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The Municipal Carillon of Aberdeen is in the tower of St Nicholas Church and is the largest in the British Isles. There are 48 bells, making up four octaves, and all were cast by Gillet and Johnston of Croydon. ??The carillon is played every Sunday…

Boasting many fine gothic style features and stained-glass windows, the building is situated in the approximate area of the medieval Carmelite Friary. Dr Chris Croly will give a talk at 12.30pm on the history and archaeology of the area

Carmyllie church is in its 528th year on this site and is a beautiful church with spectacular stained glass windows.It also has a rich history with Rev Patrick Bell, minister of Carmyllie, who invented the reaper in 1828. He did not patent it so as…

Carmyllie Church was refurbished in 1874 although the present building dates back to 1609. Its most famous minister was Rev Patrick Bell who invented the reaping machine which is commemorated in the stained glass windows. Old photographs, artefacts,…

Carnegie Hall opened in 1937 with a programme of musical recitals and children's entertainment, and became the main theatre for variety shows and amateur dramatics in the town. We now present a wide programme of music, comedy, dance and drama. The…

Welcome to Dunfermline Carnegie Library & Galleries. With a lively programme and so much to enjoy under one roof, our venue offers the perfect all-day visitor attraction. There’s always something new, so you can visit often! In addition to The…

Fine late 17C house attributed to Sir William Bruce for Viscount Tarbat, Justice General in 1681, Lord Register, and later Secretary of State for Scotland in 1702. Incorporates East Granton Tower built around 1580 in the Barony of Royston.

Although altered in each of the subsequent centuries, this 16th century towerhouse still has a defensive feel with fluted gun-loops set in corbelled turrets. The earliest of many datestones is for 1602 and there is a fine 17th century plaster ceiling…

The church was built in 1766 to replace the medieval church adjacent to Carriden House. It is T-shaped in plan and finished in simple Georgian style. An aedicule was attached to the north side of the building in 1771 to protect the monument to Sir…

Designed by P Macgregor Chalmers and opened in 1909 this building is a prominent land and seamark. Its simple Romanesque style features a tall tower capped by a pyramidal spire and with a recessed entrance doorway set in an ornate arch at its foot.…

Loch Lomond & The Trossachs National Park Authority head quarters, Balloch. Also home to the Community Partnership. How to get there : Carrochan Road, off Stirling or Balloch Road; near the Co-Op. Design team led by Page & Park : 2005. This…

Carron Phoenix is the successor of the old Carron Company, and today is the world's largest manufacturer of granite sinks, a fascinating and complex process; and the UK's largest manufacturer of stainless steel sinks, which is an exercise in…

Stylish single storey brick reinforced concrete Art Deco restaurant raised on terrace above period garden with original wrought iron gate. Generous central bow with elaborate glazed windows overlooking balcony with wrought iron railings. Interior has…

Built in 1863 as the private residence of mill owner Andrew Duncan, and most recently used as the offices for Carrongrove Papermill, an opulent mid-Victorian villa. Current plans are to redevelop the building into apartments.

In a wild but beautiful setting under the great hills of Cairnsmore of Carsphairn, the village is home to a small and dynamic community. Back in 1987 villagers came together to form the Carsphairn Heritage Group, and as a result information of local…

Attractive and dignified, this church is today a simple whitewashed building. It replaced a much old building, which was destroyed in fire. The church has a central communion table, one of the very few in Scotland. There is a plaque to John Semple,…

Built on the site of the old family house of Putachie, the entrance front of which it was originally intended should form part of the present building. However, as there was difficulty making the old and new windows correspond, Putachie was pulled…

Castle Fraser is one of the grandest of the Scottish Baronial tower houses, a building to be savoured with its fine examples of towers, crow-step gables and coats of arms to name but a few delights. A walk round the castle is like viewing a huge…

The Castle House Museum is set in stunning and well maintained gardens atop a hillside opposite the Gourock-Dunoon ferry terminal.? The Museum tells the story of Dunoon through the ages from the Stone Age all the way through to the American Naval…

