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Original Art Nouveau Willow Tearooms Building, owned by Miss Catherine Cranston and designed by Charles Rennie Mackintosh

Original Art Nouveau Willow Tearooms Building, owned by Miss Catherine Cranston and designed by Charles Rennie Mackintosh

The Mackintosh Club, in Helensburgh is the newly discovered Charles Rennie Mackintosh hidden gem. The Gallery is open 11-3 and features a permanent exhibition on its history and the Glasgow Four. It is available for private hire and recently has…

This beautiful church was designed in its entirety by Charles Rennie Mackintosh. Magnificent stained glass and exceptional relief carving on wood and stonework are highlights of the interior where light and space are used to dramatic effect. It is…

Formerly Macphersons Impreial Tea Room and Restaurant. The business closed a number of years ago and has remained vacant ever since. The interior is stunning with huge windows giving great views out to the Clyde.

University of Stirling FK9 4LAMacrobert Arts Centre is a multi-arts venue located on the main campus of the University of Stirling, Scotland. The Arts Centre offers a varied programme of events and experiences – cinema, comedy, dance, exhibitions,…

Open specially for Ayr 800, take a look inside this nightclub in daytime! Impressive, well-equipped interior.

A hidden gem in the Old Town. Built in 1541 as the last Roman Catholic chapel built in Edinburgh before the Reformation it contains the only pre reformation stained glass in Scotland still in its original location. The chapel may have hosted the…

The building is to the east of the helipad and is clearly seen from Westburn Road. There are Maggie's Centres around Britain providing emotional, practical and social support to people diagnosed with cancer and to their families and friends. Each…

In a former stable block on the edge of the hospital site, Maggie's Centre, designed by Richard Murphy Architects, is an innovative refurbished building where people affected by cancer can drop in for information and support. Extension, also by…

Maggie's Centres provide free practical, emotional and social support to people with cancer and their family and friends. Prize-winning architect Rem Koolhaas' innovative design of interlocking rooms around a thriving internal garden creates a…

The Maggie’s centre is Dundee provides emotion, practical and social support to people with cancer and their family and friends. World famious Architect Frank Gehry said of Maggie’s Dundee “There is a Yiddish expression Heymish, it means homelike,…

Maggie's Highlands is a striking sculptural building crowned in bright green copper. An award-winning building which opened in June 2005.

Very much an authentic ancient fisher family dwelling or “But n Ben” withstone and clay built walls, tiled roof and earthen floors. The internal accommodation comprises the living room (or Ben) with box bed, open fire and furniture of the time. The…

Come along and visit Maggie's Lanarkshire. Maggie's Lanarkshire was designed by Reiach and Hall Architects and is located in the grounds of Monklands Hospital. Named the Elizabeth Montgomerie Building, the Centre is a low lying building which…

Listed Category A. Lodges linked to entrance arch by screen walls, the composition stretching out across the driveway and particularly attractive when the sandstone walls glow in evening sun. Exterior viewing only.

The original Maitlandfield House was named Bearford House and was built in 1654. It was one of the many properties of Francis Charteris, Earl of Wemyss and was transferred to the ownership of Lieutenant Thomas Maitland in April 1754. The house was…

MAKAR design, manufacture and construct ecological buildings. In June 2012, MAKAR opened a customised workshop with 3-tonne gantrey crane to prefabricate wall, roof and floor panels up to 10m long. Surrounded by organic farmland, the 450m2 workshop…

Striking circular church topped with a clear dome. Opened 23 March 2001 - the first to be opened in the new millennium. Unique features with latest sound and video technology.

The Mansfield Traquair Centre is a former Catholic Apostolic Church. The building features an outstanding mural scheme painted by Phoebe Anna Traquair in the 1980s. The renovated building, designed by Sir Robert Rowand Anderson, now houses the…

The recently upgraded Marchbank Water Treatment Works takes water from Megget Reservoir 28 miles away and makes it safe for use in homes and industry in West Edinburgh and West Lothian. The processes of ozonisation for colour removal, rapid gravity…

Thomas Gibson built Marchmont House in 1750-54 although it is attributed to William Adam. It has been altered in the past by a number of influential architects such as William Burn (1834) and Sir Robert Lorimer (1913- 20) who removed the external…

A fantastic opportunity to see behind the scenes of the UK’s most northerly music, cinema and creative industries centre, designed by Gareth Hoskins Architects Ltd. Book this year for a guided tour of Mareel including the cinema screens, cafe…

Newly restored by Solway Heritage with the assistance of the Landfill Tax Credit Scheme, this charming small monument was built in 1802. It almost certainly commemorates Mary Kincaid (d 1801), widow of Rev Andrew Ross of Balsarroch and stepmother of…

A chance to visit the replacement for the 200 year old Roundhouse.

