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Join our tour guides on a trail of discovery along the paths, canal and river walkways through Maryhill. Discover the buildings that tell Maryhill's story from grand estate grounds to buzzing industrial police burgh to modern life. Limited disabled…

This is a tale of two towns. Explore the history and architecture of Glasgow's Medieval City. The tour will look at, and explore the fascinating history of sites such as ; the puddle dubs, the old pedagogy and Eist Barras Yett along with Glasgow…

Enjoy hearing about the history of tearooms in Glasgow, the amazing stories behind the buildings, the architecture and innovation which led to the success of the partnership between Charles Rennie Mackintosh and Kate Cranston.�

A GUIDED WALK with Elizabeth Pitts and Susanne Hall : Thursday 8th September at 2:30pm.Meet outside the Scout Hall in Ferry Road at 2:30pm. Booking is not necessary.Duration 1.5 hrsOld Kilpatrick's storyCome and explore fascinating local history, not…

Sat 16 Sep 2016, 11am; 90mins Meeting point: Outside Kinning Park Subway Station,�30 Cornwall Street, Plantation�(Off Paisley Road West, adjacent to M8), G41 Join guide Brian D Henderson on�our Living History Adventure around Old Kinning Park Police…

Sat 16 Sep 2016, 10am; 90mins Meeting point: Parkhead Cross 1356 Gallowgate, G31 5QG Enjoy this walk around the Parkhead area. Learn about its weaving�and coal mining roots, and later industrialisation, characterised by the world famous Parkhead…

Appreciate Glasgow's architecture through photography in this 2 hour walk + 1 hour review session starting from Wellpark and progress along Duke Street before heading up John Knox Street to the Cathedral area. Using your own camera, you will be given…

Interested in photographing architecture? Appreciate Glasgow's architecture through photography in this 2 hour walk + 1 hour review session starting at the Tron, up to Glasgow Cross and St Andrew's Church and Square before heading into the Merchant…

There are over 300 iconic Police Boxes in Glasgow. See the few remaining ones left in the city and learn about their history by enjoying a self led historic walk that weaves round the city, taking in 5 of these intriguing and eye catching sites. Pick…

Sat 16 September 2017, 11am; 120mins Meeting point: Maxwell Park Station 120 Terregles Ave, G41 4LJ Join Niall Murphy of Pollokshields Heritage for a walking tour through Pollokshields' Aveunes with their splendid villas and nd out more about the…

Join Niall Murphy of Pollokshields Heritage for a walking tour of East Pollokshields' many tenements and Join Niall Murphy of Pollokshields Heritage for a walking tour of East Pollokshields' many tenements and listed buildings and find out more about…

A guided walk along the River Clyde, admire 12 of Glasgow's most famous bridges discovering history and�facts relating to their construction. Commencing at Glasgow Green's St Andrews Suspension Bridge, the 1.5 hour walk ends at M8 Kingston Bridge.The…

A guided walk along the River Clyde, admire 12 of Glasgow's most famous bridges discovering history and facts relating to their construction. Commencing at Glasgow Green?s St Andrews Suspension Bridge, the 1.5 hour walk ends at M8 Kingston Bridge.…

90minsMeeting point: Mount Florida railway station, McLennan Street entrance2 McLennan Street,G42 9DQ Hear about and visit the sites of the earliest days of Scottish football, the birth of Queen's ParkFC, the early Cup Finals and internationals,…

Come along to the Gorbals' very own 'City of the Dead' for a meander through the history and lairs of the Southern Necropolis with the 'Happy Reaper' aka Colin Mackie.Advanced booking required�

You are welcome to come on a mental meander around the Southern Necropolis in the company of the Happy Reaper (aka Colin Mackie). Visiting the graves of individuals such as Greek Thomson, Sir Thomas Lipton and the legendary White Lady.�

Journey through seven centuries of Glasgow's architectural history on the special Doors Open Day tour.Hop on and off at any of the six special stops serving many of the city centre venues taking part in Doors Open Day 2013.Tour is as follows (stops…

Meeting point: Stepps Railway Station Cardowan Road, G33 6AT Starting where the Molendinar Burn rises, walkers can follow the burn to its end where it meets the River Clyde. We can see what the area would have looked like in St Mungo's time and…

Join historian Dr Mark Nixon on this popular walk. The statues, and George Square itself, frequently attract as much attention as the activities around them. Yet what do you really know about their fascinating stories and politics?

