The only company in the UK that manufactures Solar Thermal Collectors.

]]> Classic Border tower restored in 1990s by Lord and Lady Steel of Aikwood and now their family home. Recipient of local and international architectural awards.�

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Originally built as the church hall for the adjacent St Peter's Church. Notable for fine stone detailing including lower floor arched openings and complex roof. Forms a group with the church and former school building to the east. Converted for use by the Air Cadets in late 1990s.

]]> Situated in the Victoria and Town Centre Conservation are this 'B' listed two-storey classical temple in red sandstone was Airdrie's first purpose built public library, designed by George Arthur in 1893 and largely paid for by Andrew Carnegie. It is now home to Airdrie Arts Centre.

]]> 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 Library. The site and building were largely funded by Andrew Carnegie and Airdrie Savings Bank. The twin doric columns emphasise the entrance and provide a welcoming feature. The library contains the Covenanting Standard of East Monklands from the Battle of Bothwell Brig in 1679.

]]> 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 Observatories in the United Kingdom, Airdrie is the smallest of the Public Observatories and it dates back to 1896.

The Observatory is located above Airdrie Public Library and is a facility owned by North Lanarkshire Council and run in partnership with Airdrie Astronomical Association. The original telescope was donated to Airdrie Library by local astronomer Doctor Reid. It is also Scotland's smallest public observatory.

In 2009 the telescope was dismantled and removed from site to allow an overhaul and extensive refurbishment to be undertaken. Additional works including installing a new Observatory dome and Library Roof were also undertaken at this time.

]]> Airdrie Registration Office, Willowbank House, is a fine example of an early 19th Century villa situated in Airdrie's Victoria and Town Centre Conservation Area. Originally the home of Dr Walter Rankin, the house has since seen a variety of uses. It was recently upgraded and was opened as the registration office in 1997.

]]> The Airlie Monument stands on Tulloch Hill. The monument was erected to commemorate the death of Lord Lieutenant-Colonel David William Stanley Ogilvy, The 11th Earl of Airlie who was killed at the battle of Diamond Hill, near Pretoria on 11th June 1900 whilst commanding 12th (the Prince of Wales Royal) Lancers.

The Monument is category B listed.

The Airlie Monument is an important landmark and a focal point for the community of Glen Clova, Glen Prosen, Cortachy and the surrounding area – indeed so prominent is it that it can be seen for many miles around.

Tours will last approximately 15 minutes and numbers will be limited to 6 persons in each party. No children under 10 years of age.

]]> Recently refurbished as Shetland Amenity Trust's latest camping Böd. Aithbank is the former home of Jeemsie Laurenson, Fetlar's best-known storyteller. The beach below the kailyard was a fish-curing station, operated by Hay & Co. in the mid-19C.

]]> 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 which will include a tour of the premises, tailored STEM activities, a bouncy castle, face-painter and BBQ. Visitors will also be able to learn about the company's apprenticeship scheme and meet staff who have gone through it.

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]]> The flagship library for Perth and Kinross, AK Bell Library opened in 1994 in a considerately extended 1838 infirmary building.

Our guided tours will get you behind the scenes to see what historic and artistic treasures are held in our special collections and the Council Archive.

]]> 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 beetroot boiling operation in Coatbridge. Albert Bartlett is now the UK's leading grower and packer of potatoes. In November 2003 they moved from their Watt Street home to a new state-of-the-art facility on Stirling Road. The site packs over 4,000 tonnes of potatoes a week and has been accredited with various environmental awards.

NOW FULLY BOOKED

As this is a working factory all visitors must book a tour place for Sunday 22nd September in advance only.

A maximum of 4 tour places can be booked per person and group bookings cannot be accepted for any tours.

The tour times available on Sunday 22nd September 2019 are:

9:00am; 10:00am; 11:00am

Visitors who have not booked a tour place in advance will not be admitted to the factory.


Places are allocated on a first come, first served basis by emailing info@albertbartlett.com. Booking must be made by 5pm on Wednesday 18th September 2019.

No high heels, no jewellery apart from plain wedding bands, no false nails, no children under the age of 9, all children must be accompanied by an adult guardian, tours take around 45 minutes. Each tour will be for a maximum of 16 people. You will be supplied with a high-visibility jacket, hair net & hat before entering the factory.


Restricted wheelchair access is available. Please note that due to health & safety there will be:

  • limited wheelchair access to the factory
  • regrettably, no wheelchair access to the factory gantry
  • regrettably, no wheelchair access to the lower gantry.
  • however there is unrestricted wheelchair access to the Presentation situated in the Reception Area.

Access for visitors with sight, hearing and other mobility difficulties is available. However, such visitors must be accompanied by a helper due to Health & Safety. Unfortunately there are no facilities to accommodate guide dogs.

]]> One of only two Designated Places in Scotland, its very speicialised purpose is to provide an alternative to arrest and a night in a police cell for people deemed to be drunk and incapable. The small purpose-built extension to the hostel on Dee Street is a discreet and sensitive courtyard development.

]]> The school occupies four 19th century merchant houses on Queen's Road and retains a number of architectural features. There will be displays of memorabilia relating to the school's history

]]> Award-winning office building for BT Scotland, 1999, by Bennetts Associates, Architects. Prominently sited on the western edge of Edinburgh, close to the Gyle Shopping Centre. Several atria embellished with significant modern art.�

]]> The Waterside Bakery is the oldest bakery in Scotland.