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Marine Scotland Science will be hosting an exhibit within the courtyard of the Tolbooth Museum to highlight some of the scientific work conducted in the waters off Stonehaven’s coastline, including Marine Mammal research and the work of the Scottish…

Fisheries research has a long history in Aberdeen. The Fishery Board for Scotland established a marine laboratory and hatchery at the Bay of Nigg in 1898. The Laboratory moved to its present site in 1923 and now employs more than 300 staff in…

This stunning landmark building has now been converted for use as Aberdeen City Council's new corporate headquarters.

"Enter through the quad and into the door in the tower. Ascend to first floor. Marischal College was founded in 1593. The museum and Picture Gallery are located within the eastern range of the Tudor-style quadrangle that Archibald Simpson designed to…

This garden studio, designed by Bergmark Architects, is created by reconfiguring an existing 1960's garage.It is a space where the owners can work, accommodate guests, or simply enjoy their garden.� It is designed in a clean and contemporary manner…

The Lighthouse and Granny Would Be Proud present the I.D. Store through the building. Hosting an exciting range of traders through all areas of craft and design, the market will turn each level of the iconic building into a department store.

This is the main presentation area for those wanting to find out more about the history of Edinburgh Park, one of Europe's most successful business locations. Park Centre, designed by Campbell & Arnott in 1995. is the HQ of New Edinburgh Limited.…

Built 1809. One of the rings of forts built around the British Isles as a defence against Napoleonic invasions. Designed to support cannons, was last used to house AckAck guns in the 1939-1945 war. It stood on the shore but as a result of the land…

The University bought Martyrs Kirk in 2012. After preserving and re-fitting the iconic building, incorporating the Thomson Reading Room and Special Collections Reading Room, it opened in 2013. The architects used lighting skillfully to illuminate…

Mary Ann's Cottage presents a croft history from 1850 of one family's life over three generations. Mary Ann's grandfather, John built the cottage. The croft was worked on by him, his son William, then his granddaughter Mary Ann and her husband James…

Ravelston House, built c.1800 by Alexander Keith in the late Adam manner, commands magnificent views over Edinburgh and the Pentland Hills. The Victorian wing was added c 1875 and the interior of the house was renovated in Adam-revival style in 1915.…

Tour through impressive subterranean city streets by guides in period costume. Fascinating insight into urban life in times past.

The 16th century tower house is set in a pear-tree garden in the heart of Jedburgh. According to local tradition, the house is where Mary Queen of Scots stayed in Jedburgh in 1566. The building, which is now a visitor centre contains paintings,…

Visit the Category B listed Burgh Halls of the historic Burgh of Maryhill. View the iconic stained glass windows designed by Stephen Adam, learn about the unique heritage of the area�s industrial and social past, and find out who was Mary Hill.The…

Take the opportunity to tour this brand new purpose built mosque and community centre. There will also be exhibitions on Islam and the chance to observe live prayers. Refreshments will be available free.

Set in 7 acres of landscaped gardens, the crematorium was built by the local authorities in 1966. Guided tours will be conducted through the impressive Chapel and into the crematory, where the cremation process will be explained. All questions…

Erected for 409 Lodge Douglas in an Arts and Crafts style with significant Egyptian elements. The main hall still has its orignal internal decoration. This little building is considered to be Steele's best work (despite the higher B listing given to…

Lodge Cadder Argyle 147, now in its 243rd year, was founded in Chryston and used several premises in the village before building the Masonic Hall in 1913. Total building costs were £876 7.6d (£876.371/2p). The Lodge is very active and raises…

This simple building designed by the same architect as the town's more ornate Victoria Halls, houses club room, kitchen and ancillary accommodation on the ground floor and the main meeting room on the first floor.�

There has been a Masonic lodge associated with the Town House since its rebuilding in the late 18C. It occupies the principal room of the building (the original council chamber?) an imposing space occupying most of the top floor of the building and…

This lodge, the oldest in Garioch, was purpose built in the 19th Century and features internal murals and decoration including many photographs of members going back to the First World War.

A spooky introduction to the south side of the square next door to the house with 2-storey dormer windows which Hay designed for his mother. Note the columned windows with chamfered corners and a central, scrolled pedimented dormer.

