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This amazing Category B Listed baronial mansion dates from 1868-72 and was designed by J C Walker. It is situated within its own attractive parklands…
Bannockburn FK7 8EY Bannockburn House is Category A Listed and has survived largely unchanged since the 17th century, apart from a Victorian…
29 Spittal St., Stirling FK8 1DUSaturday 15th September: 12.00 – 4.00This beehive bastion on the Old Town Wall, behind Allan’s Primary School, dates…
Set in the Pentland Hills near Edinburgh, Little Sparta is Iain Hamilton Finlay's greatest work of art. Finlay moved to the farm of Stonypath in 1966…
Tour of the church and grounds with a small handout describing the history of the building, and refreshments will be available. The church will remain…
Cuthbertsons commenced trading in 1936 and has participated in many varied aspects of agricultural and general engineering since its formation and is…
Home of Lodge Biggar Free Operatives No 167, one of the ten oldest lodges in Scotland which has been operating since at least 1727.
Biggar Corn Exchange is a Grade-B listed building, which was opened in 1861 and has been a venue for public entertainment for most of its history.The…
The first stone built church on this site, dedicated to St Nicholas, is recorded as being inexistence as early as the 12th Century. In the vestibule…
The international Purves Puppets have now been firmly established as a leading professional company for 50 years in 2020! In which time they have…
Constructed in 1876 to meet the demands of a growing mining community, Cadzow Parish Church is now recognised by Historic Scotland as a Category B…
Castlebank Horticultural Centre is the hub for many outdoor events throughout the year. The centre is managed by the Lanark Community Development…
Our resident historian Gordon Cook, along with passionate members of Blantyre Old, have gathered a wealth of material that brings the Reformation to…
The present church of Pettinain is the successor of earlier places of Christian worship upon or very close to this site. Little is known of the…
The Old East Parish Church on Farmeloan Road first opened its doors in 1904. Like most churches during this time period its uses were not restricted…
18C miners' cottage, open in conjunction with the Scots Mining Company House.?
The building was opened on 25th May 1968.
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…
The Tower of Hallbar was built in response to a 1535 Act of Parliament directing those with land to the value of 100 pounds in theare to construct a…
Built in 1650 by William, the Second Duke of Hamilton, then resident in Strathaven Castle, the Town Mill was to play an integral part in the working…
Strathaven is the third oldest operational airfield on the west of Scotland mainland - the other two being Prestwick and Glasgow Airports. An…
Strathaven is the third oldest operational airfield on the west of Scotland mainland - the other two being Prestwick and Glasgow Airports. An…
St Nicholas Church dominates the foot of Lanark High Street. It was built in 1774 on the site of the 12th century chapel. Above the main entrance is a…
St Mary's Episcopal Church is in communion with the Church of England. The congregation was founded in 1847 and the building was completed in 1848. It…
This idiosyncratic, classical building was originally a chapel of ease and built in 1835. The interior was renovated in 1973 and a major refurbishment…
Designed by Gillespie, Kidd and Coia and built between 1934 and 1940. The brick façade masks a basilican church whose early Christian style is…
Designed by architects Gillespie, Kid and Coia and built in 1963, St Brides is one of the UK's finest and most significant post-war ecclesiastical…
Built in 1799 this building replaced the church in Carluke Churchyard. Construction was completed in 1800. It was designed by Henry Bell, who built…
The Southern Upland Way, from Portpatrick to Cocksburnpath, reaches its highest point, Lowther Hill, 2379ft, near Leadhills. Lowther Hill was once…
The majestic Falls of Clyde Wildlife Reserve sits at the gateway for the Clyde Valley Woodlands. It boasts an inspirational landscape of three…
In 1734 the Scots Mining Company built a house at Leadhills for their agent and manager, James Stirling. The House was designed by William Adam, one…
This Category A listed, Scots Baronial town hall and tower was designed by Charles Wilson in 1861-2. The east wing was added in 1876 by Robert…
