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Abbot House Heritage Centre    In restored 15th century house. Displays on the history of Scotland, the abbey and Dunfermline. Maygate, Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland, KY12 7NE Attraction Type: Museum Heritage Rating:   ? Location: next to Dunfermline Abbey Website: Abbot House Heritage Centre Email: info@abbothouse.co.uk Phone: 01383 733266 Fax: 01383 624908 Location map OS NT090 874 Nearest attractions and accommodation     Nearest: hotels - cottages - Bed and Breakfasts

Aberdeen Art Gallery    Contemporary art, Scottish collection, silver and glass. Schoolhill, Aberdeen, Grampian, Scotland, AB10 1FQ Attraction Type: Museum Heritage Rating:   ? Website: Aberdeen Art Gallery Email: info@aagm.co.uk Phone: 01224 523700 Fax: 01224 632133 Location map OS NJ938063 Nearest attractions and accommodation     Nearest: hotels - cottages - Bed and Breakfasts

Aberdeen Maritime Museum    Housed in two 16th century town houses. The galleries trace early development of the harbour and the history of shipbuilding. North Sea Oil and Gas Gallery. Provost Ross's House, Shiprow Aberdeen, Grampian, Scotland, AB11 5BY Attraction Type: Museum Heritage Rating:   ? Website: Aberdeen Maritime Museum Email: info@aagm.co.uk Phone: 01224 337700 Fax: 01224 213066 Location map OS NJ943062 Nearest attractions and accommodation     Nearest: hotels - cottages - Bed and Breakfasts

Aberdeenshire Farming Museum    Permanent and temporary exhibitions, a working 1950s farm, and lots of room to explore in this country park setting. Aden Country Park, Mintlaw, Peterhead, Grampian, Scotland, AB42 5FQ Attraction Type: Museum Heritage Rating:   ? Website: Aberdeenshire Farming Museum Phone: 01771 624 590 Location map OS NJ9815047970 Nearest attractions and accommodation     Nearest: hotels - cottages - Bed and Breakfasts

Aberfeldy Water Mill    1825 restored mill, no longer grinding oats but well worth a visit for the award winning bookshop, art gallery and coffee shop. Mill Street, Aberfeldy, Perth and Kinross, Tayside, Scotland, PH15 2BG Attraction Type: Museum Heritage Rating:   ? Location: on A826/A82 Website: Aberfeldy Water Mill Email: info@aberfeldywatermill.com Phone: 01887 822 896 Location map OS NN854 491 Nearest attractions and accommodation     Nearest: hotels - cottages - Bed and Breakfasts

Andrew Carnegie Birthplace    Cottage where Andrew Carnegie was born, arranged as a typical weaver's home. Memorial Hall by the cottage houses exhibitions illustrating his life and work. Moodie Street, Dunfermline , Fife, Scotland, KY12 7PL Attraction Type: Museum Heritage Rating:   ? Website: Andrew Carnegie Birthplace Email: info@carnegiebirthplace.com Phone: 01383 724 302 Location map OS NT091869 Nearest attractions and accommodation     Nearest: hotels - cottages - Bed and Breakfasts

Angus Folk Museum   A 19th century cottage houses a collection of rural life, including a manse parlour, dairy, laundry and schoolroom. The museum showcases traditional cottage industries, a kitchen, and exhibits written and photographic records for Angus. Across the road is an agricultural area with implements and farm life displays. The museum is a very short walk from the front gates of Glamis Castle. Even closer, and on the same lane as the museum is a Pictish cros slab in the manse garden. Kirkwynd, Glamis, Forfar, Tayside, Scotland, DD8 1RT Attraction Type: Museum Heritage Rating:   ? Location: Off the A94/A928 Website: Angus Folk Museum Phone: 0844 4932 141 National Trust for Scotland Location map OS NO386 468 Nearest attractions and accommodation     Nearest: hotels - cottages - Bed and Breakfasts

