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Lossiemouth Public Library this year celebrates 110 years since its opening in 1904. This Carnegie funded building retains many of its original…
In 1924 Ramsay MacDonald became the UK’s first Labour Prime Minister. He had this house built for his mother in 1908. Most rooms have original…
***UPDATE: TOURS OF COVESEA LIGHTHOUSE ARE NOW FULLY BOOKED FOR MORAY DOORS OPEN DAY 2019, SORRY. HOWEVER YOU CAN STILL COME ALONG TO SEE THE GROUNDS…
The Moray Golf Club is celebrating it's 125th year of opening. Learn about the history of this fascinating golf club which famously banned Ramsay…
This is a B listed newly renovated community run Town Hall built in 1880. Please note only the ground floor of the Town Hall is fully accessible.
One of Morays most interesting heritage museums. It holds many fascinating artefacts. The museum also contains the reconstructed study of Ramsay…
Lossiemouth House is a B listed building and regarded as one of the oldest houses in Lossiemouth, being built in C. 1780. Being the property of Lady…
Lossiemouth's High Church, situated on Coulardhill, was built in 1903 by Sir John Burnet in the Romanesque Style.With its distinctive red tiled roof,…
Opened on 6th August 1911 the small Episcopal Church of St. Margaret's, Lossiemouth is a peaceful place to visit.Inside the church you will find a…
St. James Church on Prospect Terrace is a fine building which looks out onto the old harbour, Seatown and out across Lossiemouh Bay to Buckie.…
Lossiemouth Baptist church was built on James Square in 1861. The simple exterior of the old church contrasts well with the modern extension , which…
After over 100 years without a brewery of its own, Lossiemouth’s only brewery Windswept Brewing Co started production in 2012. This modern craft…
Opened in 2001 Lossiemouth Waste Water Treatment Works are Morays most modern water treatment facilities. This facility treats the waste of some…
Join members of the Lossiemouth Heritage Association for a ramble around Lossiemouth exploring some of its history and heritage.
Anderson's Care Home was first opened in 1832 following the remarkable bequest of Andrew Anderson to his home town of Elgin. As a child, he lived a…
Fondly remembered by those who enjoyed the treat of eating in elegant surroundings, with crisp linen tablecloths and silver cutlery.Largely unchanged…
A joint project between Grampian Fire Board, Moray and Aberdeenshire Councils and designed by Aberdeenshire Council architects, Elgin Fire Station was…
Completed in 1826 in gothic style, the church has a handsome sandstone facade and rubble walls of many coloured stones. It is adorned with pinnacled…
Designed by architect Duncan Macmillan in 1878 this church, with its imposing tower topped by a finial crown, has changed little over the years.The…
Built in 1838/39 on the site of the existing Tolbooth which has been in existence for over 800 years. Main features include historic paintings, a…
Located in the rural outskirts of Forres is The Glasgow School of Art Highlands and Islands Campus in the refurbished beautiful old building called…
Listed (Grade B). Built by Sir James Grant of Grantown. Bought by Sir George Cooper in 1899, who gave the house and surrounding Park to the people of…
Edinkillie Parish Church is set in a rural location, on the Banks of the River Divie next to the A940, 9 miles South of Forres, with mature trees to…
Dated 1781, a rectangular building 66ft long x 33ft wide x 18ft high, lit in the long south elevation by four long round headed windows with a belfry…
A simple harled church built in 1806 as replacement for a medieval church which stood a little to the south. The porch houses the Inveraven Pictish…
Birnie church dates back to beginning of 12th century and is one of the oldest churches in Scotland used for regular Sunday worship. Although believed…
A beautiful large Victorian building just south-east of Forres. The building is set in extensive gardens and woods, and overlooking a golf course. It…
This building hides a fascinating interior where much of the hard work to collect and conserve objects for the nearby Falconer Museum is undertaken.…
Can you spot the Moray Firth dolphins from the visitor centre, which is within the old Coastguard lookout building? The building is on top of what was…
Discover thousands of years of history around the Pictish Fort site including the Well, and Burghead Harbour.
The only company in the UK that manufactures Solar Thermal Collectors.
For further information on the walks through Elgin's unique history and heritage please visit our website at:www.elginheritage.scot
Within Burgie Estate a wonderful Woodland Garden is currently being developed. The garden started in 2008 and is zoned into geographical areas and…
From dinosaurs to herring smoking to smuggling. All the things you did not know about Lossie’s history with lots to see, share and enjoy.
