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Dumbarton. How to get there : High Street, corner Church Street.Dedicated to St Augustine of Hippo. 1871-73. Architect : Sir Robert Rowand Anderson. A…
Clydebank. How to get there : Glasgow Road corner South Bank Street / Clyde Street.Clydebank's first Roman Catholic church was set up in 1889 near the…
Situated within Dalmuir Library.
A guided walk of around two hours covering a selection of Clydebank's historic sites including a visit to the former shipyard to see the 100 year old…
A guided walk to Jaw Resevior and over to Cairnhowit. See the remains of a Neolithic tomb before returning via Greenside Resevoir.For further…
The walk will be guided by Dave Harvie, taking in sites of historical interest such as the Old Academy, Glencairn House and Dumbarton Bridge.The walk…
This A-listed church is currently undergoing a major programme of restoration. It is designed in an early-Gothic style and contains many interesting…
Strathleven House is a category A listed Palladian mansion located on the outskirts of Dumbarton.Surrounded by scenic woodland, it is part of the Vale…
Loch Lomond & The Trossachs National Park Authority head quarters, Balloch. Also home to the Community Partnership. How to get there : Carrochan…
Severe Gothic style, tracery on gable. Stained glass windows by Sadie McLellan (1972), embroidered Panels by Hannah Frew Paterson (1981), woven silk…
This castellated Gothic mansion house is currently a private nursing home. It features a five bay facade of coupled windows, corbelled battlemented…
1960s modern with clerestory glazing into a chimneyed tower on the east side. Hall of Remembrance, Memorial Chapel, Cremation Room.
Formerly Clyde Street school, it was built in Scots Revival style. Inside, the classrooms run off the Glasgow-style galleried hall, with its fine…
OPENING TIMES : The library opens Monday to Saturday.Times available :…
How to get there : Dumbarton Central Station, if not reached by rail, is from Station Road or Church Street / Townend Road.The Armed Forces Veterans…
Saturday 1st September.How to get there : Once in Bowling look for the point at which the cycle track crosses Dumbarton Road and follow it down over…
Levengrove Park, in Dumbarton, is located on a dramatic stretch of land where the River Leven meets the estuary of the River Clyde. It has impressive…
How to get there : Church Street, in central Dumbarton, next to sheriff court.Designed by William Leiper, architect, 1865. Damaged by fire 11.12.1882,…
How to get there : Castle Green Street, Dumbarton. Parking in the street only. This is an active station on call at any moment so you need to look out…
FROM LIVING MEMORY TO MEMORIAL- Dumbarton's WW1 Stories Dumbarton Library and Heritage Centre. (Until the end of November). Also see Dumbarton Library…
Raemoir HouseRaemoir House is a private Mansion House surrounded by 14 acres of parkland. The buildings date back to 1715 and contains a multitude of rooms like…
David Welch Winter GardensOne of Britain’s largest indoor gardens, the David Welch Winter Gardens boasts the most extensive collection of succulents and cacti in Europe. It…
Grampian Transport MuseumSet just 45 minutes away from Aberdeen, in the village of Alford, the Grampian Transport Museum has an extensive collection of vehicles from across…
Culzean CastleDesigned by Robert Adam in the 18th century, this opulent castle sits atop the Ayrshire cliffs as one of 40 buildings in the 260 ha estate of the 10th…
St Palladius ChurchConstructed in 1885, the church was built as an estate chapel for the owner of Drumtochty Castle, the Rev. J. S. Gammell. The building was…
Ecclesgreig CastleBuilt in 1844 from the remains of St Cyrus House, Ecclesgreig Castle stood at the centre of an agricultural estate. Now no longer a functioning…
Fetteresso ChurchA church of St. Kieran, Fetteresso Church was dedicated Roman Catholic in 1246 before changing to Protestant under Mary Queen of Scots in the 1560s.…
Crathes CastleThis 16th century tower house was built by Alexander Burnett and is a maze of turrets and corridors featuring elaborately painted ceilings and wood…
Kinneff Old ChurchThe Parish church of Kinneff was first consecrated in 1242, and has since undergone various alterations and renovations before entering its current…