Meeting point: Kelvingrove Park Skatepark, Kelvin Walkway, G3 7SE Artist Toby Paterson will lead a quixotic tour of visually intriguing and architecturally obscure locations signi cant to Glasgow's skateboarders. From vanished skateparks to…

Meeting point: Wallacewell Church 57 Northgate Road, G21 3QT We will walk to view the little known Wallace Memorial Monument, and signpost local points of interest along the way like Wallace's Well. Starting at Wallacewell Community Fellowship and…

This is the story of a defiant Pictish princess, who escaped certain death three times to then give birth to Kentigern - the patron Saint of Glasgow - St Mungo. A story tour led by amateur historian Kati Waitzmann.�

Meeting point: Clutha Vaults Pub 159 Bridgegate, Glasgow G1 5HZ From the Clydeside to the Cathedral, Norry Wilson, curator of the Lost Glasgow Facebook page, leads you on a merry dance linking participating Doors Open Day venues to the history…

Walk the grid plan of Tradeston, taking in industrial architecture: paint works, granaries and the worldwide focus for makers of sugar plantation and refining machinery. See how some have been transformed as places to live and work. Duration: 75…

Alexander Thomson's achievements included the the creation of some of Glasgow's most remarkable housing. Walmer Crecent is a rare survivor�of grandeur in an unexpected setting. Led by Roger Guthrie of the Alexander Thomson Society.�

From Charing Cross to Buchanan Street, were famous restaurants, department stores and specialist shops which catered for a wide range of customers. This walk looks at the sites of some of these, and the surviving buildings which housed them.…

The Merchant City housed numerous warehouses, including Goldbergs, where the walk begins. Others were located on Ingram, Glassford and Miller Streets. On Argyle Street was the famous Andersons' Polytechnic department store, and Gardners, Paisleys and…

Join Glasgow Women?s Library tour guides as we uncover the female stars that stud the fabric of this famous quarter. Scandal, vice, radicalism, regeneration and revival are topics highlighted by our original tour. Limited disabled access. Duration: 2…

Stirling Walking the Marches is a yearly procession to celebrate our800-year-old tradition of inspecting Stirling’s city boundariesIt promises to be a lively procession complete with our very ownStirling Bellman, Pipe Bands and medieval time…

King Street, Stirling FK8 1AYTuesday 11th September: 6.00 – 7.00 – meeting point outside King Street entrance to Stirling ArcadeThis walking tour celebrates the work of local Victorian architect, John Allan. The walk will take us through Stirling…

Join Scottish Canals and the Scottish Waterways Trust on board the Gypsy Princess and celebrate the 250th anniversary of the Forth & Clyde canal. Take a journey back in time to the bustling industrial heyday of the canal, the world�s first sea to…

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…

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…

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…

Hidden Treasures, Museum of Lead Mining, is situated in Wanlockhead, the highest village in Scotland. Here you can explore the Visitor Centre, take a tour into the dark inside the Lead Mine and see how people lived here in three period Cottages…

A gem in the crown of Scotland's industrial past. Hard hats on, you can enter a real lead mine, see the cottages of the mining families who lived and worked here between 1740 and 1890, and pan for some of the purest gold in the world! Visit one of…

By A Marshall Mackenzie and A G R Mackenzie 1923-5. Although everybody knows the quadrant colonnade and lion sculpture on the corner of the Art Gallery few have been into the great, austere War Memorial Court that lies beneath the dome.

