds the Salvador Dali painting…

The gardens have been in their current locations since 1842 and were originally used for concerts and events, but were later brought into the Parks department of the city.
The Kibble palace is an iron framed glasshouse built in the 19th century. It…

University of Glasgow was founded in 1451 in Glasgow's city centre but moved to the current main campus grounds in 1870.
It is the fourth oldest university in the English-speaking world and one of Scotland's four ancient universities.
The university…

Founded in 1582, the University of Edinburgh is ranked in the top 20 universities in the world (2019).
The University hosts over 35,000 students across multiple campuses in the city.
This tour provides an insight into the old and new of the…

Gladstone's Land is the restored 17th century home of wealthy merchant and landlord Thomas Gledstanes.
Gledstanes let out rooms in this six-storey building and the restored rooms reflect how these people from different social spheres went about their…

The Firth of Forth is a centre of commerce in Edinburgh and shown here are five different points along the coast line.
This tour consists of a set of 360º images including information points and embedded videos.
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This is a primarily residential area of Edinburgh, seen here is a large development on the waterfront
The tour shows a section of Leith Harbour, and the Western Harbour development, included within the 360º image is a drone flyby of the area…

The Palace of Holyroodhouse is the Queen's official residence in Scotland and contains many artefacts of Scottish royal history.
The Queen's Gallery at the Palace of Holyroodhouse hosts a programme of changing exhibitions from the Royal…

The Camera New on the market in July 2017, the Garmin Virb360 camera is an extremely capable 360° device. The images in this tour were captured as bracketed exposures, blended together in Adobe Lightroom and processed using the KRPano Virtual Tour…

Since the 12th century and the reign of David I, there has been a royal castle on the rock overlooking the area that is now Edinburgh, but the site has been occupied since the Bronze Age.
It has been the location of many conflicts throughout its…

The present house was completed in 1809 to replace an earlier house which had been demolished due to damp damage.
In 1829, the house was bought by Sir John Gladstone, the father of later Prime Minister William Ewart Gladstone.
The house is…

The Memorial Hall and clocktower are built within a public rose garden in the village of Edzell.
The Hall and garden are open for various activities such as, drama productions, dance, meetings, and exhibitions.
The Library room has been restored from…

The castle was built in 1520 with walled gardens from the 17th century. The castle is today a ruin but the garden is still maintained.
The castle was built by the 8th Earl of Crawford and the garden expanded in 1604 by his son. Today the castle…

Founded in 1781 by Susan Carnegie, it was originally called the Montrose Lunatic Asylum, Infirmary, and Dispensary.
It was brought under NHS control in 1948, and in 1962 it became the Sunnyside Royal Hospital.
The hospital closed in 2011 but the…

Opened in 1904, this bowling green, and gardens, following the generosity of Miss Hope Paton, the daughter of a wealthy merchant who wanted to leave a mark on her hometown.
The club has enjoyed a busy history and much local support.
This tour is a…

At Hope Paton Park in Montrose is this granite memorial topped with a bronze statue of Peace.
The central element is dedicated to WWI, with bronze plaques commemorating those who fought from Montrose.
This is flanked by two blocks on each side which…

This tour is a 360º photograph of a section of the Boddin coast, it contains information icons about various points of interest, such as Scurdie Ness Lighthouse and Lunan Bay.
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The castle has been the property of the Carnegie family since its construction in the early 1400s but early records of the castle's history were lost when the castle burned down in 1452. The estate covers around 7,000 acres of land.
The castle was…

Glamis Castle was the childhood home to HM Queen Elizabeth and the Queen Mother, having been the ancestral seat of the Earls of Strathmore and Kinghorne since 1372.
The site's history dates back to 1034 when King Malcolm II was murdered there at a…

The Mortuary Chapel was built in 1884 by Patrick Allan-Fraser as a mausoleum for the Fraser family. The building was later gifted to the people of Arbroath as a non-denominational chapel, with maintenance of the chapel falling to the Patrick…

The University of Dundee was founded in 1881 as a constituent college of the University of St Andrews before gaining independent university status in 1967.
The university has 17,000 students and the main teaching facilities are located in the West…

The castle was originally constructed as a tower house by Sir David Guthrie, Treasurer and Lord Justice-General of Scotland in 1468. A house was later built beside the tower and the two were linked by a further expansion in 1848, designed by David…

This category A listed building is a dramatic, Neo-Gothic tower was built to commemorate William Wallace between 1855-57 after designs by Robert Snodgrass
Its square-plan footprint castellated top give it a powerful sense of rootedness in the…

Built around 1320 for the MacDougalls, the castle today belongs to the Stewarts.
Gaelic name is Stalcaire, meaning Hunter or Falconer.
The castle was acquired in 1965 by Lt. Col. D. R. Stewart Allward who restored the castle over a period of ten…