It began trading in 1820 and is still owned and run by the Taylor family. Five generations on, Alexander Taylor, The Waterside Bakery still produces a fantastic range of Scottish and continental breads and baked goods. The bakery is unique and unrivaled, and is worth a visit.

]]> Built under the Church of Scotland Church Extension Scheme. Tapestry depicting former church buildings. War Memorial from Old Parish Church has been re-sited in the church grounds. The rear of the Sanctuary has been converted into a small chapel, known as The Thistle Chapel, with attractive wood panelling with Gothic-type arches and thistles worked by church members.

]]> Built under the Church of Scotland Church Extension Scheme. A large 'Heritage Tapestry' depicts the former church buildings, and a war memorial from the old parish church has been resited in the church grounds. The rear of the sanctuary has been converted into a small chapel, known as the Thistle Chapel, with attractive wood panelling with Gothic-type arches and thistles worked by church members. Stained Glass; handcrafted banners and hand embroidered kneeling cushions; various examples of gold-thread embroidery.

]]> The Alford Heritage Centre is housed in the last of the original? Marts (or Auction) buildings to survive in the North East of Scotland. Marts used to exist in and around all centres of agricultural activity throughout the North East and served as the focus of many rural communities. The Alford Heritage Centre is now a visitor centre and museum ? comprising a collection of domestic, agricultural and rural exhibits of regional importance.

]]> Built in 1852 for the Newhaven fishing community and serving as a Free Church of Scotland the tower and spire were added in 1882. Given a new lease of life in April 1994 the building was turned into Scotland’s first dedicated indoor climbing wall. By making use of a free standing structure, the architect succeeded
in meeting the needs of the current owner without interfering with the structure of the building itself.
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]]> Built in 1876, the Episcopal Church of All Saints in Buckie and the elaborately carved freestone font were designed by Alexander Ross of Inverness.

The church has a distinctive rounded apse and a broach spire; stained glass windows including a Rose window at the West end. The East end of the church was remodelled in 1951 when the present marble altar was installed.

Listed Category B

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The B listed church was designed by architect James Matthews in 1858 at the commission of Major Ramsay, Laird of Straloch. The building was originally built as both a church and as an estate school. A board school was later built in 1876, since which time, All Saint's has been used only as a church. Major Ramsay's daughter, Mrs Irvine of Drum and Straloch commissioned the 11 stained glass windows and reredos designed by Sir Ninian Comper between 1896 and 1916 installed in the church. Comper was one of the last Scottish Gothic Revival architects, noted for his churches and their furnishings, in particular, stained glass windows. There will be an exhibition on the stained glass windows by Sir Ninian Comper and members of the church will be on hand throughout the day to talk about the building and its contents.

]]> The Scottish Episcopal Church of All Saints', Bearsden, was erected in 1897. It was one of a number of Episcoal churches erected at that time, in a distinctive style, by Messrs Speirs & Co., Glasgow. Although built of unconventional materials, and not really intended as a permanent structure, All Saints' has lasted very well indeed as a sound and attractive church.

]]> Red Sandstone Scottish Episcopal Church designed by Hippolyte Blanc 1890 and built 1890-96 with 42.5m high spire. High Altar has beautiful Italian marble reredos and crucifix. Lady Chapel contains Altar from Rossie Priory Chapel. Sculptured Stations of the Cross. Embroidered Wall-hanging to celebrate Centenary of Consecration in 1996.

]]> 29 Spittal St., Stirling FK8 1DU

Saturday 15th September: 12.00 – 4.00

This beehive bastion on the Old Town Wall, behind Allan’s Primary School, dates from the 1500’s. It later served as a gunpowder store, was converted into a Doocot sometime in the 1700’s and, more recently, was renovated in 2003. The Old Town Wall itself is constructed directly onto the rock which, in many places throughout the Old Town, is only just below the ground surface. Three gun loops are visible from the south side of the wall. Take this rare opportunity to come along and see inside and find out a bit more about this little building.

Limited disabled access

]]> A modern church building strategically situated close to Milngavie Town Centre. The congregation participates in a varied selection of activities, is involved in many of the Milngavie churches outreach and is active in local community services.

]]> Interested to see how we treat Inverness and the surrounding areas waste water generating green electricity in the process? Allanfearn is the Highland's and Islands largest waste water treatment works and is open for Doors Open Day!

As Allanfearn WWTW is an operational site, guided tours will be offered to interested members of the public.

For Health and Safety reasons unguided tours are not possible. Over 16s only

To book tours please see:

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/doors-open-days-highland-allanfearn-waste-water-treatment-works-tickets-65103216473

]]> Allanton Sanctuary is a beautiful harled late Georgian laird’s house, enlarged and remodelled as a mid-Victorian Baronial manor, which is now the European Sanctuary of The World Peace Prayer Society.
It is set in 18 acres of parkland.

The Society was founded in 1955 by the Japanese teacher, philosopher and poet, Masahisa Goi who dedicated his life to peace and humanity. The Society promotes the message ‘May Peace Prevail on Earth’, through its activities of planting peace poles, world peace flag ceremonies, peace education programmes, and environmental education programmes.

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Alloa Fire Station opened in 1964. It currently has three fire appliances, including specialist vehicles for urban search and rescue and heavy rescue, one of which is crewed by twelve retained personnel. There are twenty-five wholetime personnel operating on a five-watch rotational duty system.

The inception of the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service in April 2013 means that these fire crews and their supporting equipment from Alloa could be called upon to mobilise to anywhere in Scotland.

