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Opened by HM The Queen in 2004, the Scottish Parliament has welcomed over 2 million visitors to its Holyrood site. Visit and explore areas normally only accessible through accompanied tours, including the Debating Chamber, Garden Lobby and…

Situated on the eastern shores of Loch Leven, the Scottish Gliding Centre is the largest gliding club in Scotland. It operates all year round from a grass airfield and membership is open to all. Once home to the early Christian Culdees, Portmoak…

Founded in 1953, the Society moved into 15 Victoria Terrace in 1991. The internal walls of the property are from two phases of building: vaulted arches dating from c.1830-1840 and the cellars of tenements on Johnston Terrace in 1868-9. Over time it…

The Scottish Gallery specialises in contemporary Scottish and 20th Century painting, and Scottish, UK and international objects. Established in South St. David Street, Edinburgh by Aitken Dott in 1842 as Gilders, Framers, and Artists' Colourmen, the…

This B listed doocot is one of the earliest surviving Scottish examples from the 16th century, built by George Hepburn whose son was the founder and first colonel of the Royal Scots.Known as a lectern doocot, it is a rectangular structure with…

The Scottish Centre for Children with Motor Impairments (Craighalbert Centre) is a special school delivering day-school and flexible services to children and families across Scotland who are affected by cerebral palsy and similar conditions. Please…

"The Amiablest and Kindliest of Men"Thomas Carlyle on Henry Duncan, founder of the Ruthwell Savings Bank.Tucked away in the pretty Dumfriesshire village of Ruthwell on the Solway, you will find the very room where the Trustee Savings Bank originated.…

This former savings bank with fine Victorian features is now a beautifully-restored events space. The Savings Bank will tip its hat to its former owners and offer visitors a range of refreshments from virtuous teas and Greek platters to cocktails…

The Saunders Centre won three 2016 RIAS/RIBA awards. It incorporates 16 teaching laboratories, a 165 seat auditorium, alumni gallery and hospitality suite. Designed by PAGE/PARK, it is the largest development at Glasgow Academy's Kelvinbridge campus…

The Saltoun Inn has recently opened following the complete renovation of the building since the former Saltoun Arms Hotel closed in 2006.?The three storey category B listed property was built in 1801 by local mason Alexander Morrice and at that time…

Following a 5 million pound restoration in 2017, this category A-Listed building is one of Paisley's architectural highlights. Originally a child welfare clinic - commissioned by Miss Agnes Russell in 1927 in memory of her two brothers - it's now…

The Royal Society of Edinburgh (RSE) was established in 1783 and has been based on George Street since 1908. It originally occupied numbers 22–24, which had been built for the Edinburgh Life Assurance Company (ELAC) in 1843 on the site of two…

From c1900 onwards some attractive villas were built close to the shore between Kinloss and the village.The Roundhouse was recently completed to an innovative circular design by the owner/architect, Graham Brown.

The old Pilot House is a rare survivor of its type, notable for its octagonal shape and relatively early date. It only ceased to operate as the harbour's Navigational Control Centre with the opening of the new Marine Operations Centre at the North…

Unusual circular former steading and service range or square of offices built in the late 17th century. Predominately two-storey, the alternating tallersections with crow-stepped gables. The range is now converted for residential use, classrooms and…

A guided walk around the centre of Selkirk which encompasses the old town and more than thirty points of historical, architectural and cultural interest including the old Kirkyard where William Wallace was proclaimed 'Guardian of Scotland'.�

The Retreat is an early Victorian domestic dwelling built around 1860, located on the Rosneath Peninsula within the Victorian burgh of Cove and Kilcreggan.The garden is designed around a dramatic gully with a serpentine path which follows Aidens…

An award-winning architect�s own two storey wheelchair accessible family home and studio on a tight urban site based around an unfolding 28m long ramp. It has resulted in a design that is both open plan and complex, with spaces connecting whilst…

Greenock Custom House was designed by architect William Burn in the neoclassical style and in the early part of the 19th century, at a time when Greenock was a thriving principle ‘Port of Entry’ to Scotland and the custom House became a magnificent…

A category A listed former church, designed by architect Robert Brown in 1822, which� celebrated its 34th anniversary as a concert hall in 2013 and now hosts approximately 200 events a year to over 100,000 people.��www.thequeenshall.net�

New state of the art community leisure centre opened in April. Deck level, four-lane 25m swimming pool plus two-storey soft play zone, fully equipped fitness and health gym and two studio spaces for fitness classes and community use. See the…

The outbuildings housing this press were originally built as a cottage, stable and wagon-shed to the Grade B listed Beech Hill House (1750-1800).See and try your hand at historical letterpress printing. View our rare machinery, including typecasters…

A conversion of University print works that form 6 dynamic apartments. Each flat has its own identity with a gutsy, rustic, romantic, urban aesthetic.