The Castle Jail was built on the site of a royal castle. The castle has been completely demolished and the new jail was built in 1820 and is the only surviving example of a prison modelled on the principles of the prison reformer John Howard.The jail…

Castle Leod is the finest 14th Century Tower House in Ross & Cromarty. It is a Grade A Listed Building of great historical importance and architectural merit, and is remarkable in that it has survived in relatively good condition up to the…

Edinburgh Printmakers transformed the former North British Rubber Company HQ into a vibrant new creative hub, Castle Mills. Placing art and creativity at the heart of Edinburgh?s Fountainbridge area, this much-loved post-industrial building is once…

The walled garden was dear to the Queen Mother's heart and represents a real triumph over the neglect of time and the onslaught of the elements. Within the shelter of The Great Wall of Mey, a traditional Scottish rose garden has been lovingly…

Discover the comforts of the life of a Jacobean laird at this fine towerhouse standing above Luce Bay. Castle of Park was built in 1590 by the son of the last abbot of Glenluce, who left his inscription over the door: � THIS VERK VAS BEGUN THE FIRST…

The recently renovated Castle of St John is an early 17th century tower house. It was built by the Adairs of Kilhilt, one of the most powerful families in late medieval Wigtownshire and used by lairds in the 16th and 17th centuries. Over the years it…

Castle Roy is reported to be the oldest masonry fortification in Scotland, dating from 1200 (MacGibbon and Ross 1872-1914) and is a very rare example of an unaltered building of its type.It will remain the most accessible fortress when it opens to…

Castle Sinclair Girnigoe, a wild and romantic ruin with a turbulent past sitting on a precipitous promontory, finally giving up its secrets to archaeologists as this season's excavations come a close.

Castle of St John, Stranraer and Guided Town trail led by John Picken. A chance to meet Matt Baker, one of the artists behind this national award-winning town square, and hear about its inspiration and the background to its design and build.Matt,…

Built around 1320 for the MacDougalls, the castle today belongs to the Stewarts. Gaelic name is Stalcaire, meaning Hunter or Falconer. The castle was acquired in 1965 by Lt. Col. D. R. Stewart Allward who restored the castle over a period of ten…

Built around 1320 for the MacDougalls, the castle today belongs to the Stewarts.
Gaelic name is Stalcaire, meaning Hunter or Falconer.
The castle was acquired in 1965 by Lt. Col. D. R. Stewart Allward who restored the castle over a period of ten…

Built around 1320 for the MacDougalls, the castle today belongs to the Stewarts. Gaelic name is Stalcaire, meaning Hunter or Falconer. The castle was acquired in 1965 by Lt. Col. D. R. Stewart Allward who restored the castle over a period of ten…

For further information on the walks through Elgin's unique history and heritage please visit our website at:www.elginheritage.scot

Castlebank Horticultural Centre is the hub for many outdoor events throughout the year. The centre is managed by the Lanark Community Development Trust and it also acts as a base for Lanark in Bloom. The facility, and much of Castlebank Park, is…

Newly opened refurbished farm buildings.

During Doors Open Day, discover Castlemilk�s oldest surviving building. See the magnificent 15-foot high fireplace that once graced the now-demolished Castlemilk House. Learn about the Stuart family and their love of horses on a visit to this…

Crichton Wood, architect, ran workshops on Doors Open Day for children & adults to design and make modern Scottish Castles.

CatStrand is a unique venue in historic New Galloway, the smallest Royal Burgh in Scotland. Originally the town’s primary school, the granite building was imaginatively renovated and extended in 2006/07 to create a multi-use arts and visitor centre.…

We will host an exhibition �Gathering�the Voices� telling the stories of�refugees from Nazi Germany with�talks about holocaust survivors. Local�artist Lynn Wolfson, designer of�Scotland�s only permanent holocaust�memorial sculpture, housed in…

Smallest cathedral in Britain, a gem by William Butterfield, built for George Boyle, 6th Earl of Glasgow. Interior with polychrome tiles, rich windows and much stencil work. It is a retreat and study centre.

