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Restenneth Priory was a monastic house of Augustinian canons founded by Jedburgh Abbey in 1153, with the patronage of King Malcolm IV of Scotland. It is thought that an ancient Pictish church was previously on the site and built around 710. Read more…
The Meffan Institute and Art Gallery let you explore the Forfar Story. The museum’s art gallery showcases the work of local, national and internationally-renowned artists. Read more…
The McManus Galleries and Museum is located in a Victorian Gothic building, the galleries offer a fascinating insight into Dundee through exhibitions of art, history and the environment. The McManus also hosts special exhibitions, along with creative learning and events programme each year. Read more…
Verdant Works tells the story of Dundee’s industrial textile heritage in the setting of a beautifully refurbished Mill building. Seen how the mill workers lived and worked, explore this amazing building, see (and hear) the machines at work, and step back to a time.. Read more…
The Tay Bridge carries the railway across the Firth of Tay in Scotland between Dundee and the suburb of Wormit in Fife. Its span is 2.75 miles (4.43 kilometres). Read more…
Arbroath Abbey was founded in 1178 by King William the Lion for a group of Tironensian Benedictine monks from Kelso Abbey. It was consecrated in 1197 with a dedication to the deceased Saint Thomas Becket, whom the king had met at the English court. It was William’s only personal foundation and he was buried before the high altar of the Read more…
The Howff is a burial ground in the city of Dundee, established in 1564, it has one of the most important collections of tombstones in Scotland. The land of the burial ground was part of the Franciscan (Greyfriars) Monastery until the Scottish Reformation. In 1564 Mary, Queen of Scots granted the land to the burgh of Dundee, for use as Read more…
Claypotts Castle is a late medieval castle and it is one of the best-preserved examples of a 16th-century Z-plan tower house in Scotland. The castle was originally built by John Strachan around 1569–1588 and consists of projecting towers at opposite sides of a rectangular main block, known as a Z-plan tower house. This was a popular design in the 16th Read more…
The Montrose Museum & Art Gallery tells the story of Montrose and its people, from the earliest archaeological finds to the gallant Marquis of Montrose and the Jacobite uprisings, to the harbour and maritime trade. The art gallery hosts changing exhibitions from the community and from Angus Council’s collections of paintings and sculptures. Read more…
J.M. Barrie the creator of Peter Pan was born in this traditional weaver’s house. The son of a weaver, Barrie lived with his seven brothers and sisters in two upstairs rooms, while downstairs was a weaving workshop. An exhibition tells the story of his life and work and includes the writing desk from Barrie’s London flat where he penned Peter Read more…
The Mills Observatory in Dundee was the first purpose-built public astronomical observatory in the UK. Built in 1935, the observatory is classically styled in sandstone and has a distinctive 7m dome, which houses a Victorian refracting telescope, a small planetarium, and display areas. The display area is split into two parts. The main area in the centre of the building Read more…
HMS Unicorn is a surviving sailing frigate of the successful Leda class. She is one of the six oldest ships in the world, and one of the last intact warships from the age of sail. Read more…
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