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This A-listed church is currently undergoing a major programme of restoration. It is designed in an early-Gothic style and contains many interesting…
The walk will be guided by Dave Harvie, taking in sites of historical interest such as the Old Academy, Glencairn House and Dumbarton Bridge.The walk…
A guided walk to Jaw Resevior and over to Cairnhowit. See the remains of a Neolithic tomb before returning via Greenside Resevoir.For further…
A guided walk of around two hours covering a selection of Clydebank's historic sites including a visit to the former shipyard to see the 100 year old…
Situated within Dalmuir Library.
Clydebank. How to get there : Glasgow Road corner South Bank Street / Clyde Street.Clydebank's first Roman Catholic church was set up in 1889 near the…
Dumbarton. How to get there : High Street, corner Church Street.Dedicated to St Augustine of Hippo. 1871-73. Architect : Sir Robert Rowand Anderson. A…
Overtoun House, now housing the Christian Centre for Hope and Healing was built for James Campbell White (Lord Overtoun) in 1860 is a large Scottish…
Strathleven House within the Strathleven Industrial Estate.How to get there : Stirling Road from Dumbarton or Balloch turning at the roundabout near…
Constructed of green oak beams, upgraded from their appearance on the BBC's Castaway 2000 programme and furnished by Habitat. These buildings are…
Off Great Western Road before cut-off for Erskine Bridge. Founded in 1823, the distillery is one of only a few remaining Lowland Malt Whisky…
Scottish Baronial Building with many original features and original bathrooms. Last opportunity to see this Rochead designed building before it is…
Now home to Dalmuir Park Housing Association. Internal design by Glasgow Architect Miles Gibson. Currently houses a collection of work by local artist…
Dumbarton. How to get there : Go to the end of Castle Street, (extends from the High Street).See the world's first commercial ship model experiment…
New for this year, the Kilmaronock Millennium Hall will be showing displays of local heritage, the story of the building and of Brigadier Alastair…
Six shipping containers have been modified to create three en-suite accommodation units. Glass doors replace steel ones, with round windows cut into…
The church is of a classic 20C ecclesiastical design. This is the third oldest Roman Catholic parish in the Archdiocese of Glasgow, founded in 1841.…
The present church replaces an earlier pre-Reformation one whose arrow-slit windows are set in the chancel. The community at Old Kilpatrick has Roman…
Gardner's design for this building, with its facade of Ionic columns and a hint of French historicism, was the winner of a competition of which one of…
How to get there : Sinclair Street reached from Fleming Avenue off North Elgin Street off Glasgow Road. Easy disabled access.B listed, set in…
Early English Gothic style. Buttressed steel and timber roof. Fine Brook's pipe organ.
Clydebank. How to get there : Upper Kilbowie Road. Limited alternative access in Melfort Street (via Drumry & Clarence Streets).Founded as St…
1886 Victorian Chapel with distinctive Gothic features. The first Baptists in Helensburgh started a church in 1833 and two Communion Cups dated 1859…
Replaces an earlier church built in 1733 by the chief of the Clan MacFarlane when his land was separated from Luss parish. Extant remains of the…
Gothic T Plan with the Colquhoun family's laird's loft and hammerbeam roof. Stained Glass windows. Graveyard incl. 11C Norse hogback tombstone. 18-20C…
A GUIDED WALK with Elizabeth Pitts and Susanne Hall : Thursday 8th September at 2:30pm.Meet outside the Scout Hall in Ferry Road at 2:30pm. Booking is…
Replaces church destroyed during the Blitz. Baptismal font in memory of children killed in Blitz. Coffee morning.
Two guided walks along the Forth & Clyde Canal 1: Clydebank to Dalmuir Drop Lock - meet at the bandstand, Clyde Shopping Centre 2: Dalmuir Drop Lock…
A private dwelling house by John Boyd, architect. A mid-30s Moderne house restored to original 1935 Art Deco condition. Walnut panelled hall by…
B Listed. Sculpted reliefs and plaques by Frank Tritschier - "Pelican feeding its young from its own blood', inspired by St Thomas Aquinas.
Unusual Gothic Tower. Splendid Lewis organ.