***UPDATE - Darnaway Castle is now fully booked for Moray Doors Open Day 2019, sorry ***Historic seat of the Earl’s of Moray since the C14th. Its…
A 1748 Georgian Mansion House in the style of the Adams brothers with a wing added in 1897. It was originally a cell of Pluscarden Abbey. In an…
The Town Hall has been at the heart of the community since it was built in 1827-29 as the Mechanics' Institute. Since 2018 the Town Hall has been…
HQ for AJ Engineering & Construction Services. In celebration of its 20th year in business, AJE is opening its doors with a free family fun day…
Built around 1700 with a large extension in the 1800s, Duffus House has long been associated with Gordonstoun School. Find out more of its past as a…
**UPDATE - BenRiach Distillery is now FULLY BOOKED for Moray Doors Open Day 2019, Sorry *** Visit Warehouse 13, our oldest dunnage warehouse, home to…
Built for Robert Innes 1640-1653 and sold to the 2nd Earl of Fife, James Duff, in 1767. Then, the vast parkland was planted with trees including the…
This church is an early 1970s multi functional church building by local architects Hugh Wilson and Lewis Womersley and has a magnificent suite of…
Situated in the Victoria and Town Centre Conservation are this 'B' listed two-storey classical temple in red sandstone was Airdrie's first purpose…
This C(s) listed building, located in the Victoria and Town Centre Conservation Area, was designed by JM Arthur in 1924 and now houses Airdrie Public…
Situated above Airdrie Library, this C(s) listed building is a unique part of Airdrie’s built heritage. Being one of only four such municipal Public…
Airdrie Registration Office, Willowbank House, is a fine example of an early 19th Century villa situated in Airdrie's Victoria and Town Centre…
A family business founded in 1948, Albert Bartlett invested £30 in an old water boiler and cast iron bath in order that he might set up a small…
The 'B' listed traditional farm steadiing was erected in the mid to late 19C and has been successfully converted to house the early years nursery.
Barr Soft Drinks has been making, moving, marketing and selling some of the UK’s best-loved soft drinks brands for over 140 years. The first Barr…
Find out about life in a busy fire station with tours of the fire station and fire engines and information on rescue techniques. Meet the fire service…
Originally the Bothwell Parish Chambers, the building was constructed in 1908 to a Mackintosh-influenced design by John Gibb Morton of 121 St Vincent…
Originally Organon which was founded by Dr. Saal van Zwanenberg in Oss, the Netherlands, in 1923 as Zwanenberg-Organon. Its first product was insulin…
Broadwood Stadium, home of Clyde FC, Cumbernauld Colts FC, and Scottish Rugby’s Regional Academy, is Centre Piece of North Lanarkshire Leisure’s…
Burngreen Park has been at the heart of Kilsyth for a century. Opening in 1910 the Park has recently been refurbished including the cast iron…
The B listed gothic church with spire and rose window was designed by Hugh McLure in 1870.
