Historic Attractions in Scotland
Subcategory: Historic Buildings
Edinburgh, EH1 1SR
The oldest house on the Royal Mile, with an exhibition on its two most famous residents. John Knox and James Mossman.
Kilbarchan, Renfrewshire, PA10 2JG
This typical 18th-century handloom weaver's cottage houses the last of 800 looms working in this village in the 1830's.
Dunrossness, Shetland, ZE2 9JD
This beautifully restored mill with its overshot wheel, is in full working order. There are regular guided tours of the...
Royal Mile, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
This historic building constructed in 1851 was for many years the principal reservoir of the city of Edinburgh. It held...
Edinburgh, EH1 2NT
The building is the most important example of a 17th-century tenement building to survive in Edinburgh.
Edinburgh, Edinburgh, EH1 2PF
The first open court or square of its type in Edinburgh, it was built in 1692 by Robert Mylne, Master Mason to the King.
Alloway, Ayr, KA7 4PQ
Major new museum housing the most important Burns collection in the World. Temporary exhibitions, cafe, and shop.
Kirkoswald, Ayrshire, KA19 8HY
The home of John Davidson, village souter (shoemaker), who inspired the character Souter Johnnie in Robert Burns' famous...
Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
This prominent Edinburgh landmark, known until the 1980s as the North British Hotel, was a traditional railway hotel.
Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
Known originally as Short’s Observatory – you can still just about make out the lettering on the tower, it is the...
Barry, Carnoustie, Angus, DD7 7RJ
The last water-powered meal mill to work in Angus, once producing oatmeal and animal feed. There are regular milling...
Edinburgh, EH1 2PB
A fashionable address in its day it is named after its builder James Brownhill and was built about 1725.
Forres, Moray, IV36
The most northerly built monument to Nelson in Scotland with spectacular views across Forres, Findhorn Bay and the Moray...
Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
This royal residence was where Mary Queen of Scots gave birth in 1566 to the future James VI of Scotland and James I of...
| 1 | John Knox House and Scottish Storytelling Centre | Edinburgh, EH1 1SR | |
| 2 | Weavers Cottage Museum (NTS) | Kilbarchan, Renfrewshire, PA10 2JG | |
| 3 | Quendale Watermill | Dunrossness, Shetland, ZE2 9JD | |
| 4 | Tartan Weaving Mill | Royal Mile, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK | |
| 5 | Gladstone's Land (NTS) | Edinburgh, EH1 2NT | |
| 6 | Milne’s Court | Edinburgh, Edinburgh, EH1 2PF | |
| 7 | Robert Burns Birthplace Museum (NTS) | Alloway, Ayr, KA7 4PQ | |
| 8 | Souter Johnnie's Cottage (NTS) | Kirkoswald, Ayrshire, KA19 8HY | |
| 9 | Balmoral Hotel | Edinburgh, Scotland, UK | |
| 10 | Camera Obscura – Short’s Observatory | Edinburgh, Scotland, UK | |
| 11 | Barry Mill (NTS) | Barry, Carnoustie, Angus, DD7 7RJ | |
| 12 | James’ Court | Edinburgh, EH1 2PB | |
| 13 | Nelson Tower | Forres, Moray, IV36 | |
| 14 | John Muir's Birthplace | Dunbar, East Lothian, EH42 1JJ | |
| 15 | Edinburgh Castle - Royal Palace | Edinburgh, Scotland, UK |
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