Arbroath Signal Tower Museum    This free museum is housed in a row of historic Regency houses on Arbroath's seafront. The houses were built by famed lighthouse architect Robert Stephenson as a shore base for lighthouse keepers and their families who looked afer Bell Rock lighthouse. Ladyloan, Arbroath, Tayside, Scotland, DD11 1PU Attraction Type: Museum Heritage Rating:   ? Location: On the A92 beside the harbour Website: Arbroath Signal Tower Museum Email: signal.tower@angus.gov.uk Phone: 01241 875598 Location map OS NO640404 Nearest attractions and accommodation     Nearest: hotels - cottages - Bed and Breakfasts

Arbuthnot Museum    Head out to sea on a whaling vessel, at least in your imagination! This museum is a tribute to Peterhead's maritime history. St. Peter Street, Peterhead, Grampian, Scotland, AB42 1QD Attraction Type: Museum Heritage Rating:   ? Website: Arbuthnot Museum Phone: 01779 477 778 Location map OS NK1317046320 Nearest attractions and accommodation     Nearest: hotels - cottages - Bed and Breakfasts

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders Regimental Museum    200 years of regiment history shown in Battle Honours, Colours, medals, uniforms, documents and pictures. Outstanding collection of regimental silver. The Castle, Stirling, Central Scotland, Scotland, FK8 1EH Attraction Type: Museum Heritage Rating:   ? Website: Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders Regimental Museum Email: regsec@argylls.co.uk Phone: 01786 475 165 Fax: 01786 446 038 Location map OS NS792 939 Nearest attractions and accommodation     Nearest: hotels - cottages - Bed and Breakfasts

Armadale Castle Gardens and Museum of the Isles    Forty acres of trees, shrubs and flowers grace this sheltered location. Plantings date back 200 years. Water gardens, short and long walking trails, wildlife. Armadale, Sleat, Isle of Skye, Highlands and Islands, Scotland, IV45 8RS Attraction Type: Museum Heritage Rating:   ? Location: on A851 Website: Armadale Castle Gardens and Museum of the Isles Email: office@clandonald.com Phone: 01471 844305 Fax: 01471 844275 Location map OS NG634035 Nearest attractions and accommodation     Nearest: hotels - cottages - Bed and Breakfasts

Arnol Black House   Number 42 Arnol is a traditional thatched crofting house of a style once ubiquitous throughout Lewis. The cottage, built around 1880, has been restored, along with its internal byre, barn, and stackyard, to present a glimpse into the bygone world of traditional Hebridean life. Arnol, Isle of Lewis, Western Isles, Highlands and Islands, Scotland, HS2 9DB Attraction Type: Museum Heritage Rating:   ? Location: On the A858 between Shawbost and Barvas, on the west coast of Lewis Website: Arnol Black House Phone: 01851 710 395 Historic Scotland Location map - Photos of Arnol Black House OS NB310 492 Nearest attractions and accommodation     Nearest: hotels - cottages - Bed and Breakfasts

Aros Experience    History, Gaelic language and way of life on Skye, including AV. Viewfield Road, Portree, Isle of Skye, Highlands and Islands, Scotland, IV51 9EU Attraction Type: Museum Heritage Rating:   ? Location: off A87 Website: Aros Experience Email: aros@aros.co.uk Phone: 01478 613649 Fax: 01478 613775 Location map OS NG477428 Nearest attractions and accommodation     Nearest: hotels - cottages - Bed and Breakfasts

Auchindrain Township Museum    Open-air folklife museum of the West Highlands. Its history dates back over 1000 years. Display centre, houses, barns and byres. Inveraray, Argyll and Bute, Strathclyde, Scotland, PA32 8XN Attraction Type: Museum Heritage Rating:   ? Location: on A83, 6 m (10 km) SW Inveraray Website: Auchindrain Township Museum Email: manager@auchindrain-museum.org.uk Phone: 01499 500 235 Location map OS NN023 004 Nearest attractions and accommodation     Nearest: hotels - cottages - Bed and Breakfasts

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