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Welcome to Monreith House, built in 1798 and having undergone extensive refurbishment. It remains in the hands of the Maxwell family, who acquired the…
Once an entire chain of castles stretched up the valley of the Nith below these hills, providing a main route from the Solway Firth to central…
Mossburn Community Farm was set up in 1987 and rescues misused, abused, unwanted and neglected horses, ponies and other farm animals. It also provides…
The Lighthouse, built by Robert Stevenson, took two years to build; work commenced in 1828 and the Lighthouse was first lit on 26th March 1830. The…
The archaeologists at Newbarns have been working since 2002 on a multi-period site, starting with Neolithic burials and ending with Medieval features.…
Back in 1916 "energetic townsman" George Couldson brough the movies to Newton Stewart in the silent days of magic lantern shows and tinkling pianos.…
Today, North Clutag is an ordinatry working dairy farm, but in the 1930's it was home to an extraordinary man. John McNeilie, who wrote under the…
Little did anyone know that the boy born here in 1795 would go on to become one of the most prolific writers and social commentators of the 19th…
The Oasis Youth Centre has its own state of the art recording studio, performance area, chill-out area, multi-media area and kitchen. It’s open Monday…
Cross the fifteenth century Devorgilla Bridge to the Old Bridge House. Built in 1660 into the sandstone of the bridge itself, Dumfries’ oldest house…
A chance to see the armed horsemen of the �Borderers�, a Border Reiver Living History group enacting the skills and traditions of 16C in the evocative…
Perched high over Scotland’s most southerly village of Drummore, the 17th century Parish Church of Kirkmaiden has a rich history involving the…
Old Place of Monreith is a typical, plain, lowland laird's house, still nominally fortified, at the end of a long track. It was once the home of the…
Purpose built and opened in 1848, this handsome neo-Tudor building was Wigtown’s prison for 30 years. It was then adapted for use as the town…
Tucked away in the spa town of Moffat is the Old Well Theatre, where the Upper Annandale Dramatic Society has deployed the greasepaint and wowed the…
Now owned by Historic Scotland, this charming mid-15C towerhouse stands in a delightful green dell. Its circular construction continues to puzzle…
By Goldie & Child of London with W & R Ingram of Glasgow as executant architects. Picturesque wood and glass porch, notable stained glass…
A rare opportunity to explore the historic Queen of the South football ground. Football has been played here since 19C, and Queen of the South was…
Tudor-style school built in 1844- 45, with later additions. Photographic exhibition of Penpont school - and scholars, in days gone-by.
Pre-booked guided tours only. A rare chance to experience an undeveloped site rich in industrial archaeology on a tour led by a professional…
The View Cafe is a community space open to the public, to raise revenue and help sustain the lifeboat. The Rescue Service is 40 years old this year…
Portpatrick was once the busiest sea crossing to Ireland, and is noted for the ferocity of its winter storms. Portpatrick RNLI Lifeboat Station was…
Highly original 1979 design. Brown brick buttresses zigzagging up a hillside location. Nature Garden.
Pay a visit to the offices of Primrose and Gordon Solicitors, founded 1782, making it the oldest legal practice in South West Scotland. The splendid…
We are all becoming more aware of Climate Change and Global Warming, but as Peak Oil approaches, and with fuel and energy costs set to spiral out of…
Gather at Hoddom Castle for a led walk with the Hoddom Ranger to Repentance Tower. He will guide you through woodland and then up a short but steep…
Operating from the largest town in south west Scotland, Stranraer lifeboat station is one of 22 inshore lifeboat stations in Scotland. It has an…
Situated in the town’s eighteenth century watermill on the west bank of the River Nith, the Robert Burns Centre tells the story of the poet’s last…
‘the smallest film theatre in Scotland’The Centre is run by the Local Authority and is home to an exhibition about the poet Robert Burns and his life…
Ellisland, the rural home of National Bard Robert Burns, set in stunning landscape beside the river Nith. The site inspired Burns to write some of his…
It was in this simple sandstone house in a quiet Dumfries street that Robert Burns, Scotland’s national poet spent the last years of his life. He died…
Ruthwell Church is the home of the world famous Ruthwell Cross. This Anglian Cross dates from the 7th Century and has carved on it part of a poem…
Simple brick built Gothic style church by J Garden Brown.
