The Heritage & Place Programme (H&PP) is an area-based funding programme that aims to contribute to the development of vibrant and sustainable places in Scotland, through community-led regeneration of ...

Visit an ancient holy site associated with miracles and the grave of a saint. A fine cross was found on the site of the Cross Kirk in 1241, followed by the discovery of a stone urn containing what ...

Due to essential maintenance, St Rule's Tower and the Museum are currently closed and sections of the graveyard are fenced off due to unstable gravestones. The grounds of the cathedral are open and ...

Trace the events of a great Norse saga at the ruins of this church and high-status residence. The church, dedicated to St Nicholas, has the distinction of being one of only two round medieval churches ...

Experience the solitude of a sea-side cave said to be the hideaway of an early Christian saint. Tradition holds that St Ninian’s Cave was the hermitage of its eponymous saint. This can’t be verified, ...

1 Apr to 30 Sept: Daily, 9.30am to 5pm (last entry 4.30pm). 1 Oct to 31 Mar: Daily except Thur and Fri, 10am to 4pm (last entry 3.30pm). Closed for lunch 12 noon to 1pm.

Cross Scotland’s only lake to explore a peaceful, wooded island chosen as a monastic sanctuary. Robert the Bruce sought solace at Inchmahome Priory and Mary Queen of Scots found safety here as a child ...

Get a real picture of Roman frontier life at the best-preserved fort on the Antonine Wall. Rough Castle is the second-smallest fort on the wall, but it’s in the best state of preservation.

Visit an intact tower house of a local 1500s lord, with sweeping views of the surrounding countryside. Drumcoltran Tower was home to a minor branch of the Maxwells of Caerlaverock. It’s a typical ...