The role of the fire service has changed dramatically since 1964. The modern fire service of today attends a range of incidents including fires, road traffic collisions, urban search and rescue, water rescue and rope rescue. The appliances and equipment within Alloa display the vast array of equipment required for these tasks. The crews are also pro-actively involved in all aspects of community safety work, including the delivery of home fire safety visits and engaging with the local community to give fire safety advice.

To book a free Home Fire Safety Visit text ‘fire’ to 61611, call 0800 0731 999 or visit the website: www.firescotland.gov.uk

]]> Greenfield House was designed by the Edinburgh architects A G Sydney Mitchell & Wilson for David Paton Thomson, one of the directors of John Paton, Son & Co. Ltd. It was elegantly furnished and housed a fine art collection. The same architects reconstructed and extended the house after a fire in 1914. David Thomson died in 1917 and in his will instructed that his wife should live in the house until her death, after which it must be sold. Jane Thomson died early in 1950 and Alloa Burgh Council bought Greenfield House. The official opening of the Municipal Buildings by The Right Rev. George J Jeffrey D.D, Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, was an important civic occasion and took place on 13th September 1952. Many of the original fittings of the house, including stained glass, Arts & Crafts style carved stone and wood, plasterwork and wood panelling, have survived. There are also several paintings, including a portrait of the eminent Alloa mining engineer, Robert Bald, on display. Greenfield House is currently the headquarters of Clackmannanshire Council, but the Council will be moving out soon, after over sixty years of local government use of the building.

]]> Walk 1: The Alloa Wagon Way

Alloa Tower was once at the centre of a large estate owned by the Erskines. The 6th Earl of Mar was exiled after leading the 1715 Jacobite Uprising, his title and estate forfeited to the Government. His family bought the estate back and it was later managed by the 6th Earl's daughter Lady Frances Erskine. Her father had developed a road through Alloa to bring coal from his mines to the harbour, but in 1766 Lady Frances had wooden rails laid along its route to create a new wagon way. Later improvements ensured that the new wagon way made the transport of coal much more efficient and by 1775 Alloa was exporting over one third of Scotland’s total coal production.

This walk will explore the surviving sections of the original wagon way through Alloa. The walk will take no more than 1 hour 45 minutes.

Walk 2: Alloa House and Park

Lady Frances's son John Francis Erskine inherited the Alloa estate in 1776. He improved it including creating a fish pond fed by water taken from the River Black Devon and with an elaborate dam and sluice system. His grandson, the 9th Earl of Mar, built Alloa House in the 1830s and his successor the Earl of Kellie, who inherited the estate in 1866, made many improvements, extended the house considerably, built a walled garden, new lodges and, probably c1870, an ice house near the fish pond.

This walk will explore the surviving evidence for the Alloa House estate, including the walled garden and the fish pond. The walk will take no more than 1 hour 45 minutes.

The walks will start from Alloa Tower. No pre-booking is required.

]]> The Earl and Countess of Mar & Kellie's home have some fine family portraits, including a newly arrived three-metre high painting of Walter Coningsby Erskine, 10th Earl of Mar, who inherited the earldom and Alloa estate from his cousin, the 9th Earl of Mar, in 1866. He had had a very distinguished career in India and became a Commander of the Bath following the Indian Mutiny, when he managed to keep his district of Jubalpore quiet. He used his considerable fortune to enlarge Alloa House and improve the estate, as well as making alterations and repairs to Alloa Tower.

The paintings also complement the large collection of Mar & Kellie portraits on display in nearby Alloa Tower.

]]> This church was designed by Peddie & Kinnear in Early French Gothic style and replaced a plain 18th century building. In 1902 Scots late Gothic transepts and a pine and marble sanctuary with an elaborate pulpit by A G Sydney Mitchell & Wilson, who had also designed Greenfield for David Thomson, were added; David Thomson and his brother John Thomson Paton paid for this work. The north window is in memory of their parents, while the west and east transept windows were given by the Procters, another branch of the Paton family. All three windows are by C E Kempe.

The 1904 pipe organ by Messrs Lewis and Co was also given by the Thomsons. The adjacent church hall was designed by the Alloa architect Adam Frame in 1891.

The interior was altered several years ago: the original pews were removed, the marble altar moved to the west transept and the walls and roof painted. Memorials and other fittings from the former North Church have been incorporated into the modernised church.

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The parish church of St Mungo was established in the 14th century then enlarged and the tower raised in 1680-2. The mason was Tobias Bauchop, whose house still stands in Kirkgate. Around 1700, John, 6th Earl of Mar, built a private aisle with burial vault on the north side of the church. The old kirk became overcrowded and was condemned in 1816: it was mostly demolished and many stones reused to build the new parish church in Bedford Place.


Designed by James Gillespie Graham, the Mar & Kellie Mausoleum was built on the site of the Mar Aisle. The original ceiling was painted brightly and decorated with flowers and Rococo panels. It was partly restored in 1994-6.

The old kirkyard contains a good collection of early trade gravestones and fine memorials for many of the people responsible for the development of Alloa into a busy industrial town.

]]> The Sheriff Court was built as the new County and Police Buildings to replace Ochil House. It was designed by Brown and Wardrop in a late Scots-Flemish style and it also reflects the local tradition, with crowstepped gables and gablets. Above the main entrance on Mar Street is a balcony surmounted by lions and the Royal coat-of-arms. The impressive three-storey tower has pedimented clock faces and a steep roof. The first-floor court room has a hammer-beam roof and large light fittings, originally for gas lamps. The extension and police offices were designed by William Kerr, who was responsible for many public and private buildings in the county.