A 1950�s former purpose-built paper warehouse formerly home of the University Press until change of use and conversion into six dynamic apartments by Studio DuB architects in 2002. The original steel beams, brick walls and concrete ceilings are left…

Ballogie Estate invites you to a walk and talk about the myths and legends surrounding the Potarch area. the first inn was built at Potarch in 1740; after the construction of the Thomas Telford Bridge 1811-1813. The Potarch became a popular stopping…

Recently upgraded to an A listing. The Picture House is the oldest, purpose-built, continuously operating cinema in Scotland. Designed by prolific cinema architect A V Gardner in fantasy style with red elliptical roofs and a cheeky red crown…

The Pictish Room in Aberlemno is home to a collection of Pictish replica stones, carvings and interpretation boards that celebrate our diverse Pictish heritage.It is located at the back of the Village Hall, adjacent to the celebrated Aberlemno…

The Park Church was built with money from Kirkintilloch residents to serve the local community of the 1860's. Once it was decommissioned in the 1990's, the congregation joined with another local church to form St David's Memorial Park Parish Church.…

Traditional style round tower built 2008/10 to provide nest site for wild barn owls. Inner core re-uses recycled bricks from former lace factory.Displays of Industrial Heritage including old bottles, Ayrshire bricks, local archaeology, geology and…

The former Buccleuch Parish Church (now owned by the Orthodox Community of St Andrew - Edinburgh) is C-listed and dates from 1755-6. Built as overflow for St Cuthbert's Parish Church, Lothian Road, its tranquil secret graveyard houses several…

The Orkney Folklore and Storytelling Centre sits in 3.5 acres in the middle of the UNESCO World Heritage Site ‘The Heart Of Neolithic Orkney’.The Orkney Folklore and Storytelling Centre is a traditional Orkney Farmhouse,dated 1900. The original Via…

An extensive range of crowstepped farm offices built by Sir Robert Gordon of Gordonstoun in the late 16C to resemble the more famous Round Square there. The intended great house was never built however and the present lodge (not open) was added to…

The school at Bankhead (Finzean) was established in 1732, as an endowed school. The endowment was a legacy of a former resident of the parish, Rev. Gilbert Ramsay, and funded by the sale of enslaved people in Barbados. the building was extended and…

The last couple of years has brought dramatic change to Saint Andrews Primary School, originally a Roman Catholic school run by nuns. This handsome red sandstone Victorian building has received an injection of new life in the form of eight small…

The ‘Old Haa of Brough’, was built by Robert Tyrie, a local merchant. He completed the 3 storey building in 1672, and it went on to become the home of various merchants and Hanseatic Traders. The building is unique and was listed on 13 August 1971 as…

A turn of the century large brick building which was built as a communal public baths with a high wooden ceiling, in particular for the workers of the renowned Lion Foundry.

The Old Academy was built between 1803 and 1807 as the Public Seminaries to house Perth Grammar and Perth Academy together in a suitable new building. It was designed by Robert Reid, the principal Government architect in Scotland in the first half of…

The Oil & Gas Technology Centre is opening its doors to showcase its state-of-the-art Innovation Hub and give an insight into how the organisation is helping transform the North Sea oil and gas industry. The Centre launched in February 2017 as…

What happened in prehistoric times when a person died? Where did they go? Visit the archeological site at Newbarns and discover for yourself the beliefs of our Stone Age ancestors, which included reincarnation and afterlife. Stout footwear…

The Museum of Piping. Learn about the history of this great instrument . Educational experience.�

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 comprehensive collection of artefacts from all walks of life, i.e. costumes nursery, cameras, World War…

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 an idyllic riverside setting. Exhibition gallery, picture gallery, riverside cafe and local crafts…

Built as a mortuary chapel for Sir Robert Gordon, 3rd Baronet of Gordonstoun who succeeded his father in 1688. Educated at St Andrew’s University, much travelled, well read and a keen amateur chemist he was soon looked on as eccentric. The Michael…

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…

A chance to take a peek inside the Collections Unit. This Edwardian listed building has been a Carnegie library and a Natural history museum. Now it is home to Dundee’s fascinating History, Archaeology, World Cultures and Natural and Social History…

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

The Maltings are part of a late 17th century inn complex, the inn itself (Royal Oak Inn) was demolished in the 1970s. The Maltings is today used as an education and exhibition centre while its associated brewhouse houses an archive of local…

How to get there : Pier Road or Ben Lomond Way near Lomond Shores - Balloch Station. Loch Lomond's Paddle Steamer on Loch Lomond, at Balloch Pier.Open to the public as a family-friendly historic visitor attraction and as a unique venue for events and…