The architect, Alex Cullen, was commissioned in 1903 to construct new premises in Cadzow Street, Hamilton for Lodge Hamilton Kilwinning No. 7. The new premises were required due to their existing temple being required to be demolished to allow…

How to get there : Gilmour Street, Alexandria (off the Main Street). Category A listed.The grand ornate red sandstone facade hints at something special. Once inside this is confirmed. Although now the Bonhill and Alexandria St Andrew’s Royal Arch…

Lodge Thistle and Crown is one of the oldest buildings in Neilston. The Lodge enjoys excellent premises with a large function room at ground floor and a beautifully laid out and furnished Masonic temple at the first floor.The Lodge acquired the…

An excellent example of 1920s red sandstone construction, the Masonic Temple of Lodge Union and Crown No.307 stands not just as an icon of town history, but also as a meeting place for masonic bodies and community groups alike.Lodge Union and Crown…

Detail of front facade, masonry and coarse grained mortar, adjacent to 1770 doorway

The housing complex at 43-51 Corbiehall is known locally as the “Coffin Block” due to the shape of the doorways. It was designed in 1932 by Matt Steele for Bo’ness Town Council and comprises of two large 3-storey L-plan blocks with canted corners…

Present church, by William Alexander, 1829, stands on site of St Michael's Church founded in 13 century. Single bell cast in 1742. Willis pipe organ 1888, rebuilt in 1980. Associations with Covenanters and Robert Burns, many of whose contemporaries…

Designed by William Fraser, the cottages were built 1896-98 in red sandstone to provide accommodation and facilities for elderly residents as a living memorial to Robert Burns a hundred years after his death. Buildings were added 1909-10, 1930-1, and…

Late 16th century, L-shaped, 4-storey fortified tower house with early 19thcentury additions. There's a particularly fine oriel windowshowing nine carved heads on exterior. Barrel-vaulted cellars below main hall. Formerly a town house of the…

The congregation was established in 1847 to serve English and Irish weavers who worked in the main industry of the town at that time. The small Gothic Revival sandstone church was built 1883 on land gifted by the Cassillis Estate. This is an…

This new building is a joint project between Maybole Parish Church and the local community providing a wide range of facilities. See a multi-purpose auditorium and church sanctuary, meeting rooms, games hall, soft-play area and cafes.

In the early 1870's the architect Hippolyte Blanc (1844-1917) won a competition to design the Church and Hall and came up with a Gothic style described as a 'little Cathedral'. The sanctuary has a fine set of stained-glass windows ranging from high…

Located in Low Street, Portsoy, the property is built on a plot of land which used to be a farm! The current building was completed around 1720 and has been in the ownership of the current family (the McBain?s) since 1919. It is believed it first…

This unique office was one of the winners of the Times/Gestchner Digital Office 2000 Competition. It is constructed on a bent elm frame with feathered oak shingles on the exterior, and looks not unlike a small owl. Inside you will find wood cladding,…

McGregor House is a new business facility provided by East Dunbartonshire Enterprise Trust. It includes business suites and a state-of-the-art conference facility. On show on Doors Open Day will be a video presentation by the Scottish Film Archive,…

Scottish Baronial landmark building by McKissock & Rowan, Glasgow, 1888 from bequest of local merchant, Thomas McKechnie, the Institute houses an Arts and Museum Centre run by South Ayrshire Council. Ailsa Craig display and Bronze Age cinerary…

The McManus: Dundee's Art Gallery and Museum is a Gothic Revival-style building, located in the centre of Dundee, Scotland. The building houses a museum and art gallery with a collection of fine and decorative art as well as a natural history…

The McManus: Dundee's Art Gallery and Museum is a Gothic Revival-style building, located in the centre of Dundee, Scotland. The building houses a museum and art gallery with a collection of fine and decorative art as well as a natural history…

The McManus: Dundee's Art Gallery and Museum is a Gothic Revival-style building, located in the centre of Dundee, Scotland. The building houses a museum and art gallery with a collection of fine and decorative art as well as a natural history…

McNeil House is a recently completed home for the McNeil Trust, a charity formed under the auspice of the Christian Science Church. This is a six bedroom, 4,500 square foot house which nestles into the hillside of the previously unused garden plot…

Meadowburn Primary School was opened to pupils in April 1969. A few years later, in 1988, Strathclyde Regional Council decided to set aside annual funding to provide a Gaelic and English bilingual teaching unit at the school, providing for 12 pupils.…

The Meadows Croquet Club is the home of the National Croquet Centre. Croquet has been played in Scotland since the second half of the nineteenth century. Some of the trophies from the early days are still competed for and will be on display.

Come and explore our city centre church complex! Learn about our stained glass windows and their donors, listen to our organist playing (Saturday 14:00-15:00) and enjoy the peace of our garden.