Portraits from the Mar & Kellie collection are on display in this multi-functional court building. There will be no access to the cells.

]]> The Speirs Centre was built as Alloa Public Baths and Gymnasium and was gifted by John Thomson Paton, Managing Director of John Paton, Son & Co. Ltd, KIlncraigs Mill. It was designed by John James Burnet, Son & Campbell. Construction began in 1895 and it opened on 29th April 1898. The building has been described as ‘one of Scotland’s finest public baths and gymnasiums’. It closed at the end of 1986, then reopened as a gymnastic centre on 13thJanuary 1989 as The Speirs Centre, in memory of the Clackmannanshire boxer Tommy Speirs. It closed again in 2012 and reopened on 18th October 2014, with a new extension designed by LDN Architects.

It now provides a wide range of services, including a library; local and family history research centre; Archives; Registry; and exhibitions on the history and heritage of the county.

Clackmannanshire’s Archive Collection was moved into a new storage facility in the building in 2017 and people are invited to have a guided tour of the Archive Store, which is not normally accessible to the public. The Archives include records of Clackmannanshire Council and its predecessor bodies (including property valuation rolls, school log books and burial records) and also contain privately donated collections from local companies, clubs, families and individuals, such as the Patons & Baldwins archive and the Johnstone of Alva Papers. There will also be displays relating to the history of the building and a look at what the county was like thirty years ago, to mark the 30th anniversary of Doors Open Days.

Exhibition: Alloa Pottery - A Celebration

Alloa Pottery was established in c1783, but its heyday began when it was taken over in 1856 by Joseph Bailey, an Edinburgh china and glass merchant. His sons later ran the pottery, modernising, expanding and improving it to ensure its survival in an increasingly competitive market. W & J A Bailey's Alloa Pottery flourished, winning awards at international trade exhibitions, producing an extensive range of pottery and engraved glassware and claiming to hold a stock of 100,000 tea pots. It eventually closed in 1907. This new exhibition has been researched, devised and arranged by the Friends of Clackmannanshire Heritage and includes about 150 pieces from the county Heritage Collection.

The Great Tapestry of Scotland - a new panel for Clackmannanshire

Part of the Great Tapestry of Scotland was shown to acclaim in the Speirs Centre in 2017; since then a panel has been researched and designed to tell aspects of the story of Clackmannanshire. The main design has been drawn by Andrew Crummy and workshops have been held around the county to recruit volunteers and to select additional subjects for the panel. Visitors will be able to see the outline drawings on the linen panel and to find out more about the background to the project, which is being coordinated by Clackmannanshire TSI.

]]> This fine church was designed by Sir Robert Rowand Anderson in a simple Geometric style, with a separate bell-tower and tall, broach spire. It is one of the most beautifully designed and finished Episcopal churches in Scotland. It was built for Walter Coningsby Erskine, Earl of Mar & Kellie, as a gift to the congregation.

The ornate interior includes stained glass by C A Gibbs (1869), C E Kempe (1890, 1902), Douglas Strachan (1913) and Margaret Chilton (1939) given by the Erskine family, William Bailey of Alloa Pottery and the Younger family, brewers in Alloa; a Sicilian marble altar with a reredos mosaic by Salviati of Venice; and some very fine memorials,including an impressive marble effigy of Walter Coningsby Erskine, a World War I memorial designed by Sir Robert Lorimer and a chancel screen and accompanying memorial tablet of 1902 in memory of 2nd Lieutenant E J Younger, killed in the Boer War. The tablet contains an enamel by Phoebe Anna Traquair.

Restoration of the spire and chancel was completed with financial support from the Heritage Lottery Fund, Historic Scotland and other funding bodies.

]]> Designed by James Gillespie Graham to replace the old parish church in Kirkgate, this Late Georgian building is a large, ornate, battlemented rectangle with a five-bay north elevation. It has an impressive 207ft high spire, its corners clasped by flying buttresses with crocketed pinnacles. External additions were made in 1966-7 by Leslie Grahame Thomson.

The interior was also much altered by the same architect, who removed the galleries and added the panelled wood ceiling in 1936-7, as well as designing the pulpit, lectern, font and oak pews. In 1966-7 he created a new west chancel.

The interesting stained glass is of late 19th and 20th century date, and includes work by William Meikle & Sons (1901), A L Moore & Co. (1901), William Wilson (1951-2) and John Blyth (1991).

The Congregation has recently completed a two-year conservation, restoration and facilities enhancement programme on both the internal and external fabric of the building, which celebrated its 200th anniversary in June 2019. Visitors will have an opportunity to see this work, as well as a fine new commemorative stained glass window and time capsule commissioned to mark the bicentenary.

]]> The church was constructed in dark brown brick and is still modern in appearance though traditional in form: it has a huge east gable with a five-light window and a belfry with narrow, vertical louvred slits.

The nave is spacious and bright, the narrow aisles supported on elegant, tall octagonal columns. In the Lady Chapel is a richly coloured, three-light stained glass window by Sadie McLellan in the Dalles de Verre technique developed in France in the 1930s, where the glass is cast in a mould, broken into pieces and the design set into a resin compound instead of lead cames. This technique still looks startlingly modern. Many of the modern furnishings of the church were donated by various parishioners. Some of the church vestments may be on display.