The Maggie Law was a shallow draught surfboat capable of assisting vessels having difficulty entering Gourdon harbour. It was built by subscription from local fishermen in 1890. Over 40 years service it saved the lives?of 36 fishermen.The Maggie Law…

The ?21m Lyell Centre opened in 2016 to house a pioneering research centre for Earth and marine science in joint venture between the British Geological Survey and Heriot-Watt University. The centre features state-of-the-art facilities including a 3D…

At 9 Dunbar Street this was the Coach House for the Powis Estate. The Building contained the livery stable and was also the accommodation for the Coachman until the 1930s when the city council took over the estate, since then has had many uses and in…

The Theatre is hosting conducted tours of stage set, wings, wadrobe, costumes’ and green room. With an auditorium of over 100 The Little Theatre provides a warm inviting venue to varied productions and has been home to Dundee Dramatic Society since…

�The Centre for the Scottish War Blinded (Linburn Centre) is a day centre for visually impaired exservicemen and women. Facilities include a craft workshop, art space, training gym, skills kitchen, IT centre, media lounge, and remembrance garden. The…

Large Victorian villa extended upwards (Matthew Steele 1907) with striking columned and domed corner turret and cantilevered Tudor billiard room.

This display, prepared by Kirkintilloch Antiquaries, showed how telephone boxes made in Kirkintilloch fitted into the overall programme of telephone kiosk production by the GPO.?

The Kelpies are two 30-metres tall sculptures depicting the heads of two kelpies, mythological water spirits. The sculptures were made by Andy Scott and completed in 2013. The Kelpies are the largest equine sculptures in the world and represent the…

The Kelpies are two 30-metres tall sculptures depicting the heads of two kelpies, mythological water spirits.
The sculptures were made by Andy Scott and completed in 2013.
The Kelpies are the largest equine sculptures in the world and represent the…

The Kelpies are two 30-metres tall sculptures depicting the heads of two kelpies, mythological water spirits.
The sculptures were made by Andy Scott and completed in 2013.
The Kelpies are the largest equine sculptures in the world and represent the…

The Kelpies are two 30-metres tall sculptures depicting the heads of two kelpies, mythological water spirits. The sculptures were made by Andy Scott and completed in 2013. The Kelpies are the largest equine sculptures in the world and represent…

Not normally open to the public, the John O Groats Mill is almost certainly the last water powered grain mill to be built in Scotland. Passed down through many generations of the Houston family, it was still in use fifty years after all other…

18C cottage and barn dating from 1803, forming an L-plan around a garden court. One of the most attractive properties in the area.?

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 Glasgow to visit his two school teacher brothers. In June 1842 the inventor was fined 5 shillings…

Ayr is full of beautiful and unexpected vistas, views and settings - perfect for any budding film-makers or painters looking to make their vision a reality. Have you got a great script, but no idea how to film it? Do you need ideas for new aspects of…

Visit the Hub @ Friockheim Community Hub which opened in January 2019. Based in the former Eastgate Primary School, The Hub @ Friockheim is a fully inclusive project involving the whole community which is owned, managed and operated by the community…

This historic building was constructed between 1842-45as the Victoria Hall to house the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland. The architects were James Gillespie Graham and Augustus Welby Pugin, famous for his work on the Houses of Parliament.…

In 1904 this building was made for the publisher Walter Blackie by Charles Rennie Mackintosh and Margaret Macdonald Mackintosh.
The entire house, inside and out, was designed by Mackintosh including furniture and fittings. He even recommended what…

In 1904 this building was made for the publisher Walter Blackie by Charles Rennie Mackintosh and Margaret Macdonald Mackintosh. The entire house, inside and out, was designed by Mackintosh including furniture and fittings. He even recommended what…

The Highlanders Museum World War II Exhibition

The Highlanders Museum World War II Exhibition

An architectural walking tour exploring the Hidden Stories of Glasgow's Merchant City. Suitable for all ages with activities aimed at younger learners. In every city there are untold stories where the buildings, statues and place names hold clues…

Discover how the old Coplawhill Tramworks has been transformed into a lush green haven, a sanctuary for humans and wildlife alike. A work of art in themselves, the gardens also host art works and artistic activities, alongside their neighbour, the…

A gem of a building, this wonderful A listed Palladian mansion is set in a secluded site near the centre of the town. It was started in 1794 and considerably remodelled and enriched circa 1819 under the direction of Archibald Elliot, architect.The…

The Haining Studios are a series of six award winning contemporary creative spaces by Lee Boyd Architects within the converted Coach House courtyard on the Haining Estate offering an idyllic artisan haven in a stunning environment.�

The Guildry Incorporation is directly descended from Perth’s merchant guild founded in 1210.Come along and meet some of today’s Guildrymen and discover our fascinating medieval history and learn about the Guildry’s present-day role. And it’s a rare…