Rutherglen Old Parish Church had been a site of Christian worship for almost 1400 years. The present church designed by JJ Burnet between 1900 –…
Learn more about this beautiful Carnegie Library Building, built in 1907. Rutherglen library is a fine example of a Scottish Carnegie Library which…
Rutherglen Boundary Stones were erected to mark the boundary of the ancient Royal Burgh of Rutherglen from the 16th century until the 1950s. Until…
Old St Bride's Church dates to the late 14C. The Chancel survives as a ruin from this period while the tower was built in 1618. The church houses…
New Lanark is a former 18th century cotton spinning mill located on the banks of the Falls of Clyde where philanthropist and utopian idealist Robert…
Here in the Moat Park Heritage Centre you will find models of Clydesdale's past from geological times to the present. Among other colourful characters…
The architect, Alex Cullen, was commissioned in 1903 to construct new premises in Cadzow Street, Hamilton for Lodge Hamilton Kilwinning No. 7. The new…
The museum incorporates structures from the 17th to the 21st centuries and two grade A listed buildings. This is the oldest surviving building within…
Founded in 1741 Leadhills Miners Library is the world's oldest working-class subscription library. Containing 3,000 of some of the rarest books in…
Run entirely by volunteers in the historic village of Leadhills, the railway incorporates period diesel locomotives and 0.75 mile of narrow gauge…
Lanark Museum houses a collection of items which illustrate the ancient and varied history of the town.Includes and exhibition based on a "Timeline of…
A rare chance to visit an operational fire station. Lanark Fire Station is the Area Headquarters for South Lanarkshire. Please note that this is an…
Disused derelict water mill site owned by Mr Jim Orr, Charleston Parks Farm, Lanark. Clydesdale Mills Society formed to explore the history of the…
Disused derelict water mill site owned by Mr Jim Orr, Charleston Parks Farm, Lanark. Clydesdale Mills Society formed to explore the history of the…
The Chapel was built in 1857 and was the private place of worship of the Baillie Cochrane family and the burial place of the first Lord Lamington.…
The current congregation, formed in 1966, is made up of two congregations, both formerly members of the Congregational Union of Scotland. The present…
Hamilton Sheriff Court is an "A" category listed building occupied by the Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service. It is one of the 38 Sheriff Courts…
This Church, the second oldest building in Hamilton and the oldest still used for its original purpose, was opened for worship over 275 years ago in…
Hamilton Mausoleum was one of the finest private tombs in the country and is now one of the town's most famous buildings. It was built as a tomb and…
Celebrating 100 years of learning in the building on Auchincampbell Road.Visit www.hamilton.s-lanark.sch.uk for more information.
A rare chance to visit an operational fire station.
Biggar Museum Trust rescued this 17th century farmhouse from its original site at Wiston. They rebuilt and refurbished it in the Burn Braes in 1975.
Part of the Energy Saving Trust Green Homes Network. Please contact Jacqueline Mackenzie to book a time slot - 0141 3033131, email…
At Gladstone Court Museum you can stroll through streets from the past and visit small shops and business premises including a chemist, cobbler,…
The majestic Falls of Clyde Wildlife Reserve sits at the gateway to the Clyde Valley Woodlands. It boasts an inspirational landscape of three dramatic…
The present B listed building built by James Pollock as completed in 1775, the Scotch Belfry Tower by Robert Pollock was added in 1818. Behind the…
Operational Community Fire Station.
The Museum building, originally the Dower House of Douglas Castle, is situated adjacent to the ancient St Brides Church. It houses six stained glass…
This Parish Church dates from 1817 and is situated on a raised circular mound, indicating that this was once a religious site dating back to the 12th…
The estate was established in the 14th century and remains in private ownership. Corehouse was built in 1824-27 by Edward Blore of London, who also…
Built in the 1730s by William Adam as a decorative feature in the grand design of the Hamilton Estates landscape, Chatelherault comprises four main…
A rare chance to visit an operational fire station.