]]> The Alman Dramatic Club was formed in 1939 by a group of fifteen women led by Helen Wright and Nettie Forsyth and soon became the largest performing arts group in the county. This informal group developed into an amateur dramatic club. In 1953 the Club was allowed to use the hay loft in the former Coach House of Inglewood, a mansion built in 1900 by the Forrester-Paton family and designed by A G Sydney Mitchell & Wilson. The estate was later owned by the Church of Scotland and the Club eventually purchased the Coach House.

The Hay Loft Theatre opened in 1957, but in 1959 its present name was adopted. Since then it has been the Club’s permanent home, its unique 63-seat theatre providing audiences with an intimate theatrical experience where they have seen numerous performances, including many full-length plays, as well as modern writing, comedy, tragedy and satire. The Club has performed works by all the great playwrights, national and international, as well as its own members’ work. The theatre is also used by other groups for a range of cultural activities.

The building has been renovated with grants from the Heritage Lottery Fund and many other supporters.

]]> One of the largest and finest towers of its type in Scotland, it was home to the distinguished Erskine family, Earls of Mar, from the later 14th century until 1800. By 1693 a mansion, kitchen tower, brew house and other buildings had been added. In 1702 John, 6th Earl of Mar, began to convert the tower into an elegant modern house and created an ambitious and extensive planned landscape around his home.

In 1800 the mansion was destroyed by fire, but the tower survived. By the 1980s it was derelict. Alloa Tower Building Preservation Trust restored it to its likely appearance in 1712. The tower was opened formally by Her Majesty the Queen in 1997. A fine collection of Erskine family portraits from the Mar & Kellie collection is displayed, along with many items of family silver, while a DVD tells the story of the tower. Alloa Tower is owned and managed by the National Trust for Scotland.

]]> Campbell Douglas, 1857-58, additions 1877, 1890. Gothic-style.?Twenty stained glass windows give a mini history of the art from 1858 to the present including works by Clayton and Bell, McLundie, Mayer & Co, Webb, Whall, Hamilton, Crombie, Webster, and the 1996 Four Seasons and Robert Burns Memorial, and 2001 Alpha & Omega windows?from Susan Bradbury.

Cambusdoon Cross early Christian carved sandstone slab.

]]> Altyre has been owned since the 14th century by the Comyn (Cumming) family (Gordon Cumming from 1795).

In 1891 Sir William Gordon Cumming married his American fiancee, Florence Josaphine Garner, a cotton heiress, and they settled at Altyre. Until the Wall Street Crash of 1929, they spent lavishly on the estate, first commissioning the Inverness Arts and Crafts architect WL Caruthers, and then John Kinross, based in Edinburgh. Kinross is known for his elegant, finely detailed and executed designs.

]]> James Raymond Johnstone inherited the Alva House estate in 1795. He added a new west wing and probably the stable block and ice house, in c.1810-20. The ice house is buried on the slope below the stables. By the mid-19th century most country houses and estates had an ice house, to keep provisions cold and fresh and provide a supply of ice for fruit sherbets and table decorations. The introduction of refrigeration in the early 1900s rendered ice houses obsolete.

This ice house is a fine example, consisting of an entrance passage leading into a heptagonal corridor around the main ice chamber, which is egg-shaped, with a flattened base and a hatch at the top through which to lower the ice. The corridor has six niches set into the inner walls, with stone storage shelves. There would have been three doors, to maintain a dry, even temperature and atmosphere for the ice. The ice house was restored as part of the Ochils Landscape Partnership programme, with funding from the Heritage Lottery Fund, Clackmannanshire Council, LEADER and other sources.

]]> The church of St Serf was rebuilt in 1632 but was abandoned in the 1980s when the congregation merged with that of the Eadie Church. It was demolished after a fire in 1985. Its ‘footprint’ and some inscribed stones remain, along with some interesting early gravestones in the kirkyard. The Erskine family, cousins of the Earls of Mar, had a burial vault beneath the church and there is a plaque in memory of Dr Robert Erskine (1677-1718), who was Chief Physician to Tzar Peter the Great.

The Johnstone Mausoleum was designed by Robert and James Adam for John Johnstone (1734–1795), who bought the Alva estate from James Erskine, Lord Alva, in 1775. Johnstone built the mausoleum c1790, following the death of his wife. Columns of the Greek Doric order flank the entrance, supporting a triangular pediment. It is one of only four Adam mausolea in Scotland. Johnstone, his wife and six of their descendants are buried in the original mausoleum: an eastern extension was added in the 19th century to accommodate additional burials. The mausoleum, which is owned by Clackmannanshire Heritage Trust, has been restored and a glass roof has replaced the pitched roof of the 19th century extension.

The Old Kirkyard was restored as part of the Historic Kirkyards Trail project of the Ochils Landscape Partnership programme.

]]> Alyth Parish Church was built in 1839 by Edinburgh architect Thomas Hamilton and is Gothic in style with Romanesque influences particularly around the impressive stained glass windows. Visitors always notice the unusually high spire and pulpit! A Pictish stone from circa 8th century can be seen in the vestibule.

]]> The collections on display at Alyth Museum are drawn from the rich social history of this rural community and are presented in a themed exhibit which includes industry, agriculture, cultural life and travelling folk. Images from the extensive Laing Archive can be viewed digitally.

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Musical Memories sessions will be taking place along with an opportunity to meet some staff members/ volunteers and see what the centre can offer people living with dementia and their families in the Aberdeen City area.

]]> "Am Fasgadh" (The Shelter) is continued from founder Isabel Grant's original name for the musuem; building on her philosophy that the museum she started on the island of Iona in 1935 was a safe haven for her collection.

