All History & Heritage

This little building can be found within the Dalkeith country park ,entry is free and is open all year

The Duke of Lauderdale erected the present church in Lauder in 1673

Visit a rare example of a Lowland broch.

This memorial marks the graves of Covenanters William Grierson, William Welsh and James Kirk.

Built in 1640 when St Mary’s of the Lowes (sometimes called St Mary’s of the Forest)

The town’s war memorial list the names of the town’s war dead in both the Great War and World War 2

The statue of Jean Armour in Dumfries was erected by the Burns Howff Club opposite St Michael’s Kirk, the site of the Burns Mausoleum, in…

Culzean's dramatic clifftop castle and idyllic 260ha estate are an absolute must-see on the SWC300.

A Memorial Statue to Sir Walter Scott.

A stone cairn marks the spot where the Burgess Roll was called at the annual checking of the marches of Hawick Common.

A 16th century tower house, originally owned by the Gordon Family and now a private residence.

The former Corn Exchange was designed in the early 1860s in a Scots Jacobean style by David Cousins

The Greyfriars Church building is currently home to St Bride's Anglican Church. The present building is built in the neo-Gothic style and dates back to…

We are the only Steam Railway in the south west of Scotland.

Also known as the Henry Scott Riddell cairn. The 50 foot high cairn was erected in 1874 and restored in 1999 to mark the bi-centenary…

The Square has had many reincarnations and remodelling through the years

An extremely well preserved roman fortlet, located near to the village of Durisdeer.

Great viewpoint. Please be careful on rocks and rising tide.

Due to access restrictions, there is currently no visitor access to the castle.

Discover Abbotsford, the home of famous novelist and poet Sir Walter Scott, on a guided tour.

This site is currently closed.

This building was designed c.1900

The ancient farmstead at Boonies gives clues to the everyday life of the people of Eskdale before during and after the Roman invasion.

Amongst the rolling hills of the Scottish Borders, Abbotsford is the perfect luxury accommodation for groups of up to 16 guests on a self-catering basis.

An iron foundry was established here in 1648, manufacturing iron bars, sheet iron and heavy metal goods. The hammers were powered by the water from…

The central feature to the Square (which was the site of the Corn Mill) is the fountain and the mill lade

The Sanquhar Declaration monument mark the spot in which Michael Cameron, in the presence of his brother, the Covenanter leader Richard Cameron, read out his…

The buildings along Horsemarket are good examples of early 19th century architecture.

A mysterious natural amphitheatre that has confounded historians and archaeologists for more than a century

Originally named Corseyard Farm and known now as the Coo Palace, this architecturally unusual building was built between 1911 and 1914.