Historic Attractions in Scotland
Subcategory: Historic Buildings, Historic Sites & Monuments or Towns & Villages
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...
New Lanark, Lanark, Lanarkshire, ML11 9DB
This cotton mill village was founded in 1785 and became famous as the site of Robert Owen's model community.
Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
The oldest lead cast statue in Britain, portraying Charles II as a Roman emperor, it was completed in 1685 a month before...
Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
This memorial to the Duke of Wellington, victor over the French at the Battle of Waterloo in 1816, was erected in 1852.
Edinburgh, EH2 4DR
The Georgian House is part of Robert Adam's masterpiece of urban design, Charlotte Square. It dates from 1796.
Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
A boarding school, it was established in 1847 to feed, shelter and educate some of the Old Town’s many destitute children.
by Dunbar, East Lothian, EH42
These impressive lime kilns were built in the mid 19th century. The limestone was quarried nearby and coal to fire the...
Kirriemuir, Angus, DD8 4BX
The creator of the eternal magic of 'Peter Pan' - J M Barrie - was born here in 1860.
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.
Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
This impressive building and piazza just off the Royal Mile was designed by John Adam as a forum for city merchants to...
By Dumfries, Dumfries & Galloway, DG2 8BX
A carefully renovated 18th century water-powered oatmeal mill in full working order, with regular demonstrations in the...
Alloway, Ayr, KA7 4PQ
Major new museum housing the most important Burns collection in the World. Temporary exhibitions, cafe, and shop.
| 1 | Crinan Canal | Ardrishaig, Crinan, Argyll, Scotland, UK | |
| 2 | New Lanark Visitor Centre | New Lanark, Lanark, Lanarkshire, ML11 9DB | |
| 3 | Finavon Doocot (NTS) | Finavon, Scotland, UK | |
| 4 | Charles II Statue | Edinburgh, Scotland, UK | |
| 5 | Duke of Wellington Statue | Edinburgh, Scotland, UK | |
| 6 | Georgian House (NTS) | Edinburgh, EH2 4DR | |
| 7 | Formaston Cross Slab | The Lodge on the Loch, Aboyne, AB34 5BR | |
| 8 | Bute House | Edinburgh, Scotland, UK | |
| 9 | Ragged School | Edinburgh, Scotland, UK | |
| 10 | Cat Craig Lime Kilns | by Dunbar, East Lothian, EH42 | |
| 11 | J M Barrie's Birthplace (NTS) | Kirriemuir, Angus, DD8 4BX | |
| 12 | Weavers Cottage Museum (NTS) | Kilbarchan, Renfrewshire, PA10 2JG | |
| 13 | Edinburgh City Chambers | Edinburgh, Scotland, UK | |
| 14 | New Abbey Cornmill (HS) | By Dumfries, Dumfries & Galloway, DG2 8BX | |
| 15 | Robert Burns Birthplace Museum (NTS) | Alloway, Ayr, KA7 4PQ |
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