Wardie Primary opened in 1931 in an area where 800 new houses had been recently built and was designed by architect Joseph Marr Johnston. The school was planned on the open-air principle around an inside garden and described as Continental in design…

The burial place of the Lovat Frasers, Wardlaw Mausoleum was erected in 1634 on the gable end of the medieval Wardlaw Parish Church. Built by William Ross, Master Mason, its notable features include a monument to Thomas 11th Lord Lovat and the buckle…

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

Open for the first time for Doors Open Day this year is one of the best houses of its date in Aberdeenshire.Whilst the house has lost some of its former glory as an elegant town house, some original features still remain and its historic associations…

Warrender Swim Centre is a swimming pool (25 yards) and fitness centre in Marchmont, Edinburgh.It is home to the Warrender Baths Club, which is said to be the oldest, most famous and successful swimming club in Scotland training Olympians including…

Warriston was the first designed garden cemetery (opened 1843) in Edinburgh. Many of the illustrious and anonymous of the day were interred there. Later it was neglected until the City implemented a Compulsory Purchase Order. The older parts became…

WASPS Patriothall was originally a bakery and is a building of great character, that still retains many of its orgininal features, including Victorian red tiled walls. It was converted to artists studios in 1984 and now has 52 studios that house 61…

Shetland's state of the art waste recycling plant, which converts domestic and commercial waste into energy, via contained incineration, into energy, which powers Lerwick's district heating programme.

Formerly the Slateford School House, the Water of Leith Visitor Centre is a unique attraction to the city. It was extensively renovated thanks to funding from the Millennium Commission and City of Edinburgh Council, with the building design by…

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 exhibition.

Watling Lodge is a finely detailed and well-preserved example of a late 19th century Arts and Crafts villa, with the added importance of being constructed directly upon one of the best preserved stretches of the Antonine Wall. The villa was built in…

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The Wauchope Mausoleum is a single-storey tomb house dating from 1735 and enclosing a grave slab which dates from 1587. It was part of Niddrie House which was demolished in around 1968. The Mausoleum is a Scheduled Ancient Monument and is Category B…

Opened in 2006, Waverley Court houses the headquarters of the City of Edinburgh Council. The building includes a number of features such as solar panels and the harvesting of rainwater, designed to make it more sustainable.

Wellpark Brewery is home to more than 450 years of brewing tradition and award winning beers. Our tour takes you behind the scenes to discover how we make Tennent's so special.

A 4-star visitor attraction. Fascinating display of original Burns material and items of the Royal Burgh of Irvine.Collection of holograph letters, including Charles Dickens, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and Margaret Thatcher. Audio-visual display…

There are several beautiful stained glass windows, including two rescued from a Greenock church. The chancel and pulpit feature fine carving by a local artist. The Binn organ dates from 1904. Charles Rennie Mackintosh designed a staircase and an…

The Category A listed station was built to facilitate interchange between trains and steamers, through a spectacular glazed concourse and enclosed pier. It remains one of Scotland’s most remarkable stations and was recently judged by architectural…

Started in 1876 by Dora, the eldest daughter of James Hay Erskine Wemyss, of Wemyss Castle, the school was modelled on the Royal School of Needlework in London; but with a partisan purpose. The Wemyss School sought to teach a skill to local girls…

Come and learn about the sporting heritage of Glasgow's oldest rowing club. Hear about plans for the rejuvenation of the West Boathouse or get out on the Clyde and see the historic timber frame clubhouse from the river. Rower taster sessions are…

The West Bow was a steep z-shaped street which formed the main route between the Royal Mile and the Grassmarket. The narrow road was shadowed by buildings with projecting galleries and overhanging upper storeys. By the early nineteenth-century the…

The West Bow was a steep z-shaped street which formed the main route between the Royal Mile and the Grassmarket. The narrow road was shadowed by buildings with projecting galleries and overhanging upper storeys. By the early nineteenth-century the…

