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Hidden Treasures, Museum of Lead Mining at Wanlockhead is hidden amongst the Lowther Hills in Scotland's highest village (461m / 1531ft). Visitors can spend a day that is fun for all the family uncovering treasures, including a real 18th century lead…

Only the outer walls remain of the neo-Georgian Sheriff Court of 1934-37 by the Office of Public Works. The interior was completely remodelled by David le Sueur in 1997 to form high-security courts for the High Court of Justiciary. Wall hanging by…

Visit the most important court in Glasgow. See where notorious villains of bygone eras were tried. Visit courtrooms old and new and the cells where prisoners are housed. Take a guided tour or wander round at your leisure. Construction of the High…

Listed Category B, High Cross Church was built originally for the United Free Church of Scotland and used continuously until 1954 when the congregation joined Melrose Parish Church. The congregation wished it to continue as a place of worship and…

This year to mark the 10th anniversary of the Highland Archive Centre, our display will focus on some of the favourite items from our diverse collections.Uncover stories from the past at the Highland Archive and Registration Centre. The building…

When faced with life shortening illness, death and bereavement, the people of the Highlands deserve the best possible care and support. At Highland Hospice our ambition is to ensure they receive this. During the design phase for our new Inpatient…

The building replaced the Old Gaelic Church, which served the Gaelic-speaking population of Campbeltown. The design, by George Dempster of Greenock, is a 2-storey classical building with a central entrance bell tower and 2 rectangular stair towers.…

Highland Print Studio is an open-access studio with facilities for printmaking and digital imaging. The Studio teaches a range of techniques including; etching, screen printing, woodcut, linocut and wood engraving, alongside photo-based techniques…

The Church is a rectangular building with an eighty foot tower and a Pagoda style top. Built in 1824 it was the former parish Church and is on a site where a church has been since the 12th Century.The building is currently used by Blairgowrie Players…

The Hill? House on Upper Colquhoun Street, Helensburgh was designed 1902 ? 1904, by Scotland?s world famous architect, Charles Rennie Mackintosh as a family home for Glasgow book publisher, Walter Blackie.??????

Hillhead Canal swing bridge was in 1938 to replace a bascule bridge nearby. The contractors were Sir William Arrol & Co. of Glasgow. The Bridge has recently been renovated and put back in working order.

Two converted poracabins which form a creative studio space for arts and creative workshops

Visit the newly restored 16th century stronghold of the Maxwell family.Hills or Hillis Tower is a 1527 tower house with a 1721 house attached complete with gatehouse and barmkin. Built by the Maxwells it passed to the McCulloch’s of Ardwall in 1733.…

The Hippodrome is Scotland's oldest surviving purpose built cinema, designed by local architect Matthew Steele in 1911 in response to a commission from film-maker Louis Dickson, who wanted somewhere to show his films. The building's most notable…

Recognised as one of the finest examples of an Edwardian theatre in the country. Its designer, the great theatre architect Frank Matcham, made skilful use of the natural slope of the site to produce a house with a seating capacity of 1450.

The Engine Shed was once a military goods and transfers shed. It was built sometime between 1896 and 1913 but the exact details of its construction were subject to an information blackout and are still unknown today. Historic Environment Scotland…

A church graveyard, ruined tower and mausoleum. The history of Scotland in a small country village. From royalty to traitors, from the first woman doctor to body snatchers and some of the best stained glass in Scotland. One of onluy two remaining…

There will be a historical walk around Turriff,?which will take place at 12:30pm leaving from?the Auld Post Office Museum with a wee visit?to the Auld Kirk yard included in the walk.

Enjoy a guided walk of the town with Forfar and District Historical Society. This two hour walk will follow the old shoreline of Forfar Loch where it bounded the Royal Burgh.

Built in 1883 to replace old prisons in Dumfries, Kirkcudbright and Stranraer, this castellated building was the work of Major-General T.B. Collinson, the architect and engineer to the Scottish Prisons Department. The original purpose of the prison…

Visitor centre opened in 1999, and designed in close consultation with the users. The pre-patinated roof covers a welcoming timber-panelled space with creche, caf? and counselling rooms. On the south side of Stenhouse Road, 150m east of Stenhouse…

Originating as a mid-15th century L-plan tower house, this 600 year old castle dramatically perches on a steep rocky outcrop overlooking the Carse of Gowrie.Drop in for a guided tour that includes the site’s designed landscape of terraced gardens,…

HMP Greenock was built between 1907 and 1910, taking its first prisoners on 28th August 1910. HMP Greenock provides accommodation for both short and long term offenders. There are three residential halls and two community integration units and has a…

