Historic Places in Scotland

Quoyness Chambered Cairn stands as one of Orkney's most impressive Neolithic burial monuments, located on the low-lying peninsula of Elsness on the island of Sanday in the Orkney…

Rob Roy MacGregor's grave in the churchyard at Balquhidder in the Stirlingshire Highlands is one of the most visited heritage sites in the Scottish Highlands, the last resting…

Sorbie Tower is a ruined tower house situated in the parish of Sorbie in Wigtownshire, in what is now the Dumfries and Galloway region of southwest Scotland. Despite the prompt…

Gilnockie Tower near Canonbie in Dumfries and Galloway, also known as Hollows Tower, is a well-preserved sixteenth-century peel tower associated with Johnnie Armstrong, one of the…

Dunfermline Abbey stands as one of Scotland's most historically significant religious sites, a place where the deep roots of Scottish nationhood are quite literally buried beneath…

Invercauld House near Braemar in Aberdeenshire is the seat of the Farquharson family and one of the principal private estates of Royal Deeside, the house dating in its present…

Kirkconnell Tower stands as a ruined peel tower in the Nithsdale region of Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland — not northern England as sometimes categorised, since the DG2 postcode…

Lochhouse Tower near Moffat in Dumfries and Galloway is a well-preserved sixteenth-century peel tower in the agricultural uplands of Annandale, one of the more complete examples…

Traquair House in the Scottish Borders near Innerleithen is the oldest continuously inhabited house in Scotland, a distinction it has held since at least the twelfth century and…

Spynie Palace is located near Elgin in Moray. The Palace is also known as Spynie Castle - the name Spynie Palace first appeared around 1524. The most distinctive feature of the…

Skara Brae on the west coast of Mainland Orkney is the finest Neolithic village surviving in western Europe and one of the most remarkable prehistoric sites in the world, a…

Fulton Tower is a historic peel tower located in the Scottish Borders region, situated in the rolling upland countryside of Roxburghshire near the small settlement of Saughtree…

Prince Albert's Pyramid stands as a distinctive memorial on the southern edge of Balmoral Estate in Royal Deeside, Aberdeenshire. This granite cairn was erected in 1862 by Queen…

Falkland Palace in Fife, Scotland is a former royal palace of the Scottish Kings. Today it is the only Royal Palace in the care of the National Trust for Scotland. Falkland Palace…

Dalkeith Palace, located in Midlothian, Scotland, has a rich history dating back to the 12th century, evolving from a medieval castle to a grand classical house completed in 1711…