The collection today represents the rich and varied material and non material culture from the Highlands and Islands from the 17th century to recent times. The emphasis is on rural and domestic life.

In 2015 the museum was awarded recognised status in respect of the entire collection. Owned and funded by the Scottish Government, the Recognition Scheme formally recognises and invests in outstanding and irreplaceable collections of national significance in non-national museums and galleries in Scotland.

]]> An early 19C pair of industrial buildings which are one of the last remaining examples of how the Lerwick docks were built up. Now carefully refurbished by the Amenity Trust as their offices, many interesting details and features.

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]]> Amisfield Walled Garden dates from 1783. Designed by John Henderson for the 7th Earl of Wemyss, the garden once formed part of the policies of Amisfield House which was demolished in 1928. At 8 acres in size, it is one of the largest walled gardens in the country. Over the past 12 years the garden has been restored from a neglected state into a vibrant community garden.

GLOBAL CONNECTIONS

A display of information about 18th Century plant hunters and examples of plants in the garden that have been sourced from around the world.

ACTIVITIES

Informal guided tours are available on request. No booking required. Refreshments available.

]]> A beautiful, private, 5 acre garden with a vast collection of rhododendrons, camellias, shrubs, herbaceous, ponds and wildflower meadows.

It has many innovative features including fountain sculptures and analemma.

]]> Inverness Campus is a stunning 215 acre landscaped site which is home to business, education and research organisations. This high quality environment, developed by Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE), already houses Inverness College UHI and An Lochran, a collaborative centre between Highlands and Islands Enterprise, The University of the Highlands and Islands and Scotland's Rural College.

]]> The Anatomical Museum at the University of Edinburgh opened in 1884 and still forms an integral part of the ?Old Medical School? (designed by Robert Rowan Anderson). The museum has one of the largest and best-preserved collections of anatomy in Scotland, including the skeleton of the serial killer William Burke! The specimens and preparations on display have helped to teach anatomy to students for 300 years. Today the museum is still used by medical students as a resource and study space.

]]> The Edwardian Category A listed Anchor Line building has been beautifully renovated from a former cruise line booking office into one of Glasgow's best restaurants. Original nautical details have been retained to evoke the feel of an ocean liner.

The Anchor Line building has wonderful memorabilia and beautiful decor. The restaurant is remodelled to resemble a luxurious ocean liner capturing the style and glamour of 20s and 30s era America.�It has a�wide range of posters for luxury cruises reflefcting the golden age of ocean travel.

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]]> Historically Lerwick’s most important 19th Century building, a gift of Arthur Anderson to the community and opened in 1862. The former Anderson Institute now serves the School’s English Department and library. 

]]> 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 very harsh existence, sleeping in the ruins of the Cathedral with his widowed mother, relying on the generosity of local people.


After joining the East India Company's private army as a young man, he quickly climbed the ranks and made a fortune from his conquests. Leaving a generous £70,000 in his will to provide a home for fifty children where they would be educated sufficiently to enable them to earn a living and to give a home to ten aged persons, Andrew obviously remembered his roots.


Category A Listed Greek Revival style to a design by Archibald Simpson (architect of St Giles Church), Anderson's is now a lively care home with Heritage Garden.

]]> Category B-listed church, built in the Brutalist style of the 1960s when concrete was king. Look for the distinctive green pyramid roof and find a bright Modernist sanctuary and a thriving community hub with big plans for the future.

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]]> Back in Time Day. Step back in time and experience life in Victorian Dunfermline! Find out from our resident Victorians what handloom weavers family life was like in the 1830s and try some Victorian activities. Visitors also have a chance to dress in period costume.

]]> Start from Gracefield Arts Centre, Edinburgh Road, Dumfries, where you can see the 'Three Cones' and pick up an itinerary from the gallery with full details of directions for the rest of the tour. A chance to take yourself on a quest for the Nithsdale Goldsworthy sculptures. Follow the river valleys northwards to find the Cairns at Dunesslin, the Penpont Cairn and the dramatically sited 'Touchstone North' at Crairiepark near Thornhill, a large scale upright stone circle: a touchstone between Penpont and Pole, a landmark that will orientate north. Stout footwear is essential. We thank the landowners for granting public access, which is for Doors Open Days only.

]]> Enjoy a peak into 800 years of history, looking at both ancient and modern collections. The focus will be on the contrast of old medieval documents with modern ones created since World War 2. On display will be various ancient charters, side by side with the modern collections of photographers Jim Ratcliffe of Arbroath and Kenneth M Hay of Montrose. There will be various activities for all ages and a chance to experience domestic and military life of 500 years ago.

Refreshments will be available.

The ancient Priory church at Restenneth is believed to have been founded by Nechtan, King of the Picts about 715 A.D. During the Wars of Independence the church at Restenneth was burned. Prince John the infant son of King Robert the Bruce was buried there.

]]> This family friendly museum houses a permanent exhibition on the history of Annan and surrounding area. Travel in time from the prehistory to the era of nuclear fusion with displays on the way that include costume, First World War memorabilia, town regalia and a remarkable collection of fine art showing Annan and the Solway shore. Look out for a 3000 year old bronze sword, mummified baby crocodiles and a 110 year old piece of chocolate! A glittering exhibition of recent archaeological finds from across Dumfries and Galloway. Learn about the important, interesting and downright odd items that have turned up all over Dumfries and Galloway in recent years. From shining swords to delicate brooches, here’s a world of wonder that’s been found on your doorstep.]]> The University of Edinburgh Anne Rowling Regenerative Neurology Clinic provides a welcoming environment for people with neurological conditions to attend NHS research clinics.

