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The Aberlemno Sculptured Stones are a Magnificent range of Pictish sculptured stones - depicting a hunting scene, battle scene between an army of men with long hair and an army of men wearing helmets. Aberlemno Southern Roadside Stone This ...
Travel back in time and get a vivid insight into rural Scottish life 200 years ago! Housing one of Scotland’s finest folk collections, this museum shows exactly how the country’s rural workforce used to live. Six charming 18th-century cottages co...
Arbroath Abbey is a testament to the dynamic piety of Scotland’s medieval monarchs. It was founded in 1178 by King William I ‘the Lion’ as a memorial to his childhood friend Thomas Becket, Archbishop of Canterbury, who was murdered in 1170. ...
An Iron-Age oddity Despite their name, earth houses were not dwellings but stone-lined underground passages. Where they have been excavated, as at Ardestie, associated buildings have been found at ground level. Earth houses are also known by t...
Enjoy the splash of the waterwheel and the sound and smell of grinding corn in this picturesque 19th-century working mill. Milling demonstrations normally take place on Sundays. There is an exhibition on the historical role of the mill and a delig...
Brechin Castle and the splendid Castle Gardens have been in the Dalhousie Family since the 17th Century. The estate encompasses 55,000 acres of stunning countryside in Angus County. Lord Dalhousie is clan chieftain of Clan Maule of Panmure in Angus a...
Brechin Cathedral Round Tower is one of the two remaining round towers of the Irish type in Scotland, built in the late 11th century with a remarkable carved doorway. Capped by a stone roof added in the 15th century. Visitors to Brechin Cathedral ...
Strong point on the Tay ‘Broughty’ probably means ‘strong point on the Tay’. We cannot be sure when the mouth of the Tay was first fortified, but the present castle was built at the end of the 15th century. In 1490, the 2nd Lord G...
A visit to the Caledonian Railway is a wonderful day out for all the family, whatever the weather, with a wide variety of things to do and see. The unique Victorian terminus at Brechin has lots of period charm and atmosphere, and having boarded your ...
Kirriemuir Camera Obscura is housed in a purpose-designed turret room within the cricket pavilion on Kirriemuir Hill. Both the camera obscura and the cricket pavilion were donated in 1930 by the author J M Barrie (1868–1937), a native of Kirriemuir...
Camperdown Country Park is the largest public park in Dundee and owes its name and fame to the victory of Admiral Adam Duncan over the Dutch fleet in 1797 at the Battle of Camperdown, off the Dutch coast. The park which is home to no fewer than 190 s...
The Caterthuns (Brown and White)are two spectacularly large hill forts. The Brown Caterthun is defended by four earth ramparts and ditches. The White has a massive stone rampart, a ditch and outer ramparts.
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An outstanding example of 16th-century Scottish architecture, which is both intact and hardly altered. The castle owes its striking appearance to asymmetrical square garrett chambers corbelled out over two circular towers at diagonally opposite corne...
A trip to Discovery Point is an adventure in its own right as audiovisual shows, computer-based multimedia and displays of the actual artefacts of the crew transport you to Antarctica. Climb aboard Captain Scott's ship RRS Discovery where you wi...
Eassie Sculptured Stone is an elaborately sculptured Pictish cross-slab with an intricate cross, angels, animals, warrior, Pictish symbols and three hooded figures....
A Noble Residence Edzell Castle is enchanting. The red sandstone castle walls, set amid pleasing green parkland, conjure up an image of a noble bygone age. Medieval society was not all fighting and feuding. Everyday lordly life in late-medieva...
Forfar Loch Country Park situated on the west side of Forfar. With woodland, grassland and wetland habitats the park is a haven for wildlife and visitors throughout the year. Facilities Forfar Loch is circled by a 2.5 mile long trail which...
Glamis Castle, home of the Earls of Strathmore and Kinghorne, was the childhood home of HM Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother and birthplace of HRH Princess Margaret. The Castle was also the setting for Shakespeare’s “Macbeth”. Our guides p...