Beautifully situated high up Forrest Glen, the Green House is a timber-framed, turf roofed eco house entirely run on solar and hydro power. Incorporating highly energy-efficient design features, and built wherever possible of natural sustainable…

The Grassmarket area is first recorded in the fourteenth century, when it was referred to as ‘the street called Newbygging under the castle’. By the 1470s the area was known as ‘Westirmart’, and seems to have been associated with the sale of timber,…

The only Visit Scotland 5-Star Attraction in Aberdeen, the museum tells the extraordinary 200 year story of “the Finest Regiment in the World!”* Situated in the fashionable west end of Aberdeen, Scotland, in the former home of leading Scot

The only Visit Scotland 5-Star Attraction in Aberdeen, the museum tells the extraordinary 200 year story of “the Finest Regiment in the World!”* Situated in the fashionable west end of Aberdeen, Scotland, in the former home of leading Scot

The only Visit Scotland 5-Star Attraction in Aberdeen, the museum tells the extraordinary 200 year story of “the Finest Regiment in the World!”* Situated in the fashionable west end of Aberdeen, Scotland, in the former home of leading Scot

The only Visit Scotland 5-Star Attraction in Aberdeen, the museum tells the extraordinary 200 year story of “the Finest Regiment in the World!”* Situated in the fashionable west end of Aberdeen, Scotland, in the former home of leading Scot

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 been associated with Robert Burns, Scotland's national poet. The Globe Inn is an important historic…

The Glass Studio at 5 Bank Street was built in 2016 to provide a unique space for glass designer and maker, Emma Nightingale to create her innovative pieces of kiln formed glass. The studio has enabled Emma to increase production and develop larger…

Formerly Atholl Preparatory School, the building opened in 1925, however the existing building has been on its present site since 1931. It opened with two, large, well-lit classrooms and a veranda. Two more classrooms were added: one in 1934 and…

The Georgian House, a grand New Town house in Charlotte Square, was designed by celebrated classical architect Robert Adam in 1790. Three floors have been authentically restored and furnished to reflect the luxurious lifestyle of the first owners,…

The trail starts at St John’s Primary School and is self-guided thereafter. The architect George Kerr (1865-1927) could be called the ‘Charles Rennie Mackintosh’ of Alloa, such was his interest in and use of motifs favoured by his famous…

This project adapts and extends a spare bedroom to provide new Summer + Garden Rooms for this end of terrace Victorian property. The project exploits the south-eastern orientation and offered a welcome opportunity to resolve some awkward geometry…

'The Forts' is an historic site of gun and searchlight emplacements constructed as part of a defensive network for the Forth during WW1.Acquired by its present owner in 1986, the site has been extensively excavated� including the military…

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 deer, and superb views of the Galloway hills. Kirroughtree Forest Drive (from Visitor Centre off A75…

The oldest salmon fish-house in Scotland, the Fish House, as it is known locally was built on the banks of the River Ugie in 1585, and is the only building in Peterhead to survive more than four centuries. It was originally built for the 5th Earl…

Fire Service Headquarters was opened on the 7th June 1900, serving as an operational station until 1986. It continues today as an administrative centre and home to the 'Museum of Fire'.The museum holds James Braidwood's High Street appliance and the…

Home to the visitor centre of the Royal Scottish Geographical society, the Fair Maid’s House is the oldest secular building in Perth.As ‘Arts & Entertainment’ we’ll be putting on geographical quizzes in our stylish Explorers’ library and…

Forthside Way, Stirling FK8 1QZ Visit The Engine Shed - Scotland's national centre for building conservation - and see the remarkable refurbishment of this old industrial building, the latest exhibition and join some workshops. The entrance faces the…

Now sensitively refurbished and named the Engine House, this building dates from 1858-65, and was extended to the NE in 1895.� Once used to power the huge mills this former engine shed/boiler house has been brought back to life by Allied Surveyors…

The Edinburgh Trades fund houses a collection of artefacts pertaining to the ancient Incorporated Trades of Edinburgh. These were the artisan classes involved in the governance of the city and its development over the centuries. This was initially…

This small building was built in 1874 to house a seismoscope to register earthquake shocks. It was the first purpose-built earthquake observatory in the western hemisphere and attempted to record the ground movements in this part of the world which…

Dower House dates to 1587. It was in the ownership of James Ingles. J P Wood in his Draft History of Corstorphine Parish (written 1792) mentions the stones being removed from the old castle site to build Mr Michelson's house that was the residence of…

Our new state-of-the-art museum has something for everyone. Experience life in a World War One Trench and explore the Factory to discover what life was like for the thousands of munitions girls who flocked to work here.