Founded by author J.K. Rowling and opened in 2013, the state-of-the-art clinical research targets the discovery of treatments that slow progression of neurological conditions with the goal of repairing the damage, socalled regenerative neurology.

]]> At 22-storeys, Anniesland Court is the tallest listed building in Scotland and Glasgow's only Category A listed tower block. It has views over the city.
Limited disabled access

]]> At 22-storeys high, Anniesland Court is the tallest listed building in Scotland and Glasgow's only Grade A-listed tower block. Visitors will be taken to a top floor to see communal areas and views of the city.

Built between 1968 and 1970 and designed by Jack Holmes & Partners, 843 Crow Road is located in the heart of Anniesland at the junction of Crow Road and Great Western Road. Constructed at a time when the Glasgow Corporation was building tower blocks throughout the city, Anniesland Court remains one of the finest examples of these megastructures. With its split level flats and a separate service tower it was perhaps inspired by Ern? Goldfinger's Balfron Tower (which itself was the inspiration for his later and more famous Trellick Tower). This is a rare opportunity to visit Anniesland Court, which is fully let and popular amongst residents.

]]> The flagship store of Scottish handmade stoneware, furniture and fashion retailer, ANTA, is placed in the New Town's prominent George Street location. The former Church of Scotland bookshop was refurbished in 2011 using natural materials informed by the firm's preservation of the Scottish vernacular evident throughout the ANTA collection. The showroom exemplifies ANTA's contemporary take on building traditional artisan design, using colours inspired by the Scottish landscape and sourcing local craftsmanship to create a modern aesthetic grounded by a strong sense of place.

The building itself was designed by Lachlan Stewart, an Edinburgh College of Art graduate and now conservation architect who is the co-founder of ANTA along with his wife, Annie Stewart. Both the Crocket's Land house and flagship store are an exemplification of how a design partnership with a strong appreciation and understanding of the Scottish vernacular can be creatively combined to build harmony between history, design, interiors, architecture and the local landscape.

]]> On the north-west edge of mainland Scotland, an ugly building enjoys stunning views over Loch Gairloch and the Minch to the mountains on the Isle of Skye. From the early 1950s it played an unheralded and generally unrecognised role as an Anti-aircraft Operations Room (AAOR), part of the UK’s defence system against the anticipation of nuclear attack from Soviet Russia. That purpose redundant, it became the area civil defence centre from the mid-1960s until 1990, ready to support the continuation of government and services in the aftermath of the detonation of an atomic bomb.

From the late 1960s, it also served as the Roads Depot and the local library occupied a temporary building in the grounds but by 2012, both had found new homes and the increasingly dilapidated and forlorn monolithic concrete block blighted the landscape until the volunteers of the Gairloch Museum recognised its potential to provide them with the space and facilities for a much needed community heritage and learning centre. Thanks to the funding and grants awarded by more than 20 national, public and private organisations and an energetic local fund raising campaign, the AAOR is soon to become the new Gairloch museum.

]]> Family workshop to mark Scottish Archaeology Month.

]]> A controversial building since its inception, Appleton Tower recently underwent a thorough refurbishment with a new entrance and enhanced facilities and services. Home to the University?s world-leading School of Informatics since the Cowgate fire in 2002, it?s currently used for teaching while research has moved to the Informatics Forum across the road. The state-of-the-art study suite on Level 9 offers amazing view of the city.

]]> Newly opened world class Aquatics Centre, complimenting the existing Sports Village; includes a 50m Olympic standard pool and a 25m pool with diving boards up to 10m, a sauna, steam room, exercise studio and caf?. The design allows for flexibility in use and programming, from competitions, a base for local performance swimming and is primarily a community facility to which everybody?has access.

]]> Arbirlot Church, formerly a satellite of Arbroath Abbey, was rebuilt in 1832, and features some exceptional windows, including one in the Arts & Crafts style.  Arbirlot takes its name from the River Elliot on whose north bank the church stands.  ]]> The current fire station opened in 1959 and replaced the one at Gravesend. A training block allows training in a number of scenarios and working at height. In addition to responding to emergencies, fire-fighters are also involved in community safety activities, primarily aimed at preventing deaths and injuries. The geographical area is both urban and rural, being Arbroath and the surrounding farming area and small villages.

]]> Arbroath lifeboat station is one of the oldest lifeboat stations in Scotland housing Scotland’s last remaining slipway launched All Weather Lifeboat, as well as our smaller Inshore Lifeboat. You will have access to our lifeboats, boathouse, kit rooms, souvenir shop and the crew room, where tea and coffee will be made available.

]]> The chapel is built in red sandstone with intricate carvings embellish the interior and exterior.
The tour is a 360º photograph of the outside of the building, showing the structure and the surrounding cemetery. The view is just to the side of the main entrance.
Accessibility note: There is a small step to enter the chapel. No disabled access to the upper floor. Parking is very limited around the monument.]]> Arbroath’s Signal Tower Museum, near Arbroath Harbour, was the shore station and family accommodation for the Bell Rock Lighthouse which stands 11 miles off-shore. The tower was used as a simple method of communication between the lighthouse and the on-shore station. Today, the tower room provides spectacular views over Arbroath and the North Sea, including the Bell Rock Lighthouse on a clear day.