HMP Inverness is Scotland's smallest prison. Built around 110 years ago, HMP Inverness is the local prison serving the Highland, Islands and Moray courts, holding around 115 convicted and untried males and a small number of women nearing the end of…

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 with four atmospheric decks for visitors to explore.So step back in time and learn about life at sea,…

Holmwood is a detached house designed by renowned architect Alexander �Greek� Thomson. Masterfully designed but surprisingly cosy, Holmwood is a family home with grand imagination behind it. Visit this inspiring setting to see how the other half…

Holy Family & St Ninian's, opened in 1893, was the first fully-furnished post-Reformation Roman Catholic church to be built in Kirkintilloch. It replaced a temporary structure dating from 1874. It is built in Gothic style of red Dumfriesshire…

The present Holy Name Church was designed and opened in 1958, and constructed in the early Scottish style by Charles W Gray. It was built by the Smith-Sligo family of Inzievar House. Particularly outstanding features are the stained glass windows,…

This tour was funded by St Andrews Community Trust.

This tour was funded by St Andrews Community Trust.

Holy Trinity 1559 Holy Trinity Church in St Andrews has played a major role in Scotland’s religious life since the Middle Ages. It was central to the events of the Scottish Reformation. Indeed, it was at Holy Trinity that the 16th century…

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. Only the surrounding village and this tiny chapel remain to recall a way a life which flourished and…

Category A listed, 13th century Gothic in style. His designs for tower and steeple were abadoned and a truncated tower by Roger Pinkney completed the building in 1964. Outstanding stained glass by Clayton & Bells and others. Splendid reredos.…

Listed Category B, Holy Trinity Episcopal Church was designed by the well-known Benjamin Ferrey, while Hay and Henderson designed the much decorated chancel and transepts in 1899.� In 1900, the transept stained glass window by Kempe was inserted.…

Fine Victorian church from 1891 by architect Rowand Anderson who also encased the attractive 1895 Hamilton church organ. Enjoy the lovely Kempe & Wilson stained glass windows and let the children have fun hunting out the quiz clues.

This Gothic church was designed by Alexander Ross, 1882 replacing the small, plain building (1808) behind Land Street.Amongst the fittings is the Seabury Chair used by Bishop Kilgour when consecrated as the first American Episcopal bishop in Aberdeen…

Holy Trinity, Stirling, dating from the late 1878 is a stunning Category A Listed church.Converted by Sir Robert Rowand Anderson in 1921 to commemorate the fallen of World War 1, the building and it's interior are in near original condition. There…

Holyrood Abbey Church of Scotland has its roots in two nineteenth-century missions begun in the Canongate area of Edinburgh by the Free Church and the United Presbyterian Church respectively, though they later rejoined the Church of Scotland. The…

A small, late Gothic style church of 1895 by Hippolyte Blanc, on two levels. Above is the sanctuary with a false hammerbeam roof, entered by a newly created foyer. Below are modernised halls and other facilities. Originally a church, then a community…

The abbey of Holyrood was founded in the twelfth century. During the late Middle Ages the monastery’s guest house gradually evolved into a royal residence. In the early 1500s King James IV ordered the creation of a new palace next to the original…

The abbey of Holyrood was founded in the twelfth century. During the late Middle Ages the monastery’s guest house gradually evolved into a royal residence. In the early 1500s King James IV ordered the creation of a new palace next to the original…

The abbey of Holyrood was founded in the twelfth century. During the late Middle Ages the monastery’s guest house gradually evolved into a royal residence. In the early 1500s King James IV ordered the creation of a new palace next to the original…

The abbey of Holyrood was founded in the twelfth century. During the late Middle Ages the monastery’s guest house gradually evolved into a royal residence. In the early 1500s King James IV ordered the creation of a new palace next to the original…

Historic Scotland's new Education Centre and Park Ranger Station for Holyrood Park, designed by Malcolm Fraser, replaces undistinguished changing rooms and provides much needed space for introducing school parties and other groups to the history and…

Virtual tour created by Eye Revolution.The Palace of Holyroodhouse is the Queen’s official residence in Scotland and contains many artefacts of Scottish royal history. The Queen's Gallery at the Palace of Holyroodhouse hosts a programme of changing…

The Palace of Holyroodhouse is the Queen's official residence in Scotland and contains many artefacts of Scottish royal history.
The Queen's Gallery at the Palace of Holyroodhouse hosts a programme of changing exhibitions from the Royal…

Virtual tour created by Eye Revolution.The Palace of Holyroodhouse is the Queen's official residence in Scotland and contains many artefacts of Scottish royal history. The Queen's Gallery at the Palace of Holyroodhouse hosts a programme of changing…

