This site is currently closed. Cardoness was built in the 1400s by the notorious McCulloch family, as a demonstration of their status. The well-preserved prison shows the kind of reception th...
Trinity House is open for special events only. Please check Historic Environment Scotland's event listings to see what's on. Open this treasure chest of maritime heritage and you will find an...
The towering ruins of this vast abbey complex are testament to the power of both royalty and the medieval church. Founded by David I in 1138, the abbey was linked to a nearby royal castle. Alexan...
This is where some of Scotland's earliest Christians worshipped about 1,500 years ago. According to legend, St Ninian founded the priory at Whithorn in the early 400s. The Latinus Stone, now disp...
You can visit the cloister, but due to access restrictions in place as a precautionary measure while we undertake high level masonry inspections, there is currently no visitor access to the rest of...
Take a scenic boat trip across Scotland's only lake to this peaceful, wooded island sanctuary with a medieval priory at its heart. Founded around 1238, the priory was home to Augustinian canons fo...
This 15th century castle is most associated with Patrick Maxwell. He transformed the castle into a fine Renaissance mansion, but was notorious for murdering two neighbours ands mistreating his wif...
Stand on a once-sacred hilltop where people first held rituals and raised monuments some 5,500 years ago. You can visit a Neolithic henge, see the site of a great timber circle and descend into a...
On your visit, you will be able to access: the Great Hall, the Laigh Hall, first floor gallery, visitor centre, shop and tearoom. There are some minor access restrictions in place in the Great Hal...
There is currently no visitor access to the museum building and the inside of the furnace. Once a place of fire and fury, the most complete charcoal-fuelled ironworks in Britain are now tranqui...
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