Castle StalkerBuilt around 1320 for the MacDougalls, the castle today belongs to the Stewarts. Gaelic name is Stalcaire, meaning Hunter or Falconer. The castle was…
Wallace's Monument, AyrshireThis category A listed building is a dramatic, Neo-Gothic tower was built to commemorate William Wallace between 1855-57 after designs by Robert…
Univirsity of DundeeThe University of Dundee was founded in 1881 as a constituent college of the University of St Andrews before gaining independent university status in…
Arbroath Mortuary ChurchThe 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…
Glamis CastleGlamis Castle was the childhood home to HM Queen Elizabeth and the Queen Mother, having been the ancestral seat of the Earls of Strathmore and…
Kinnaird CastleThe 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…
Boddin PointThis 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…
Montrose War MemorialAt 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…
Hope Paton Bowling GreenOpened 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…
Sunnyside Royal HospitalFounded in 1781 by Susan Carnegie, it was originally called the Montrose Lunatic Asylum, Infirmary, and Dispensary. It was brought under NHS control…
Edzell CastleThe 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…
Inglis Memorial HallThe 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…
Fasque HouseThe 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…
Edinburgh castleSince 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…
Dirleton CastleThe castle’s construction began in 1240 but was damaged in the Wars of Scottish Independence. The castle guarded the approach along the coast to…
Newhaven and Western HarbourThis 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…
Port of LeithThe 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…
Gladstone's LandGladstone’s Land is the restored 17th century home of wealthy merchant and landlord Thomas Gledstanes. Gledstanes let out rooms in this six-storey…
University of EdinburghFounded in 1582, the University of Edinburgh is ranked in the top 20 universities in the world (2019). The University hosts over 35,000 students…
Kelvingrove MuseumThe 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,…
Grangemouth HarbourThe Port of Grangemouth is Scotland’s largest container port and is linked via motorway, rail, and sea. The port handles approximately 150,000…
Kennetpans DistilleryKennetpans was formed by the monks of Kennetpans Monastery and was a salt panning community. The local farmers learned how to distil from the…
The KelpiesThe Kelpies are two 30-metres tall sculptures depicting the heads of two kelpies, mythological water spirits. The sculptures were made by Andy Scott…
The Hill HouseIn 1904 this building was made for the publisher Walter Blackie by Charles Rennie Mackintosh and Margaret Macdonald Mackintosh. The entire house,…
Taigh Chearsabhagh Museum and Arts CentreThe Centre was founded in 1993 by Comann Eachdraidh Uibhist a Tuath and the Uist Art Association and the museum explores North Uist’s social,…
Urquhart CastleThe present ruins of Urquhart Castle stem from the thirteenth to the sixteenth centuries but there are traces of a Medieval fortification on the site…
Falkland Palace and GardenKing 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…
St Andrews University - School of ClassicsSt Andrews University was founded between 1410 and 1413, and is the oldest of the four ancient universities of Scotland and the third oldest…
St Andrews CastleThis 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…
St Andrews CathedralThe 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…
St Salvator's ChapelThis 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…
Camperdown HouseThis 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…
Dunscaith CastleDunscaith, Skye's oldest castle is situated north of Tarskavaig by the township of Tokavaig. It was a Norse stronghold, and then a MacLeod castle…
Armadale Castle Museum
Holy Trinity 1559This tour was funded by St Andrews Community Trust.
King James Library
St Andrews 1559This phase of the project has been funded by St Andrews University Research Impact. impact.wp.st-andrews.ac.uk/ More information here:…
Cononish Mine
AbernethyA village in Perth and Kinross, Abernethy is home to one of Scotland's two surviving Irish-style round towers.