Overlooking the Peeblesshire hills close to Biggar, Brownsbank Cottage was the home of writer Hugh MacDiarmid.The original interior was restored just…
Bothwell Parish Church is the oldest Collegiate Church in Scotland in which worship is still held and is known as the "Cathedral of Lanarkshire". It…
One of the first small-town gasworks to open in Scotland and among the last to close. For more than 130 years, the industrial plant made coal gas for…
Biggar and Upper Clydesdale Museum brings together item collected over the past 40 years in a new purpose built museum. It explores 14,000 years of…
Bent Cemetery is the last resting place of Lord Hamilton (d 1479); the 1st Marquess of Hamilton and the 8th, 9th and 10th Dukes of Hamilton and their…
The Waterside Bakery is the oldest bakery in Scotland.Itbegan trading in 1820 and is still owned and run by the Taylor family. Five generations…
Join the Shetland ForWirds for an afternoon workshop at the Unst Heritage Centre! The Shetland ForWirds are an organisation that promote and celebrate…
Situated in Haroldswick and managed by the Unst Heritage Trust, the Boat Haven is a welcome stop for visitors. Built in 1994 the metal sheeted…
This building in Haroldswick Unst provided education in the area from 1880s to 1997. In the early days classes were conducted in three class rooms.…
The ‘Old Haa of Brough’, was built by Robert Tyrie, a local merchant. He completed the 3 storey building in 1672, and it went on to become the home of…
With Norway under German-occupation during the Second World War, Shetland became the base for an operation using Norwegian fishing boats and crew to…
A “zero carbon” home, built on Britain’s most northerly island. Designed by Michael and Dorothy Rea, the house has become a test-bed…
The Chain Home Radar Stations were part of Britain's Air Defence System during the Second World War. Acting as an early warning system, there were 170…
Listed formal farm steading, comprising two interlocking U-plan single storey ranges enclosing a central courtyard. Contemporary with the adjacent…
Shetland's state of the art waste recycling plant, which converts domestic and commercial waste into energy, via contained incineration, into energy,…
Opened in December 1999 this is Britain’s most Northerly brewery situated on Britain’s most Northerly isle. It is named, most suitably, after the home…
A fine 17C haa (country house) located on its own island, built by James Mitchell of Girlsta, replacing Robert Cheyne's earlier fortified house.…
Award winning restoration of listed 18th century former town jail, customs house and post office. Now with the original clock tower and stone steps…
Late 18th Century house with earlier adjoining böd, a scene of trade between Shetlanders and the Hanseatic fleet as long ago as 1684. More recently…
A Smack Rigged “Fiffie” fishing boat originally launched in 1900, the Swan was purchased in 1991 by the Swan Trust and brought back to her…
Designed by Robert Stevenson, this was Shetland’s first lighthouse, built in 1821, perched atop the cliffs of Shetland’s most southerly…
This B listed church was completed by Alexander Ellis of Aberdeen in 1864. The building has recently undergone much restoration work including the…
Visit Kenny Johnson's workshop at its new address of 7 Clairmont Place to learn about his company Skyinbow and their range of electric fiddles.…
Shutters Open 2009 is a chance for you to send us photographs of your experience of Doors Open Days 2009.Perhaps you've captured a building from…
Situated overlooking the West Voe beach in Sumburgh, the Shetland Christian Youth Camp (SCYC) holds its annual children’s’ camp in the summer…
Shetland’s very own artisanal cheese producers will offer visitors a chance to tour their factory this Doors Open Days. BOOKING ESSENTIALCredit photo…
Glasshouse with propagation facilities including a tissue culture unit and cold frames. Developed to provide good quality plant material, both for…
Ever wondered what goes on inside the Sheriff Court? This doors open day come along, see inside the building, meet the players and see the court in…
In October 2010, Total awarded Petrofac a lump-sum engineering, procurement, supply, construction and commissioning contract to develop the new…
A rotunda design, with glass canopy over the landward side which shelters a ceramic mosaic, itself the result of a design competition. The station…
On the most northerly hill-top in the UK, site one of our most strategic MoD tracking stations, a vital cog in North Atlantic defence. The radar…
Shetland's only wool spinning mill, established in 1980 and producing pure Shetland yarns, knitwear and woven material.
Home of the Bruces of Sumburgh, Sand Lodge is an impressive laird’s house that dates from the 18th and 19th centuries. An unusual, category B-listed,…
This A listed, classical laird’s house was built in 1754 for Sir Andrew Mitchell of Westshore, the stone work, including that of the garden walls…