Edinburgh Castle has witnessed many of the defining events in Scotland’s history. Sieges were fought over the mighty stronghold. Royalty lived and died within its walls. Just the sight of the Castle ...

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Roam through a city park like no other. Holyrood Park’s dramatic hills and crags shape Edinburgh’s unforgettable skyline, and its history and archaeology span thousands of years. Arthur’s Seat, the ...

1 Apr to 30 Sept: Sun to Wed, 10am to 4.30pm (last entry 4pm) Closed for lunch 12.30pm to 1pm (last entry at 12 noon) 1 Oct to 31 Mar: Closed ...

Unstan Chambered Cairn was probably built about 5,000 years ago as a communal burial place. It’s an unusual example of a stalled cairn, with internal divisions or stalls, and a single side cell.

Enjoy the quiet tranquility of this isolated medieval church, a stone’s throw from the sea. St Clement’s Church has been praised as ‘the grandest medieval building in the Western Isles’, and it’s easy ...

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 ...

Our sites sometimes need to close at short notice due to adverse weather, essential maintenance work, and other reasons outwith our control. We advise checking ahead if the forecast is poor or you are ...

Follow the trail of early Christians from a cave to a chapel and a cross on the ‘big isle’ at the end of Loch Sween.

An Explorer Pass, valid for 14 consecutive days, is a great way to explore our iconic sites.

Delve into more than 4,000 years of human settlement in the same location. Neolithic people first settled at this site in Shetland around 2700 BC, and it remained in use until the AD 1600s.

See where the 6th-century St Serf supposedly slew a dragon. This picturesque former parish church is said to mark the spot. Parts of it are 800 years old, and its layout shows how the Reformation of ...