Accompanied by one of our knowledgeable WEST guides, you will walk through our on-site brewery where you will learn about the history of WEST and how we brew our award winning beers using only water, barley, hops, and yeast.�����

Designed by John MacLeod, architect in1887 in the Gothic style. The third church for West Bridgend United Presbyterian Church was fully restored in 1997-98. An original piece of Victorian stencil work which decorated the walls was uncovered during…

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, and restored. Further deterioration over the years leading to it lying empty. Eventually gutted…

FROM LIVING MEMORY TO MEMORIAL- Dumbarton's WW1 Stories Dumbarton Library and Heritage Centre. (Until the end of November). Also see Dumbarton Library under VENUES. The exhibition, which also includes a programme of workshops and talks, brings…

Striking, 2-storey building designed in-house by local authority, 1995-6, with wonderful views of the village and surrounding countryside. Lift, air-conditioning, wifi, computer access and printing. Drop in Osmo fun session and more . . . ?

Arts and Crafts sandstone village hall by A N Paterson, 1900. Museum is upstairs (regret no lift). The collection shows the story of local mediaeval castles, farming, weaving, Ayrshire embroidery, and Victorian family life. Over 1,000 photographs of…

Opened in 1885 as a convalescent home for textile workers from Paisley, red sandstone, converted 1972 - 75. Now home to a vibrant youth dance group, table tennis club with young Scottish internationalists, youth group, gym, nursery, tai chi, yoga,…

13th centuryPele Towerrestored 2001. Many unique features, including original roof beams with carpenters' marks and a fine barrel-vaulted basement. Lived in continuously by Hunter family till 1803. Early 20thcentury restoration work carried out…

?A "culturally unique" building in Scotland's Craft Town, the Barony is a place where creativity inspires! Set within a restored Victorian church, the Centre boasts an impressive exhibition space, a gallery shop offering an eclectic range of work by…

Small pretty building housing public conveniences, rescued from NAC closure by West Kilbride Civic Society. Amusingly painted inside and out in an Edwardian seaside theme. Fresh flowers complete a pleasant but necessary visit to the ladies.

West of Scotland Cricket Club hosted the first football match between Scotland and England in 1871. Have a look at this famous club and sports ground which has hosted world famous cricket and football matches since its foundation in 1862.�

Simple Gothic style church on corner site with broached stone spire and two-staged buttressed tower. Grey and pink granite, ashlar to front gable tower and chapel, coursed rubble elsewhere. Cast iron cluster columns rising through gallery to support…

The West Port Garden opened in 1910, inspired by pioneer ecologist Patrick Geddes, whose vision was to create green spaces among the Old Town slums, where children could play safely and experience the natural world through gardening.A century on,…

Volunteers at Westerkirk Parish Church welcome visitors to view the beautiful windows designed by Alex Haynes of Brampton Glass. The twelve windows represent the flora and fauna of Eskdale throughout the twelve months of the year and were donated by…

Westerkirk Parish Church sits above the Esk at Bentpath. It was designed in 1880 by James Burnet, but in a style current 50 years earlier, with pinnacled tower, lancet windows and buttresses. Inside are unique modern stained glass windows that depict…

Visit one of the oldest lending libraries in Scotland - an historic community library founded in 1793 by the antimony miners who worked at Glendinning. In 1834 famous engineer Thomas Telford gave a large bequest to the library for the buying of…

This church was built as a church hall for an existing Church community who had been meeting in the village hall. A new hall and other rooms with disabled access were added in 2012 to provide a centre for church and community activities.

The present Westerton Library (adjacent to the site of the former garden suburb hall - now a small car park) was built in 1981. Normally closed on Saturday's. It will open this year for a range of children's activities.

The building was opened on 25th May 1968.