Bell Pettigrew Museum
Drum CastleTake 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…
Brodick CastleThe quintessential Victorian ‘Highland’ estate, Brodick Castle, Garden & Country Park on the Isle of Arran is the perfect place for a family day…
Crarae GardenNear the banks of Loch Fyne, on the west coast, immerse yourself in Britain's finest example of an exotic Himalayan-style woodland garden. Crarae…
Perth MuseumThe exhibition - a collaboration between Culture Perth and Kinross, the University of St Andrews Open Virtual Worlds Research team, Perth and Kinross…
Kirkcaldy Old KirkKirkcaldy Old Kirk is the site of the first Christian worship in Kirkcaldy after the Celtic missionaries brought the faith here in the 5th century.…
CrammondThe small village of Cramond, on the edge of Edinburgh, is one of Scotland’s most important archaeological sites. People have lived in and around…
Bennachie 1860Stories, Stones & Bones This is a digital reconstruction of the 19th-century colonist's buildings, the remains of which are still visible today.…
GrassmarketThe Grassmarket area is first recorded in the fourteenth century, when it was referred to as ‘the street called Newbygging under the castle’. By the…
St Giles KirkSt Giles’ was the most important church in the burgh of Edinburgh (although it was not a cathedral until the 1630s). In 1544 St Giles’ was still a…
Virtual Medieval Abernethy 1070ADAbernethy 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…
Museum of AbernethyThe Museum of Abernethy was opened in May 2000 by Magnus Magnusson. The Museum has held the Visit Scotland four stars award since 2001. The building,…
Rowallan CastleRowallan Castle is steeped in history, with its original structure believed to date back to the 13th century.
Dean CastleDean Castle Country Park
The Devils Porridge WW GalleryOur new state-of-the-art museum has something for everyone. Experience life in a World War One Trench and explore the Factory to discover what life…
Portencross CastlePortencross Castle is a wonderful example of what can be achieved when everyone involved in a project works together to overcome…
Barr CastleMore information - http://www.barrcastle.co.uk
St Maurs, Glencairn Parish ChurchThe church at Kilmaurs was in the possession of Kelso Abbey as early as 1170. In 1413 the present foundation was endowed by Sir William Cunninghame as…
Tomintoul HistoryFounded by the Duke of Gordon in 1776, Tomintoul is situated on the line of the old military road built following the 1745 Jacobite rebellion. The…
Paisley AbbeyPaisley Abbey is a parish church of the Church of Scotland on the east bank of the White Cart Water in the centre of the town of Paisley,…
Cramond KirkCramond Kirk is a church situated in the area of Cramond in the north west of Edinburgh, Scotland. Built on the site of an old Roman fort, parts of…
Surgeons' Hall Museums Virtual TourA classical 1832 building houses 18th century anatomy specimens and visiting medical exhibitions.
Virtual tours of MV Spartan and SY CarolaAs a part of our project “Scanning The Horizon” we have created virtual tours to improve access to our collection. Thanks to 360° photography you can…
Kirkcaldy Museum and Art Gallery virtual tour
McManus Gallery, Dundee, ScotlandThe McManus: Dundee's Art Gallery and Museum is a Gothic Revival-style building, located in the centre of Dundee, Scotland. The building houses a…
Barry Mill, Carnoustie, ScotlandBarry Mill is a working Category A listed watermill in Barry, Angus in eastern Scotland. It is owned and operated by the National Trust for Scotland…
Benholm Church, ScotlandThis site has a long history of religious use. Little is known of the early churches; the first substantial building was erected in the 13th century.…
House of DunThe House of Dun is a National Trust for Scotland property in the parish of Dun, lying close to the edge of Montrose Basin and situated approximatley…
HelmsdaleTimespan is a cultural organisation in Helmsdale, Sutherland in the Far North of Scotland. It offers a high quality venue with a museum, contemporary…
MUSAUniversity museum with 4 galleries exploring St. Andrews through the ages, with a sea-view terrace.
Netherbow PortThe 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…
CowgateThe Cowgate probably developed as a street in the early fourteenth century. By the sixteenth century it was considered one of the more prosperous…