Mearns FM is a community radio station and a registered charity operated entirely by volunteers. It broadcasts under an Ofcom licence 24 hours a day serving an official area from St Cyrus in the South to Newtonhill in the North. Volunteers are always…

The present Mearns Parish Kirk building dates back to 1813. The church took its present form following extensive renovations in 1931-32. This saw the construction of an oak pulpit and baptismal font and four stained glass windows together with a pipe…

The replacement Mearns Primary School opened in August of this year. The school was built by Jarvis Scotland as a first Private Finance Initiative (PFI). It is Scotland's largest primary school, housing up to 900 pupils and was designed by Keppie…

Abernethy is a village in Perth and Kinross, Scotland, situated 8 mi south-east of Perth. It has one of Scotland's two surviving Irish-style round towers. The round tower is approx. 22 metres high and has an internal diameter of 2.515 metres. The…

Opened in 1898 and gifted to the people of Forfar as The Meffan Institute, today the Meffan Museum and Art Gallery is ANGUSalive’s flagship professional gallery for contemporary art exhibitions.The Meffan is also home to the largest store of Angus…

Explore this enchanting historic orchard and walled garden, in the grounds of 15th century Megginch Castle. The orchard has been extensively replanted with an abundance of heritage Scottish fruit varieties.

This listed building was gifted to the village in 1931. It was heralded at the time as the most artistic in design in Scotland.Tours will take place during the weekend to showcase the hall. Artists will be exhibiting and providing demonstrations of…

The Melrose Fire Station is a retained fire station and was officially opened on 17 September 1981, by the then Chairman of the Public Services Fire Brigade Committee (Greater London City Council). It cost �140,000 to build and replaced the former…

The Church was originally designed by John Smith of Darnick however, only the tower remains of the original structure following a fire in 1908.� The tower which bears the date MDCCCX, is incorporated into the present church which was dedicated in…

The main school was opened in October 1990 and is of open plan design. An extension that consists of two classrooms and a nursery unit was then opened in 2001. The school is well equipped with a range of resources suited to teaching and learning in…

Original stand erected in 1924-25. The unique Press Box was added in 1930. The two side wings were built and the interior refurbished in the 1960s. A second storey was added in 1983. The interior includes the famous Ned Haig (founder of the rugby…

Menstrie Castle was built c1560 as a manor house by the Alexander family. It was the birthplace of Sir William Alexander, who had an illustrious career during the reign of James VI and I. In 1621 he began to establish a new colony called Nova Scotia,…

Parts of the shaft date back to the 15C, but the present Cross is largely a 1885 reconstruction by Sydney Mitchell, based on drawings and engravings of the original. The earlier Mercat Cross was removed in 1756 as a traffic obstacle: its site is…

Built as a bank and in use for as such for nearly 200 years. Following the conversion by Oberlanders Architects/ David Murray Associates in 2005,the ground floor banking hall now serves as the public reception area while the new court rooms for the…

The Merchants House is a Glasgow institution, constituted in 1605. Still serving its original purpose of charitable giving to the city, visitors can learn more about its charitable work while admiring its well-preserved historic city centre…

The Merchants� Hall was built in the C19th to reflect values associated with Scotland�s capital city: integrity, acumen and accomplishment.� Situated in the heart of the city it is one of Scotland�s most discreet treasures where the best of art and…

The school site contains the Georgian building, Colinton House, as well as the ruins of Colinton Castle which date from the 16th century.

15C home of "Marvellous Merchiston", the mathematician and thinker John Napier, inventor of logarithms. Superb painted and plaster ceilings including one from Prestongrange which was inserted when the tower was restored. The Napier University…

A 1.2M restoration project for Merkinch Welfare Hall. The Hall was built in 1914 by the Catch My Pal Union.Thanks to the intervention of Merkinch Enterprise and feasibility studies carried out by the Highland Buildings Preservation Trust, a new use…

In our Heritage Centre we have 6 monthly exhibitions. We have workshops on regularly and we do talks and outreach. We also have class visits from local schools. We have an extensive Archive and deal with many enquiries from both home and abroad.

Due to circumstances outwith our control Haddo House has unfortunately withdrawn from this years event.

An ancestral home of Margaret Tudor, Queen of Scotland and with a connection to Robert the Bruce this Category A Listed building was purchased by the Murdoch Family in the mid 1980’s and has been restored and maintained since. As well as being…

Housed in the weaver's cottage where Michael Bruce, the ‘Gentle Poet of Loch Leven’, was born in 1746.

In April 1703, having received a sum of 20,000 merks from the sale of the Tracks of Customs and Foreign Excise, the magistrates of Dumfries resolved that “the toun is not at present provided with sufficient prisones, whereby several malefactors…

School buildings from a range of periods have featured in Aberdeen Doors Open Day over the years.