Sympathetic conversion of a vernacular farm building to create a modern house. It has been featured in Scottish Television's The Home Show.

Historic 1920's soaperie, Scotland's oldest. Caurnie is situated within its own organic herb garden. There is a?soap press to make round bars. Hand-cut?and hand-made soaps are created here.The building contains many of the original tools and machines…

The former estate of the Stirling family crossed by the Antonine wall with landscaped grounds, doocot, ice house, listed trees. House originally 17th Century but the West wing was remodelled c1820 by David Hamilton. Contains Roman legionary slab. Now…

At the west end of Cawdor village is Cawdor Parish Church. The first church on this site appears to have been T-shaped and was built in 1619. Parts of the former church of 1619, including the porch, are incorporated into the present church which…

Constructed in just a few weeks in 1922 as Edinburgh�s Industrial Exhibition Hall, the building played host to many large national shows in the 1920s, including the Scottish Motor Show and Edinburgh�s Christmas Fun Fair. The building became a bus…

The Central Fire Station is one of four fire stations located within Aberdeen City. The station was opened in 1998 and further converted in 2016 to house the Aberdeen City LSO HQ. This is a great chance to explore the station and get Fire Service…

The elegant red sandstone building was designed by the City Architect and completed in 1901 for the oldest municipal Fire Brigade in the UK. Photographs and exhibits from the middle ages onwards. A popular venue for both adults and children.

Visit Scotland�s first purpose-built Sikh Gurdwara, the hub of the Scottish Sikh community. It is a place where people can congregate to practice their faith, gain religious and social education, learn music, eat, and quite importantly, socialise.For…

Central Library is a beautiful Victorian building, designed by the 19th century Scottish architect, George Washington Browne, in French Renaissance style. Funded by Andrew Carnegie and opened in 1890 it was built on the site of the mansion of Sir…

The CCA has been at the centre of Glasgow�s art scene for 25 years. Its year-round programme includes exhibitions, film, music, literature, festivals, Gaelic and performance.�� Designed in 1868 by Alexander Greek Thomson, and previously home to The…

The Centre for Health Science is a multi-user facility located next to Raigmore Hospital in Inverness. The Centre was one of the first of its kind in the UK and specialises in health-related teaching, training, research and patient care. The…

The University of Edinburgh’s main gym facilities and the indoor sport centre are based at the Pleasance, an interesting complex of buildings which form an important part of Edinburgh’s brewing history dating back to the 18th century. The…

The Thistle Foundation is a Scottish charity that supports people living with long-term health conditions. In 2016 the Thistle Foundation opened a purpose-built Centre of Wellbeing in the heart of Craigmillar. 18,000 people have visited the Centre…

Explore this granite fronted building and hear about a range of support and services available for disadvantaged, vulnerable individuals, families and communities in Aberdeen and the North East.?

Chalmers Church, opened in 1839, was the first ecclesiastical building opened in Morningside.Decommissioned by the Church of Scotland in 1990 it was purchased by Napier University and used as a performing arts centre.It is now owned by a thriving…

The A-listed Church building is virtually as it was on opening day 1 April 1905 with many of the original arts and crafts features still in use. The church adopted the title Chalmers Memorial at the time of the Church of Scotland re-union in 1929.

Category A Listed.�2 and 3 story complex of civic institution with large frontage to High Street and quadrangle with hall to rear, incorporating fragments of late 16th/early 17th century fabric.�Originally the gift of William Chambers and later…

The Chapel of St Albert the Great is part of St Albert?s Catholic Chaplaincy which exists to serve the spiritual needs of staff and students at Edinburgh?s Universities. The Chapel was designed by Stuart Allan of Simpson and Brown and opened in 2012.…

Founded in 1677, Lodge Canongate Kilwinning meets in the historic Chapel of St John, the oldest purpose-built Masonic meeting room in the world today dating from 1735. Throughout its long history, the Lodge has drawn members from all ages and walks…