Evening's guided Heritage Walk to explore this historic small town, with its wynds, its handsome Tollbooth, the oldest post office in Scotland, and…
Pyramid-roofed, 1980s design. Exhibitions on local life and lead-mining children of the Industrial Revolution.
Discover Sanquhar’s world famous knitting tradition and the story of the miners of Sanquhar and Kirkconnel. How did the ordinary people of Upper…
Owned by Reid and Taylor Limited of Langholm, the gallery houses its own collection of art as well as providing space for visiting artists.…
A very unusual survival of an eighteenth century windmill and an adjoining horse gin, all set within the context of a steading with byres dating from…
Be a guest of Clan Hannay for the day, tour of tower and grounds including our 12th century motte, see the kitchen fire in operation and hear how life…
Picturesque Southerness Lighthouse stands at the foot of the old part of Southerness village. This is the oldest surviving complete lighthouse in…
Whithorn, famous as the cradle of Christianity in Scotland, For a twentieth century view, visit the church of St Ninian, St Martin and St John, by…
A church for the people of Dumfries has stood on this site since 1100, and the one you see today dates from 1742. The church is of handsome dark red…
The Stewarty Museum will be open in order to promote the new Kirkcudbright Galleries due to open in the former Town Hall building in March 2018.…
Space, light, air, metal 'trees' and real birds, that's 'Street', the 200 metre-long spine of the new wing of Stranraer Academy. Work began in 1995.…
Stranraer's historic Old Town Hall, built in 1776, is the home of Stranraer Museum. Step inside and discover Wigtownshire's fascinating past.Inside…
A family owned Sulwath Brewers real ale brewery. The traditional brewing methods used here have helped to create a thriving business selling to…
Converted from a nineteenth century farmhouse, the Sulwath Centre was opened in April 2009 to promote lifelong learning on the Solway. Located in the…
Joseph Thomson, a famous explorer of Africa, was born in this cottage in 1858. When his father bought the house in 1856, he used his master building…
A Jacobean-style sandstone manor house by 19C architect William Burn. Given new life - and new buildings, as an agricultural college. Modern courtyard…
The oldest bookshop in Scotland’s Book Town is a Georgian gem of a building housing a labyrinth of old books, with shelves that stretch for over a…
The CatStrand is an award-winning arts and community centre in the heart of the Glenkens, presenting a high quality programme of arts events and…
The story of the Crichton begins in 1823 with the death of Dr James Crichton of Friars Carse who left to his widow, Elizabeth, the then considerable…
A Victorian hospital with a difference, the Crichton was founded by Mrs Elizabeth Crichton in memory of her husband, an East India Company doctor. It…
Leave the tarmac and take a walk, a cycle or even a drive on the wild side of Galloway on waymarked tracks. Look out for red squirrel, buzzard and…
In 1796, Burns wrote: "... the Globe Tavern here, which these many years has been my Howff ..." Established in 1610, The Globe Inn, Dumfries has long…
Beautifully situated high up Forrest Glen, the Green House is a timber-framed, turf roofed eco house entirely run on solar and hydro power.…
Fellow villagers thought Kirkpatrick MacMillan mad for dreaming up the idea. He rode his cumbersome machine 68 miles over rough roads from his home to…
Built in 1785 as a cotton mill powered by the great mill wheel, the 'Roaring Birtwistle', the Mill on the Fleet is now restored as a visitor centre in…
Newton Stewart Museum is situated in York Road, Newton Stewart in the imposing building which was formerly St John’s Church.The building houses a…
What happened in prehistoric times when a person died? Where did they go? Visit the archeological site at Newbarns and discover for yourself the…
The last couple of years has brought dramatic change to Saint Andrews Primary School, originally a Roman Catholic school run by nuns. This handsome…
"The Amiablest and Kindliest of Men"Thomas Carlyle on Henry Duncan, founder of the Ruthwell Savings Bank.Tucked away in the pretty Dumfriesshire…
This listed (Grade B) steading has been converted from a ruin to a home over the last 25 years. The transformation has included many ‘green’ and…
The oldest theatre in Scotland, the Theatre Royal is in the heart of Dumfries and first opened its doors in 1792. It has strong associations with the…
The Tolbooth was once the Town Council meeting place and office, the Court and Prison. Now holds contemporary art and crafts exhibitions and tells 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…
Volunteers at Westerkirk Parish Church welcome visitors to view the beautiful windows designed by Alex Haynes of Brampton Glass. The twelve windows…