WHALE Arts Centre is a community arts venue built in 2000, designed by Zoo Architects and funded through the Scottish Arts Council. The building is a unique community asset that provides a range of high-quality creative spaces for the community…

Listed formal farm steading, comprising two interlocking U-plan single storey ranges enclosing a central courtyard. Contemporary with the adjacent Symbister House (now School). The North Range has been restored by Shetland Amenity Trust for the…

On this guided walk along the canal, hear stories of Maryhill's women: an heiress who gave the area her name; mill workers immortalised in stained glass, a Suffragette and the post-box, and the "wayward girls" who escaped. When Maryhill Burgh Halls…

Whinhill Primary School has been formed by the merger of Overton Primary School and Highlanders Academy. Originally built in 1973 it has been fully refurbished and extended to provide a modern Primary School which includes the Gaelic School as well…

The Whisky Bond was built in 1957 by Highland Distillers. Renovated in 2012 as a creative centre for artists and designers, Glasgow Sculpture Studios open their doors to show you first class sculptural production facilities.�The Whisky Bond (TWB)…

Whitelee is the UK's largest onshore windfarm, located on Eaglesham Moor just 20 minutes from central Glasgow. Its 215 turbines generate up to 539 megawatts of electricity, enough to power just under 300,000 homes.With more than 130 kilometres of…

Excavations near Whithorn from 2015 to the present, carried out by AOC Archaeology, have revealed the timberwork and architectural detail for a group of Iron Age houses, which were discovered in an unprecedented state of preservation owing to…

Whithorn is associated with Scotland's first Saint, Ninian. The Christian settlement became a famous pilgrimage site with commoners and kings visiting the shrine of St Ninian. The routes across the sea bore trade goods as well as pilgrims.

A Warm Welcome into Caithness - with guided tours around Wick's newly refurbished Airport. A chance to see Magnificent Artwork of the surrounding area as well as new displays ranging from Heritage to Crafts. Numbers are limited, to book a place…

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 size fool you as this museum is housed in a tardis-like building that's way bigger than you might at…

Wideford Hill Chambered Cairn is an excellent example of Neolithic design and construction. It is well preserved, with a high central chamber and three cells opening off it. Today the tomb is accessed through the roof, rather than original long and…

Wideford Hill Chambered Cairn is an excellent example of Neolithic design and construction. It is well preserved, with a high central chamber and three cells opening off it. Today the tomb is accessed through the roof, rather than original long and…

The Wigtown Martyrs Trail and Martyrs’ Cell, Wigtown County Buildings. Meet in the whitewashed Martyrs’ Cell inside Wigtown County Buildings to join The Wigtown Martyrs’ Trail.Scotland’s Booktown is an ancient Royal Burgh with an infamous role in our…

200-year-old sandstone-built granary, modified repeatedly as the needs of agriculture evolved, now given new lease of life through sensitive conversion to provide facilities to this internationally important nature reserve. Access to Old Granary.…

The Wilkie Memorial Hall was built in 1897 to celebrate the renowned local artist Sir David Wilkie, 1785-1841, who lived in the village in the early 19th century, and contains a display about his work. The hall is used for a variety of community…

The William Lamb Studio was built by William Lamb A.R.S.A. as his working Studio in 1934. It – and his artworks – was bequeathed to Montrose on his death in 1951. Since 1978 it has been run as a small gallery museum and contains an outstanding…

The state of the art epilepsy centre is the only one of its kind in Scotland. The centre is a bright, modern building in the heart of Govan, and features a stunning stained glass window.�

The history of Williamwood Church stretches back to 26th December 1936 when the Foundation Stone was positioned.The remainder of the church was built in 1937 and began with the opening of a church and hall, and the appointment of a minister.The…

Enjoy hearing about the history of tearooms in Glasgow, the amazing stories behind the buildings, the architecture and innovation which led to the success of the partnership between Charles Rennie Mackintosh and Kate Cranston.General opening…