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 the site in 1467 and in 17C served as a Protestant chapel of ease. In 1948, the land of which it is…

Dedicated in 1296, Saint Mary of the Storms is a rare medieval survivor with its rubble-built east gable wall and three early English lancets. Lengthened in 15C with rectangular windows in west gable and late medieval priest's doorway in the south…

Free St George?s Church, designed by David Bryce, was built on the corner of Shandwick Place and Stafford Street in 1869. A 56m campanile, designed by Rowand Anderson, based on St Giorgio Maggiore, Venice, was added in 1881. This is the building that…

Built in the 1730s by William Adam as a decorative feature in the grand design of the Hamilton Estates landscape, Chatelherault comprises four main pavilion buildings with linking walls. The western pavilion features fine Georgian plasterwork and…

Childline is a free and confidential helpline service delivered by the NSPCC. Everything they do protects children today and prevents abuse tomorrow. They exist to fight for every childhood. Come and meet with the team who will show you around the…

Come along on Saturday 31st Aug and explore historical buildings while trying to find the James Watt figures. James Watt, a Greenock born famous inventor died 200 years ago and we are commemorating his death with a number of activities. Children can…

Designed by R Rowand Anderson in a relatively plain Gothic style and completed in 1864, the exterior of this church belies the homely extravagance of the polychrome interior. It is lined with yellow-brown glazed bricks with red bands three bricks…

Attractively simple nave and chancel with tall narrow lancets, porch at south-west and octagonal spirelet. Harled with fine freestone dressings including corbel course, gabled skewputs and bellcote.

Christ Church (Scottish Episcopal Church) circa 1876, was one of the churches built to service the growing population of South Edinburgh in the 19th century. It is French Gothic, the apse with its gables and flying buttresses face onto the road while…

The Category B listed Christ Church was built in 1849, designed by Thomas MacKenzie and sits within the conservation Area of Huntly and compliments the other fine buildings in this historic town. It has an attractive simple nave and chancel, tall…

Christian Heritage Museum traces Christianity in Scotland from time of St Ninian and St Columba. Models, maps, pictures, early music scripts, illuminated lectionary, and Bibles. Artefacts dating from 12C include religious statues, jewelled…

The stupendous tomb of William Henry Miller of Craigentinny, designed 1848-56 by David Rhind, is an extraordinary sight amongst the prim 1930s bungalows of Craigentinny. Known as the Craigentinny Marbles, relief panels by Alfred Gatley depict "The…

Owned and managed by the City of Edinburgh Council the Church Hill Theatre, once a church, is one of Scotland's leading non-professional theatres playing host to local amateur dramatic and dance groups.

Small rogue Gothic church by J Russell Mackenzie. Elaborate traceried and archaded front with mincer plate wheel window, gabled doorway, cusped lancets and transepts. Three bay aisleless buttressed nave, shallow projecting transepts and semi-circular…

The church building was designed in Salt Lake City and must have looked very American when it was first built. It has unfortunately lost its original copper roof but its elegant needle-topped spire is a familiar landmark on North Anderson Drive. On…

Very impressive design, replicating many features of late 15C details, reminiscent of the Church of the Holy Rude in Stirling. Note the crowsteps on the chancel roof, the small buttresses, the arrangement of tower and spire. Refurbished with rood…

The Assembly Hall was designed by David Bryce and built in 1858-9. The United Free Church of Scotland united in 1929 and the Hall has been the site of the Kirk's General Assembly since then. Overlooking the Moderator's chair, the centre of the south…

This white church on the ski road is passed by thousands every year, very few of whom realise that it is a masterpiece. It was designed by Sir Ninian Comper (1864-1960). He was a Scot who was arguably the greatest British 20th Church Architect and…

This Episcopal Church of Scotland, one of only two in Caithness, was designed by architect Alexander Ross, and built in 1868-70, It has seating for approximately 110 people. The Church became a category 'B-listed' building in 1997. The interior has a…

The north aisle was added in 1898 and the tower in 1913. Note the great east window and memorial nave windows, the Sir Ninian Comper reredos and 16th century font from Kinkell Church, Inverurie.