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…
Visit one of the oldest lending libraries in Scotland - an historic community library founded in 1793 by the antimony miners who worked at…
Excavations near Whithorn from 2015 to the present, carried out by AOC Archaeology, have revealed the timberwork and architectural detail for a group…
Whithorn is associated with Scotland's first Saint, Ninian. The Christian settlement became a famous pilgrimage site with commoners and kings visiting…
The Wigtown Martyrs Trail and Martyrs’ Cell, Wigtown County Buildings. Meet in the whitewashed Martyrs’ Cell inside Wigtown County Buildings to join…
200-year-old sandstone-built granary, modified repeatedly as the needs of agriculture evolved, now given new lease of life through sensitive…
The Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust Caerlaverock Wetlands Centre is a 1,500 acre wild nature reserve with observatories, towers and hides overlooking the…
A free guided walk lasting approximately 2 hours led by members of the Abertay Historical Society Fieldwork Division. Open to all who are interested…
Avertical World is Tayside’s dedicated indoor climbing centre, based in the former St Mary Magdalene Church. The climbing take advantage of the…
This is an opportunity to see behind the scenes of one of Dundee's community fire stations. As well as getting the opportunity to see a working fire…
We’ll look at the built environments within the Botanic Garden – the hot and cool glasshouses housing the rainforest and desert environments, the…
A rare chance to explore the underground ammunition magazine at Broughty castle. Shells and cartridges were once stored here to feed the 4.7 inch…
Step on the Stage where so many stars have appeared. From Elton John, David Bowie, The Cure, Frank Sinatra, The Beatles and the Rolling Stones,…
Our allotment site has been in existence since the 1940s when the need arose to grow your own for the war effort.Originally farmland, the allotments…
District 10 is a highly sustainable office building made of shipping containers providing work space for start-up creative industry companies.…
Dundee Art Societys private picture collection will be on show plus artists will be working on their own work throughout the weekend. Dundee Art…
Drop in to see this marvellous building with a unique design; the first purpose built mosque in North East Scotland using traditional Scottish…
To celebrate the 50th anniversary of Dundee City Archives we will be offering special tours behind the scenes at the archives. Tours will include a…
Walk: Hidden Gems based on works of WG Lamond - Schools, Churches, Domestic Buildings - Finishes City Centre.
Our Church will be open between 1030am and 1400pm on Saturday 14th.September when we will be decorating the Church for Harvest. There may be organ…
Drop in to our projection booth during Doors Open Days and get a behind the scenes look at how we put films on our screens. Discover more about…
Dundee Museum of Transport opened on Market Street in April 2014 after three years of building renovation and preparation. The Museum has a fantastic…
Founded in about 1190 it is the Parish Church for the City of Dundee hosting Civic Services such as the Kirkin’ of the Council, Guildry Services and…
Dundee Sheriff Court building is an imposing listed building designed in 1833 by Edinburgh architect George Angus and completed in 1863 by William…
St Mark’s Church was built between 1868 and 1869. It was designed by Pilkington and Bell in a free Gothic style typical of Frederick T Pilkington. The…
Gilfillan Memorial Church will be available for visitors to look round. Guides will be on hand and refreshments are available at all times. We usually…
At nearly 200 years old, HMS Unicorn is one of the world’s most remarkable historic ships and preserved as a museum and visitor attraction in Dundee…
One of the most beautiful Masonic Lodges in the area and part of Broughty History for over 150 years, many local men have joined over those years. The…
The Maggie’s centre is Dundee provides emotion, practical and social support to people with cancer and their family and friends. World famious…
Come and explore our city centre church complex! Learn about our stained glass windows and their donors, listen to our organist playing (Saturday…
Originally the Morgan Hospital founded by John Morgan (1760-1850) of Balgay House modelled on George Heriots Hospital Institute in Edinburgh. This…
NCR has had a significant presence in the Dundee since 1946. Now located in the Discovery Centre off the Kingsway. This is a unique opportunity to see…
One of the country's best aquatic facilities offering:4 flumes (3D holograms and sound effects), and the Cannonball which drops you 3.8 metresLeisure…