Voyager, the biggest of the society boats, was launched into the Forth and Clyde Canal at the Hillhead Basin, Kirkintilloch in June 2005. Being larger…
The Foundation Stone for the Church was laid in 1961 and the church was completed in 1962. It was the first new church to be built in the new town of…
One of North Lanarkshire's largest fire stations, Coatbridge Community Fire Station also houses a Mass Decontamination Unit.Tours of the fire station…
Coatbridge High School is a C listed building by H and P Barclay (1908) which has had various additions built on to it over the years. The orginal…
This B listed elegant rectangular-plan gothic church was designed by Alexander Wallace in 1878. The church contains an elegant pulpit of Caen stone…
This event is part of the Kelvin Valley Heritage Walks programme organised by Friends of the Kelvin Valley Park Group. Walk is around 2.5 km (1.5…
This beautiful, south-facing, award winning garden is situated just above Colzium House at around 500ft above sea level and is home to many rare…
Colzium House was built in 1783, it was substantially enlarged in 1861, but much of the original building was pulled down in the late 1940s, due to…
Croy Historical Society was formed on 4th September 2000 by a group of villagers and former villagers with the aim of identifying, documenting,…
John Kirkhope is hosting a tented exhibition showing illustrations of the probably 12th century Motte and Bailey Castle of the Comyns, archaeological…
Visit Cumbernauld’s newest public building, with the £8m Cumbernauld Community Enterprise Centre having opened in August 2016 to replace the former…
This purpose built fire station houses 2 frontline fire appliances and a forward control unit, covering an area of 45 sqkm.Tours of the fire station…
An exhibition about the social and architectural history of Cumbernauld will take place at Cumbernauld Community Enterprise Centre. Cumbernauld…
A fine 18C mansion house, designed by William Adam. Originally the family seat of the Flemings, the Adam interior was lost in a fire in 1877. The…
Cumbernauld House Park is the largest town park in North Lanarkshire and one which is steeped in heritage. There is a tremendous history of the park,…
Situated within Cumbernauld's main library, the museum tells the story of Cumbernauld and surrounding area from pre-history to the Romans and on…
Designed by the David Leslie Partnership of Glasgow, the building is a fine example of contemporary civic architecture. Built by Mowlem's of Kilsyth,…
This category B listed Church is a unique focal point within the Cumbernauld Village Conservation Area. This ancient building owes its foundations to…
Cumbernauld Theatre has a distinguished reputation for producing high quality theatre productions, which tour nationally and internationally. The…
The former penthouses of Cumbernauld Town Centre. This once award winning brutalist megastructure has suffered from neglect in previous years but now…
This B listed church is set out in the form of a crucifix. It is the union of the former Dalziel and St Andrews Church of Scotland congregations in…
The New Plant Nursery Complex was opened on 19th August 1989, in Drumpellier Country Park. The Nursery has the capacity of growing 927 square metres…
This A-listed building, built in the 1870's, is a fine example of an Alexander 'Greek' Thomson-styled villa, although the house is thought to be by…
Built in 1985 by John Payne for the 1986 Edinburgh Commonwealth Games. Located on Strathclyde Loch at the Watersports Centre, the Finish Tower is the…
13,800 seat football stadium, opened in 1895.
Gartcosh Church was the first new church opened after the reunion in 1929 of the Established Church and the (majority of the) United Free Church of…
A Church of Gothic design with Nave, Gallery, Vestry and Committee Rooms and built of local sandstone, roofed with slate - in 1987 the former Vestry…
Originally Dalziel UF Church, the B listed building now houses the evangelical Gospel Literature Outreach Centre. The buildings have been restored to…
This Guided Heritage walk by the Friends of the Kelvin Valley Park will start at 12 noon at the front door of Colzium House. The walk will take in…
In 2003 the Antonine Wall was nominated for World Heritage Status by the Government with support from Scottish Local Authorities. It became Scotland's…
This B listed church is a striking landmark in the New Town of Cumbernauld. Built by Alan Relach and Stuart Renton (1960-62), this square-plan church…
Kilsyth Burns and Old Parish Churches have a rich and interesting history leading to the unification of the Old Parish Church and Burns Parish Church…
Built to discourage grave robbers, watchtowers were once a feature of many graveyards. This is a rare survivor.
Located to the north-east of Kirkintilloch, Kilsyth Community Fire Station also provides fire cover to the villages of Banton, Kelvinhead and…
Famed landmark building, known as the 'M8 Church'. sits high on hill to immediate south of M8 Glasgow-Edinburgh motorway at its highest point between…
Lanarkshire Muslim Welfare Society was established through the efforts of five local businessmen in 1980. In 1997 the Society located a site and…
The Lanarkshire Family History Society centre has Microfilm Viewers, PC with internet access, a large selection of Lanarkshire/Glasgow Maps from 1856,…
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…
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…
In August 2009 the new Motherwell College will open its doors for the very first time. Designed for 21st century learning, with its state-of-the-art…
The Motherwell Community Fire Station is operated by Scottish Fire and Rescue Service personnel. Activities include tours of the fire station and fire…
The Award winning pavilion designed by Smith Scott Mullan Associates sits beside Strathclyde Park Loch. The national training facility has an indoor…
Located within the Blairhill and Dunbeth Conservation Area, New College Lanarkshire, Coatbridge Campus was built as Scotland's first College in the…
The oldest surviving building in the Monklands, the church has recently been restored and features some fine stained glass. The bell tower was once…
New St Andrew’s Parish Church, Coatbridge was formed on 28 October 2008 by the union of Clifton Parish Church and St Andrew’s Parish Church. The new…