Historic Attractions in Scotland
Subcategory: Abbeys, Churches & Cathedrals, Historic Buildings or Historic Sites & Monuments
Edinburgh, Edinburgh, EH2 1JD
William Pitt the Younger became Britain’s youngest prime minister at the age of 24.
Glasgow, G2 1DU
In the very heart of Glasgow stands one of the city's most important and prestigious buildings - the City Chambers.
By Dumfries, Dumfries & Galloway, DG2 8BX
A carefully renovated 18th century water-powered oatmeal mill in full working order, with regular demonstrations in the...
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.
Dunfermline, Fife, KY12 7PE
The oldest and perhaps most splendid of Scotland's abbeys, Dunfermline, was founded by David I. The abbey church, built by...
Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
The largest open space in the Old Town, the Grassmarket was the site of a weekly market for cattle, horses and sheep, and...
East Linton, East Lothian, EH40 3DS
The oldest mechanically intact water-driven mill in Scotland. See and hear the mill in action and find out about the...
Edinburgh, EH2 2EJ
The largest monument to a writer in the world, this memorial to Sir Walter Scott the famous Scottish author, was proposed...
Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
A British politician and substantial landowner the 5th Duke of Buccleuch, 1806 -1884, is best remembered in Edinburgh as...
Ardrishaig, Crinan, Argyll, Scotland, UK
An amazing achievement in its day, the canal opened in 1801. It allows vessels to reach the West Highlands without...
Edinburgh, EH1 2NT
The building is the most important example of a 17th-century tenement building to survive in Edinburgh.
Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
This attractive mid 17th century house was once owned by the Duke of Queensberry.
Scotland, UK
A venue for graduations, concerts and public functions the hall was paid for by Sir William McEwan founder of the...
Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
On top of Calton Hill this is one of Edinburgh’s most photographed monuments. It was erected in 1831 in memory of Dugald...
Kirriemuir, Angus, DD8 4BX
The creator of the eternal magic of 'Peter Pan' - J M Barrie - was born here in 1860.
| 1 | William Pitt Statue | Edinburgh, Edinburgh, EH2 1JD | |
| 2 | Glasgow City Chambers | Glasgow, G2 1DU | |
| 3 | New Abbey Cornmill (HS) | By Dumfries, Dumfries & Galloway, DG2 8BX | |
| 4 | Weavers Cottage Museum (NTS) | Kilbarchan, Renfrewshire, PA10 2JG | |
| 5 | Dunfermline Palace and Abbey (HS) | Dunfermline, Fife, KY12 7PE | |
| 6 | Grassmarket | Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK | |
| 7 | Preston Mill and Phantassie Doocot (NTS) | East Linton, East Lothian, EH40 3DS | |
| 8 | Scott Monument | Edinburgh, EH2 2EJ | |
| 9 | Duke of Buccleuch Statue | Edinburgh, Scotland, UK | |
| 10 | Crinan Canal | Ardrishaig, Crinan, Argyll, Scotland, UK | |
| 11 | Gladstone's Land (NTS) | Edinburgh, EH1 2NT | |
| 12 | Queensberry House | Edinburgh, Scotland, UK | |
| 13 | McEwan Hall | Scotland, UK | |
| 14 | Dugald Stewart Monument | Edinburgh, Scotland, UK | |
| 15 | J M Barrie's Birthplace (NTS) | Kirriemuir, Angus, DD8 4BX |
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