The Palace of Holyroodhouse is the Queen's official residence in Scotland and contains many artefacts of Scottish royal history. The Queen's Gallery at the Palace of Holyroodhouse hosts a programme of changing exhibitions from the Royal…

Explore Glasgow city centre transformed by the culture of war: shelters, sandbags, sirens, the blackout, emergency water tanks, mobile canteens, allied soldiers, wartime entertainment and visiting dignitaries. Starting at the Mitchell Library and…

Opened in 1904, this bowling green, and gardens, following the generosity of Miss Hope Paton, the daughter of a wealthy merchant who wanted to leave a mark on her hometown. The club has enjoyed a busy history and much local support. This tour is a…

Opened in 1904, this bowling green, and gardens, following the generosity of Miss Hope Paton, the daughter of a wealthy merchant who wanted to leave a mark on her hometown.
The club has enjoyed a busy history and much local support.
This tour is a…

Opened in 1904, this bowling green, and gardens, following the generosity of Miss Hope Paton, the daughter of a wealthy merchant who wanted to leave a mark on her hometown.
The club has enjoyed a busy history and much local support.
This tour is a…

horner + maclennan landscape architects practice is located within the former dairy maids house at the south end of the former Dochfour Farm Steading. The building was designed by Mathews and Lawrie in 1872. It is Italianate in style and comprises a…

We design all different types of innovative buildings and spaces using models to help explain our ideas. Visit our studio, see our model collection and get involved with out drop-in Future City plasticine building activity. Be it a school, a fire…

Hospitalfield runs a highly regarding programme of artists’ residencies and actively commissions new work by contemporary artists. Visitors are actively encouraged to access the house and grounds through tours of the interiors, walks in the garden…

A stunning building completed in 1996 from original designs by Charles Rennie Mackintosh. Set in leafy Bellahouston Park, House for an Art Lover has been realised in materials, craftsmanship and dimensions as closely as possible to the original…

The House of Dun is a National Trust for Scotland property in the parish of Dun, lying close to the edge of Montrose Basin and situated approximatley half way between the towns of Montrose and Brechin, in Angus, Scotland.

The House of Dun is a National Trust for Scotland property in the parish of Dun, lying close to the edge of Montrose Basin and situated approximatley half way between the towns of Montrose and Brechin, in Angus, Scotland.

The House of Dun is a National Trust for Scotland property in the parish of Dun, lying close to the edge of Montrose Basin and situated approximatley half way between the towns of Montrose and Brechin, in Angus, Scotland.

The museum is run by the local history society and provides a glimpse into Monifieth’s past with a permanent exhibition of memorabilia on display.

Enjoy a unique opportunity to see around the House of Schivas which is in private ownership. Five families lived at Schivas influencing not only the history and architecture of Schivas but the local area and even the country. Discover the story of…

Built in 1987 and restored in 1938, the Houston and Killellan Church is a result of a merger between the parishes of Houston and Killellan in 1771. View the special stained glass windows and display of pulpit falls.

Modest gothic church but with splendid stained glass memorialising the laird and mill owners. The two west side windows, 1858, gifted by the Harveys of Castle Semple, the main window for a "delightful daughter" who died in 1871. Windows to…

A 1950s building with an exciting reinforced concrete design. Open between 12.00 noon and 4.00pm only. Guided tour. Information leaflets available. signposted from B874.

Tours of this site are now fully bookedA Huf Haus is a state-of-the-art, bespoke, timber-frame design which connects living with nature. The Huf Haus at Ascog, Isle of Bute, was completed in the early spring of 2011. The key objectives were to build…

Fossil Hunter, folklorist, stonemason, geologist, newspaper editor, social justice campaigner - Hugh Miller was one of the great Scots of the 19th Century. His quests and writings have left a huge legacy of knowledge but as the two adjacent…

How to use: Scroll around each scene using your mouse or by moving your smart phone. Look for interactive links to photos and information about the site. Click on the "portals" to change scene. If using PC or Laptop, double click on the tour window…

Hume Castle dates from the 13C as a frontier defence. It was captured in 1574, 1549, 1569 and lastly demolished in 1651 by Cromwell's artillery under Colonel Fenwick, despite the Governor's defiant statement: "I, Willie Wastle, stand firm in my…

Humpty House was the winner of Dundee Institute of Architects’ Supreme Award 2017. It is a contemporary family home and architect’s office, overlooking Lintrathen Loch.The house is located to the south west of Bridgend of Lintrathen.