HMS UNICORN, of 46 guns, was built as a sailing frigate for the Royal Navy in Chatham dockyard and she was launched in 1824. Unicorn is now preserved as a historic ship and visitor attraction in Dundee, Scotland. She is one of the six oldest shi...
This beautiful Georgian house, overlooking Montrose Basin, was built in 1730 by William Adam. The house features superb plasterwork, a particular and memorable feature. Outside, enjoy the attractive walled garden and woodland walks. During winter ...
This beautiful Georgian house, overlooking Montrose Basin, was built in 1730 by William Adam. The house features superb plasterwork, a particular and memorable feature. Outside, enjoy the attractive walled garden and woodland walks. During winter ...
The creator of Peter Pan, novelist and dramatist J M Barrie, was born here in 1860, one of a handloom weaver's ten children. The outside wash house was his first theatre. The house next door, No. 11, is home to an imaginative exhibition about Barr...
Scotland's oldest miniature railway ran it's first train at Arbroath in 1935. Since then, nearly two million people have enjoyed a ride along the quarter mile track on the seafront. Indeed many of the parents and grandparents bringing their childr...
Lindsay Burial Aisle is a small burial Aisle is all that remains of the 14th-century Edzell Old Church. The Aisle was built by the Lindsays of Edzell as a chantry chapel in the 16th century and was later used as their burial vault....
This shallow loch is situated in a natural basin surrounded by farmland and attracts all types of wildlife. One favourite summer visitor is the osprey, which you can see fishing around the loch, while in the winter whooper swans and geese fly in. And...
Maison Dieu Chapel is part of the south wall of a chapel, belonging to a medieval hospital founded in the 1260s with finely-detailed doors and windows....
The McManus is a magnificent Victorian, Gothic building where art, history and the environment combine to offer a facinating glimpse into Dundee's colourful past. McManus is currently closed to the public as it undergoes an exciting and extensiv...
Gifted to the people of Dundee in 1935, with a bequest from John Mills, a linen and twine manufacturer and a keen amateur scientist, Mills Observatory was designed by the City Architect, Mr McLellan Brown in collaboration with Professor Ralph Sampson...
Monikie Country Park, with its reservoirs, woodland and grassland, is an ideal location for a visit to the countryside. It offers many opportunities to enjoy scenic surroundings and a pleasant countryside atmosphere at any time of the year....
The ancient priory church at Restenneth, by Forfar, is believed to have been founded by Nechtan, king of the Picts about 715. He sent to the Abbot of Wearmouth, near Corbridge, to ask for instruction in the Christian faith, and also for builders who ...
St Orland's Stone is accessed via a stile approximately 2 miles down a farm track to the north of Glamis. The track is not signposted and is unsuitable for cars. There is no pedestrian access from the adjacent agricultural fields....
It is hard to believe that this sleepy Angus village of St Vigeans was once the centre of a royal estate and of huge religious importance, bustling with prayerful pilgrims and monks. Admittedly, this was more than 1,000 years ago, so visitors could b...
Tealing Dovecot and Earth House is an elegant dovecot of the late 16th century standing in a modern farmyard. A short walk leads to the remains of an earth house, or souterrain, of Iron Age date, a curving underground passage, now uncovered. Re-used ...
Duntrune Demonstration Garden offers horticultural advice to the public and talks to various groups. Practical demonstrations are held on Wednesday afternoons and Saturday mornings. Everyone is welcome to come along to follow the progress in the ...
Visit the University of Dundee Botanic Garden and enjoy its wide range of plants, with fine collections of conifers and broad-leaved trees and shrubs, tropical and temperate glasshouses, water garden and herb garden. Located in 9.5 hectares of south ...
The Verdant Works are the only dedicated jute museum in the United Kingdom. As a museum, the Verdant Works tell the story of Dundee's textile industries, focusing primarily on the jute and linen industries. The production of textiles was the dominant...
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