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1446
William St Clair, 3rd Prince of Orkney, begins to build Rosslyn Chapel.
Dedicated in 1450 as the Collegiate Chapel of St Mathew, William St Clair founded the chapel for his family with a staff of provost, six prebendaries and two choristers. Collegiate chapels like this were intended to pray for the soul of the founder and to spread intellectual and spiritual knowledge. Rosslyn`s extraordinary architecture and carvings have also inspired generations and meant its fame has endured over the centuries. |
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Address: Chapel Loan, Roslin, Midlothian | Lifetime Listing Added on: | |
Tel: +44 (0)131 440 2150 |
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| The Ring of Brodgar is a Neolithic henge and stone circle in Orkney, Scotland. The ring of stones stands on a small isthmus between Lochs of Stenness and Harray. The centre of the circle has never been excavated by archaeologists and scientifically dated, the monument`s age remains uncertain. However, it is generally thought to have been erected between 2500 BC and 200 BC, and was, therefore, the last of the great Neolithic monuments built on the Ness. | ||
Address: Stenness, West Mainland, Orkney | Lifetime Listing Added on: | |
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| Lochranza Castle is an L-plan tower house situated on a promontory in the middle of Lochranza, on the North of the Isle of Arran in Scotland. Most of the present castle today was built in the sixteenth century. | ||
Address: Lochranza, Isle of Arran, | Lifetime Listing Added on: | |
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| Tantallon Castle is a mid-14th-century fortress, located 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) east of North Berwick, in East Lothian. It sits atop a promontory opposite the Bass Rock, looking out onto the Firth of Forth. The last medieval curtain wall castle to be constructed in Scotland, Tantallon comprises a single wall blocking off the headland, with the other three sides naturally protected by sea cliffs. | ||
Address: East Lothian, , | Lifetime Listing Added on: | |
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| Greenknowe Tower is a 16th century tower house, located just west of the village of Gordon, in the Scottish Borders. Although a roofless ruin, the stonework of the tower is well preserved, and represents a fine example of a later tower house, built more as a home than as a place of defence. The building is located at NT639428, beside the A6105 road. It is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, and is in the care of Historic Scotland | ||
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| The Bishop`s Palace was built at the same time as the adjacent St Magnus Cathedral in the centre of Kirkwall, Orkney. was being constucted and housed the cathedral`s first bishop, William the Old of the Norwegian Catholic church who toook his authority from the Archbishop of Nidaros (Trondheim). The ruined structure now looks like a small castle. | ||
Address: Kirkwall, Orkney, | Lifetime Listing Added on: | |
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| The ruins of the Earl`s Palace, lie near St Magnus Cathedral in the centre of Kirkwall, Orkney. Built by Patrick Stewart, 2nd Earl of Orkney. It was begun in 1607 and built by slave labour. Lord Orkney and his father, Robert Stewart, 1st Earl of Orkney, are acknowldged to to be among the most tyrannical Earls in Scotland | ||
Address: Kirkwall, Orkney, | Lifetime Listing Added on: | |
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The Palace of Holyroodhouse is the official (government-owned) residence of the Monarch of the United Kingdom in Scotland. Founded as a monastery by David I, King of Scots in 1128, it has served as the principal residence of the Kings and Queens of Scots since the 15th century. The Palace stands at the bottom of the Royal Mile in Edinburgh, the opposite end to Edinburgh Castle. Queen Elizabeth II spends one week in residence at Holyrood at the beginning of each summer, to host garden parties and official ceremonies. She then continues to Balmoral Castle (which she owns) for her annual two-month summer holiday. Holyrood is an anglicisation of the Scots Haly Ruid (Holy Cross). |
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The Kirkdale sawmill is driven by an overshot water-wheel and dates from the early 1800s. It was used as an estate sawmill and joiners` shop until the 1970`s.
It has recently been restored with a new sloping roof over the saw bench, replacing previous pitched roof. The mill dam, sluice gate, and lade have also been repaired. |
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Address: Carsluith, Newton Stewart, Dumfries & Galloway | Lifetime Listing Added on: | |
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| A World famous landmark, in a stunning location, and packed with fascinating exhibits and displays. | ||
Address: Abbey Craig, Hillfoots Road, Causewayhead | Lifetime Listing Added on: | |
Tel: +44 (0) 1786 472140 |
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St Magnus Cathedral dominates the skyline of Kirkwall, the main town of Orkney, a group of islands off the north coast of mainland Scotland. It is the most northerly cathedral in the British Isles, a fine example of Norman architecture built for the bishops in Orkney when the islands were ruled by the Norse Earls of Orkney.
It is owned not by the church but by the burgh of Kirkwall as a result of of an act of King James III of Scotland following Orkney`s annexation by the Scottish Crown in 1468. It has its own dungeon. |
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Address: Broad Street, Kirkwall, Orkney | Lifetime Listing Added on: | |
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With towering mountains sweeping down on both sides, Glencoe is at once spectacularly beautiful and yet strangely forbidding - a legacy perhaps of the infamous massacre that took place here on a snow-driven night in 1692. |
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Address: NTS Visitor Centre, Argyll, | Lifetime Listing Added on: | |
Tel: +44 (0) 1855 811307 or 811729 |
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| Skara Brae is a large stone-built Neolithic settlement, located on the Bay of Skaill on the west coast of mainland Orkney. It consists of ten clustered houses, and was occupied from roughly 3100-2500BC. It is Europe`s most complete Neolothic village and the level of preservation is such that it has gained UNESCO World Heritage Site status. | ||
Address: Bay of Skaill, Orkney, | Lifetime Listing Added on: | |
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The Churchill Barriers are a series of four causeways in the Orkney Islands, with a total length of 2.3km (1.5 miles). They link the Orkney Mainland in the north to the island of South Ronaldsay via Burray and the two smaller islands of Lamb Holm and Glimps Holm.
The barriers were built in the 1940s primarily as naval defences to protect the anchorage at Scapa Flow, but now serve as road links, carrying the A961 from Kirkwall to Burwick. |
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| Black Hill | ||
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