Historic Attractions in Scotland

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

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.

The Lodge on the Loch, Aboyne, AB34 5BR

Formaston Cross Slab

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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...

Edinburgh, Edinburgh, EH2 1JD

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

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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...

Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

More than a monument, this small temple was erected in 1831 in memory of Robert Burns 1759 -1792, Scotland’s national poet.

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 1RE

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

Rowardennan, by Drymen, Stirlingshire, G63 0AR

Archaeological traces of typical post-medieval farming settlement, linked by an enjoyable trail with guide leaflet.

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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...

Clachnaharry, Inverness, IV3

Opened in 1822 this was one of the great engineering undertakings of its day. The four locks at Muirtown lead to the...

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, 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...