The Foundation Stone for the Church was laid in 1961 and the church was completed in 1962. It was the first new church to be built in the new town of Cumbernauld. As the church was to serve the whole town a site on top of the hill near to the Town…

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 600 years. King James VI was crowned within the church and it houses the largest romantic organ in…

The architecture and furnishings of this building are described in the Catholic Directory of 1852 as being 'in strict mediaeval style as far as circumstances permit'. The grouping of the church porch, Presbytery House and outhouse, each with simple…

The Sacred Heart Church is a Roman Catholic Church that is served by the Society of Jesus (Jesuits). The architect of the Church was the Jesuit priest Fr. Richard Vaughn SJ and the Church was founded in 1859. Over the years, the church has been…

This original mews workshop has been converted by WT Architecture into a small and intricate maisonette by connecting it to the previously inaccessible vault beneath. Sections of glass floor and walls and deep cuts into the vaults let light in to…

The former offices of Glasgow's Evening Citizen newspaper are now The Citizen, a stylish bar and dining room. Enjoy photography and archive editions of the Evening Citizen alongside street art and paintings from some of Glasgow's greatest emerging…

This iconic theatre has a vibrant history in its Gorbals home. There are backstage areas and hidden gems under the stage.�������

Opened in Glasgow city centre 2016 as a sister site to the college's Riverside Campus. Enjoy the impressive atrium space, and check out the simulated aircraft cabin, TV and radio studios, professional training kitchens and other world-class…

The main part of the building known today as the City Chambers was built in 1753 by John Adam and was called The Royal Exchange. In 1811 it was taken over by the Council as they had outgrown their previous accommodation at the Tolbooth. From…

A pair of gems in the Merchant City - City Halls, Glasgow's oldest purpose-built performance space has been entertaining visitors since 1841. The adjoining Old Fruitmarket has been reborn as a music venue while still retaining its traditional market…

The only category A-listed Methodist church in Scotland, this 1816 building and its adjacent halls have recently been refurbished and transformed under the direction of architects Page\Park. Beautiful light-filled sanctuary, ingeniously adapted…

The rooftop of this building, one of Scotland's largest colleges, has wonderful views over the central conservation area and beyond.

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 have evolved over the years to the present day where we now have 71 plots of assorted sizes in use.…

Clachan has been a place of continual worship for 800 years although the current church dates from 1817. It has been at the heart of some of Scotland’s most iconic history.Clachans lairds, the Mackenzie’s of Ballone, lost land and fortune fighting…

Campsie Glen has been popular with day trippers for over 200 years now. Before that access was impossible, because the Glen was on private land. Towards the end of 18C, however, on a point of principle, the local landowner John McFarlan of…

Clackmannan was once the county town, where the Sheriff Court was held and where the Tolbooth was built in 1592. There will be guided walks around this fascinating historic town, led by members of the Heritage Group. The walks will look at the Stone…

Designed by James Gillespie Graham, this fine building probably replaced the medieval church built on the site in 1249. In perpendicular Georgian Gothic, with a buttressed tower against the west gable, there have been a number of alterations, but the…

Clackmannan Tower dates from c1360 and was built by the Bruce family. In the 15th century the building was raised to its current height and the taller south wing was constructed. A new mansion was built to the west of the tower in the late 16th…

Clackmannan Town Hall was built in four phases. The main hall was designed by the Alloa architect Adam Frame and built in 1888. The Art Nouveau-style, red sandstone facade on Main Street, designed by Ebenezer Simpson, was gifted by John Thomson…

Situated in the heart of Border Reiving country you’ll find the world’s largest Armstrong Museum. The Anglo-Scottish Reiving past will be on show, including arms, armour, heraldry, archives and the extensive library. Trace the history of this…

CLAN House is the purpose-built headquarters of CLAN Cancer Support, which was officially opened in May 2012. The wellbeing and support centre provides a range of emotional and practical support services to anyone affected by cancer, a library and…