How to get there : High Street at junction with Church and Castle Streets.A plain pedimented Georgian building designed by John Brash of Glasgow,…
A BUS TOUR with David Carson.Saturday the 10th September at 10:30am and 2:30pm.Meet at the Clydebank Town Hall.Duration 1.5 hrs. Booking required.…
A SPECIAL EXTRA : An opportunity to visit the nearby Titan Crane for FREE on Saturday the 10th. To ensure you get a place, phone 0141 562 2889.This…
From Romans until the Industrial Revolution in Duntocher and Hardgate.On the 7th July 2008 the Antonine Wall was listed as an extension to the World…
The gardens are at Robin House, very near Balloch. Robin House is the local premises of Children's Hospices Across Scotland (CHAS). How to get there:…
Dating back to 6C, this early Christian site has part of a pre-Christian standing stone in the porch of the church. The present church was built on…
James Hay. Fine Gothic building. John Logie Baird and Andrew Bonar Law Memorial windows.
1863 John Honeyman. Gothic style. Later alterations by William Leiper in 1888. Attractive interior, chancel alterations 1963.
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…
How to get there : Gilmour Street, Alexandria (off the Main Street). Category A listed.The grand ornate red sandstone facade hints at something…
This is an active office building with the Leven Suite and Chamber room being used for marriages and civil partnership ceremonies.James Thomson,…
Designed by John MacLeod, architect in1887 in the Gothic style. The third church for West Bridgend United Presbyterian Church was fully restored in…
This trail covers a wide range of history of Dumbarton and the Vale of Leven. Bridges, glass production, textile industries such as Turkey Red,…
The walk will be led by Dave Harvie. Meet at the Municipal Buildings at 13.00. The tour will terminate at Levenford House at approximately 15.15.
New for this year, Cochno House was built in 1757 and is attributed to John Adam. It is a deep-plan, seven bay pavilion roofed house of classical…
Taking in historical sites in and around Duntocher, Hardgate and Faifley with Dave Carson of West Dunbartonshire Heritage.
The Romans built the Antonine Wall near here in 142A.D.before retreating to Hadrian's Wall after only 20 years.Farming communities and villages such…
Saturday 1st September.Dumbarton. How to get there : Strathleven Place opposite Dumbarton Central Library (near the main roundabout) and a short walk…
Built to replace an earlier medieval church. A Georgian kirk in rust-red stone with classical features. Memorial wall plaques give details of clergy…
Perpendicular style with castellated tower. Stained glass. Kirkyard with 18C gravestones. Tomb of Thomas Nairn, a local Covenanter.
Built under the Church of Scotland Church Extension Scheme. A large 'Heritage Tapestry' depicts the former church buildings, and a war memorial from…
How to get there : Main Street corner of Queen Drive near Vale of Leven Academy.Dedicated and opened for worship on the Second Sunday in Advent in…
Founded 1648. Graveyard. McLeod Campbell Memorial Window by Louis Davis of Pinner. Modern windows, wood carving inspired by Leonardo da Vinci's 'Last…
By J & R S Ingram of Kilmarnock. Scots-Baronial style Town Hall built by public subscription, it features a substantial first floor balcony and…
Originally Renton Old Parish Church which united wth Renton Union Church, then Renton Millburn Church in 1969. Stained glass windows by Oscar Paterson…
Category B listed mid 19C church converted to hall on addition of new church by John Honeyman in 1883. There will be a historical exhibition and…
Guided walks will be led by members of Helensburgh Heritage Trust. Depart 10.00, 12.00, 2.00 & 4.00 from the Tourist Information Centre, Clock…
How to get there : Glasgow Road, near Kilbowie Road intersection. Recently restored and renovated 1902 building by James Miller. The clock tower was…
Refurbished museum with shop.