Join ANGUSalive Museum staff on a guided tour up the tower to hear more about the shore station days of the site, the use of the tower, and the shore station’s relationship with keepers on the Rock.

]]> The Town House of Arbroath was originally used as a burgh chambers and dates from 1803. It was designed by the Architect David Logan of Montrose. The building was altered in 1844 to the design of David Smith of Dundee. In 1880 it acquired a commercial neighbour of similar stature, known as the GuildryBuilding. This structure, originally of two storeys to the front and a single storey to the rear was substantially altered during its life and went through a series of phases of commercial use being at one time a bank. Arbroath Sheriff Court House formerly occupied the premises on upper floors of 80 High Street. This Courthouse dated from the 1880s and in its day saw a High Court sitting. By 1973 it was in poor condition and too cramped for Court purposes and it was decided to move the Court to the Town House. The Town House was first used as a Sheriff Court in the early 1970s and was substantially refurbished in the late 1980s remaining the property of the Local Authority and leased by the Scottish Court Service. Between 2000 and 2001, Scottish Courts were able to purchase the GuildryBuilding and extend the Courthouse into the upper floors of the building. Scottish Court Service also managed to purchase the Town House bringing the whole complex into SCS ownership. The Town House building and the Guildry Building have been substantially refurbished to provide an additional court room, cells, lift, new public counter, new open plan offices and additional witness, shrieval and jury accommodation. During the excavation of the basement to create storage it was discovered that Arbroath Sheriff Court stood partially on the foundations of an older building and partially on the bed of a local burn. Emergency grouting (pumping of liquid concrete) was carried out to stabilise matters and the Town House is now on a firmer footing than ever before. In the course of overhauling the Guildry Buildings above suspended ceilings a number of badly damaged ceilings were discovered and the ceiling in Court 2 has been substantially refurbished and is a attribute to the skills of the craftsmen who carried out the repair.It is a category B listed building.

]]> The unfortunate eastern extension, and removal of original glazing bars, has damaged the proportions of this classical granite mansion. The diminutive pediment with roundheaded window poking through the cornice is underscaled for this key site. Good gatepiers and steps lead up to another of those rusticated entrances. Side elevation to Union Street is pedimented with broad windows; and there is a vigorous 3-storey bulbous double-bow front to the north. The excellent interior includes a 2-storey hall with oval gallery and beautiful ironwork. The Arbuthnots, a branch of the Kincardineshire family who arrived in Aberdeenshire in 15C , were prominent in Peterhead from the very first.�

]]> Discover the wealth of Peterhead's maritime history in one of Aberdeenshire's oldest museums. The collections are housed in a pink granite 'Free Renaissance' style building, built in 1891-3 to a design by D and J. R. McMillan, funded in part by philanthropist Andrew Carnegie.

It should be noted that whilst the building is accessible for those with wheelchairs the museum itself is not as it is accessed through a staircase with no alternative route, for those who cannot access the museum proper there is an interactive display on the ground level of the building where the museum's exhibits (excluding temporary exhibits) may be seen.

The museum itself does not have toilets but there is a public toilet at the bottom of the stairs leading up to the museum.

]]> 17th century, 5 acre walled garden on steep south facing slope, adjacent to Arbuthnott House.?.

]]> Arbuthnott Hall is a traditional sandstone parish Hall. Built in 1908 by public subscription on land gifted to the community by the Arbuthnott Estate to give the people of the community a place to meet for recreation and education and social events. It continues to be used for that purpose. It has a stained-glass window gifted to the community by the daughter of the Scottish writer Lewis Grassic Gibbon to mark the centenary of his birth in 2001.? Although the hall has been totally refurbished over the years it still maintains its original character.

The Grassic Gibbon Centre was built by the community as an addition to the Hall to commemorate Lewis Grassic Gibbon and his life and work. Building the Centre also helped upgrade the kitchen and toilet facilities of the Hall. It was funded in part by the Scottish Tourist Board, the local authority and the community. It contains an exhibition on LGG, a caf?, gift shop and post office.? The interior of the Centre is in pine as is the ceiling of Arbuthnott Hall.

The Centre is run as a self-financing social enterprise and celebrates its 25th anniversary this year. There is a play park out-side which families use when visiting the Centre.

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http://www.grassicgibbon.com/

]]> Designed by award-winning�architect Malcolm Fraser and�inspired by the concept of �free�play�, Arcadia Nursery is Edinburgh�s�newest and most innovative�nursery. Building on research on�the importance of outdoor play,�the indoor play rooms initially lead�to a babies� garden lined with grassy�steps and sensory planting, before�giving way to mini-allotments and a�water play area for older toddlers.�

For the more adventurous children�(and adults) an elevated walkway�leads to a tree house.

www.arcadianursery.co.uk

]]> A fine modern building meticulously placed within the Aberdeenshire landscape. Cut into the hill its simple earthen forms echo prehistoric structures and contrast with the spare modernity of the glass and concrete atrium. he centre was officially opened by Time Team's Tony Robinson on 16 June 1997 following several years planning and a total cost of ?4million.

]]> See www.cvcwt.org.uk for more details

]]> Come to the University's Archaeology Room to see and handle examples of prehistoric worked flint and Cypriot artefacts such as pottery vessels, lamps, figurines and votive offerings. The objects, dating from the Palaeolithic to the Byzantine period, provide fascinating glimpses into the ancient world – from trade, technology and consumption to burial, beliefs and artistic expression. Learn about our latest digital research and discover how we are using unfamiliar, ancient material to improve literacy, health and well being!

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