Over one million objects from the Hunterian collections will soon be housed in state of the art facilities at Kelvin Hall. Come and see a small selection and discover the fascinating stories behind them.�

Visitor Centre offers guided tours of the Station where you will find out more about nuclear power and the generation of electricity. Informative exhibitions and videos highlighting care and protection of the environment and safe running of the Power…

Huntly Fire Station forms part of the Grampian Fire Brigade. There are four whole time operational fire stations all with in the city of Aberdeen. A day crew station serves the town of Peterhead and surrounding district. The remainder of the Brigade…

On truly a massive scale (seating for 1800), a huge, rough ashlar pediment-gabled rectangle with four round-arched windows and central Roman Doric pedimented doorway on each main side. The west gable has a deeply recessed central doorway with windows…

Subtle, elongated granite ashlar two-storey front to street with two end bays set back by splays, having symmetrical-but-offset array of openings at centre.The Huntly Police Station is part of the South Aberdeenshire Command Area. The area covers…

Although out-with the focus area, Christ Church has kindly agreed to participate this year.Christ Church is a grade B listed building with an attractive simple nave and chancel, tall narrow lancets and octagonal spirelet. There is a wooden Arts and…

Although out-with the focus area, Forgue Kirk has kindly agreed to participate in this years event. The Category B listed former Parish of Forgue Kirk stands in the old Kirkyard on a hill overlooking the Forgue Burn. The Kirk was built in 1819 on the…

A chance to see inside an Aluminium Extrusion manufacturing plant.

Disused derelict water mill site owned by Mr Jim Orr, Charleston Parks Farm, Lanark. Clydesdale Mills Society formed to explore the history of the site by the study of archive records and excavation. OS maps indicate the site was disused in 1986 but…

Disused derelict water mill site owned by Mr Jim Orr, Charleston Parks Farm, Lanark. Clydesdale Mills Society formed to explore the history of the site by the study of archive records and excavation. OS maps indicate the site was disused in 1986 but…

Be uplifted and inspired by the beauty and peace of this Leiper building. View the exquisite windows and flowers and hear about the lives behind the names on the WW1 Memorial.�����

Another building that has been put to many uses over the years. The front half of the Society's premises was built as a church hall then used as a warehouse in the 1930s. The Resource Centre was opened by Princess Margaret in 1994 and provides…

Dunbeath Preservation Trust's historic harbour buildings.

Home to the International Centre for Mathematical Sciences and the Edinburgh Centre for Carbon Innovation, the former College Street United Presbyterian Church was built in 1856 in Graeco-Italian style by Patrick Wilson.The finely detailed temple…

Tomintoul is a village in the Moray council area of Scotland; until 1975, it was in the county of Banffshire.

Tomintoul is a village in the Moray council area of Scotland; until 1975, it was in the county of Banffshire.

Tomintoul is a village in the Moray council area of Scotland; until 1975, it was in the county of Banffshire.

Inch House is a traditional early 17th century Scottish tower house, set in a magnificent surrounding park.˜ Although greatly extended in baronial style in the 1890s by the architects MacGibbon & Ross, it maintains much of its original grace and…

The Inch Nursery is City of Edinburgh Council�s plant nursery and training centre covering a 10 acre site within Inch Park. Opened in 1982, it produces around a million plants each year. These are used for the City�s parks, gardens, planters and…

A new community based sports hub combining changing accommodation with social and community use. The building is designed to fit into the surrounding landscape and to enhance the natural environment. The building is a result of the efforts of three…

A rare chance to explore the tunnels constructed to ensure a constant supply of oil to Invergordon during World War II.

Various displays of weapons, vehicles and equipment

Virtual reconstruction of All Hallows Church (Inchinnan), built in 1900 and demolished in 1965 to allow the extension of the airfield at Abbotsinch. Created for the Inchinnan Historical Interest Group. The digital reconstruction is based on historic…

Inchture is a Grade 2 listed building which has recently been restored externally and refurbished internally to provide an accessible, modern facility which retains its 19th century character. During the refurbishment, a burial vault belonging to the…

Did you know the Informatics Forum has a garden roof terrace with a wonderful view of the surrounding area, including Arthur?s Seat? Opened in September 2008, the Informatics Forum is a fit for purpose building, providing a Forum for Interaction that…

The gallery has been created in the building that formerly housed �The Venue�, an infamous nightclub on Calton Road. On the ground floor there is a small gallery and print and publications room. On the upper floor there is a large gallery space. A…

The Memorial Hall and clocktower are built within a public rose garden in the village of Edzell. The Hall and garden are open for various activities such as, drama productions, dance, meetings, and exhibitions. The Library room has been restored…