Historic Attractions in Scotland

Nr. Tomintoul, Ballindalloch, Banffshire, Scotland, UK

An attractive plaque, beside the well on the A939 records how five companies of the 33rd Regiment built this section of...

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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

On top of Calton Hill this is one of Edinburgh’s most photographed monuments. It was erected in 1831 in memory of Dugald...

Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

Bobby was a Skye terrier who belonged to John Gray – a night watchman with Edinburgh City Police. John died in 1858 and...

Dumbarton, North Dunbartonshire, Scotland, UK

Linking Grangemouth on the Firth of Forth to Bowling on the Clyde, the canal opened in 1790. It closed to freight traffic...

Edinburgh, EH1 1RE

Known as the ‘Father of Firefighting’, James Braidwood at the age of 24, founded the world’s first municipal fire...

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, 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, Edinburgh, EH2 1JD

William Pitt the Younger became Britain’s youngest prime minister at the age of 24.

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Corpach, By Fort William, Scotland, UK

Opened in 1822 this was one of the great engineering undertakings of its day. The eight locks at Corpach known as...

Edinburgh, EH7 5AA

Perched high on Calton Hill at the east end of the city centre.

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Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

This monument was erected in 1910 in memory of the officers and men of the Black Watch regiment who died during the 1899...

Edinburgh, EH1 3BJ

This 90 foot obelisk, in the Calton Burial Ground, is sometimes known as the ‘Hamilton Obelisk’and was erected in 1844...

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...

Edinburgh, Edinburgh, EH1 2HH

Situated at the foot of The West Bow, Victoria Street.This was the first of the well heads built to supply water to the...