This walking tour celebrates the work of local Victorian architect,John Allan.The walk will take us from the Stirling Smith through King’s Park…
This walking tour celebrates the architectural heritage of King Street.Originally the royal burgh’s ‘High Gait’ the street was transformed inthe…
New to Stirling’s Doors Open Days! StMary’s Episcopal Primary School hasbeen on its present site since 1850. Whenit was founded, there was no…
New to Stirling’s Doors Open Days! This prominent gabled gothicchurch was built to serve Dunblane, it is Category B Listed and datesfrom 1843. It was…
The Sculpture Placement Group, an organisation that workswith artists to place sculptures in locations throughout thecountry, has two sculptures…
King Street, Stirling FK8 1AYTuesday 11th September: 6.00 – 7.00 – meeting point outside King Street entrance to Stirling ArcadeThis walking tour…
Stirling Walking the Marches is a yearly procession to celebrate our800-year-old tradition of inspecting Stirling’s city boundariesIt promises to be a…
The Tolbooth was once known as the worst jail in history! Now a Cateogry A Listed public building, it is still a particularly important building in…
A free conference exploring and celebrating the history of the King's Park from Frontier to Royal Park and Tourist Attraction, including, weather…
Forthside Way, Stirling FK8 1QZ Visit The Engine Shed - Scotland's national centre for building conservation - and see the remarkable refurbishment of…
Come and see this Category B Listed Building and one of the most popular youth hostels in Scotland. The original building, Erskine Marykirk Church,…
Located at the centre of Stirling’s Old Town, the Category A Listed Tolbooth was built at the start of the 1700s and is an exceptionally good example…
An opportunity to visit the cells! Popular with all the family, the Category B Listed Sheriff Court is not to be missed. Originally designed by Thomas…
If you’re interested in your family history, history of your house, any another building or the past in general within the Stirling Council area then…
This year Stirling Community Fire Station is having an open day which will include: the Scotish Fire and Rescue Service; Police Scotland, Scottish…
Civic Trusts have been established in Scotland for over 50 years, Stirling Civic Trust started in 1977. Trusts were set up to monitor planning…
This Gothic Arts and Crafts simple style church building, designed by James Miller and constructed by Hugh Kennedy, dates from 1892-3 and is Category…
Designed by Peter Paul Pugin and opened in 1905. Late Gothic red sandstone church with a lofty vaulted interior, stone arches and angel corbels.…
2 Park Terrace, Stirling FK8 2NA Not to be missed! St Columba’s is a prominent and building within King’s Park, dating from 1902 it is Category B…
St Blane’s located close to the heart of Dunblane and is a Category B Listed Gothic Revival design church of cruciform plan dating from 1853-54. This…
Set within the sunny village of Callander this particularly attractive Gothic church is Category B Listed and was built by the resident stone mason…
This is a very rare opportunity for a limited number of visitors to book your place on a tour of this fantastic little house (tour duration will…
Take your opportunity to see the moon, and more, through the 130 year-old Newtonian reflecting telescope within the copper-domed Observatory at the…
Mugdock Castle is situated within the scenic Mugdock Country Park, which is one of Scotland’s most popular visitor attractions. This Scheduled…
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…
Come and visit Scotland’s oldest purpose-built private library, prominently located within the centre of the historic Cathedral City of Dunblane and…
Lecropt Parish Church dates from the early 1800s and the large pinnacle tower of this Category A Listed Building is now just visible from the M9 above…
The Smiddy is located next to The Cross in Kippen, right at the centre of the village. It was used by the Rennie family as a blacksmiths for nearly…
Situated in the beautiful village of Kippen is the Category B Listed Kippen Parish Church. A church in Kippen was first mentioned in public records in…
Being so far inland, Kippen is not somewhere you would expect to find a boat builders! Boats used to be fully built and fitted out in Kippen before…
The Iris Murdoch Building is the home of the Dementia Services Development Centre (DSDC) at the University of Stirling, it is an international centre…
Holy Trinity, Stirling, dating from the late 1878 is a stunning Category A Listed church.Converted by Sir Robert Rowand Anderson in 1921 to…
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…
The Dementia Services Development Centre is housed in the purpose built Iris Murdoch Building and is an innovative example of dementia friendly design…
49 St John Street, Stirling FK8 1ED This Category A Listed hospital building at the Top of the Town was designed by John Mylne in 1639 and founded by…
The Category A Listed Church of the Holy Rude is the second oldest building in Stirling (after the castle) and has been a place of worship for over…