Shetland Historic Attractions

Attractions List

Here is listing of ALL attractions in the Shetland Islands. You can sort the results by a number of possible options or search within the results to quickly find what you want. Click on an attraction name for more information, including photos, maps and other nearby attractions

Name	Town	Organisation	Attraction Type	Heritage Rating
93rd Sutherland Highlanders Memorial	Syre		Historic Property
Abernethy Forest	Nethy Bridge		Countryside
Abertarff House	Inverness	National Trust for Scotland	Historic Property
Achanlochy Clearance Village	Bettyhill		Museum
Achavanich Standing Stones	Latheron		Prehistoric
Achcoillenaborgie Broch	Bettyhill		Prehistoric
Achmore Stone Circle	Achmore		Prehistoric
Aignish Farm Raiders Monument	Aignish		Historic Property
Allt Chrysal Ancient Settlement	Castlebay		Prehistoric
Allt na Criche Waterfall	Fort Augustus	Forestry Commission Scotland	Countryside
Altimarlach Battlefield and Cross	Wick		Countryside
An Carra Standing Stone	Ormacleit		Prehistoric
Applecross	Applecross		Village
Ardclach Bell Tower	Ardclach	Historic Scotland	Historic Property
Ardnamurchan Point Lighthouse	Kilchoan		Historic Property
Ardvreck Castle	Inchnadamph		Castle
Armadale Castle Gardens and Museum of the Isles	Armadale		Museum
Arnol Black House	Arnol	Historic Scotland	Museum
Aros Experience	Portree		Museum
Badbea Clearance Village	Berriedale		Museum
Baile an Or	Kildonan		Countryside
Balmacara Estate and Lochalsh Woodland Garden	Kyle of Lochalsh	National Trust for Scotland	Garden
Balnakeil Church	Durness		Church
Balranald RSPB Reserve	Balranald	RSPB	Countryside
Barnhouse Neolithic Settlement	Stenness		Prehistoric
Barp Frobost chambered cairn	Frobost		Prehistoric
Barpa Langass Chambered Cairn	Clachan	Historic Scotland	Prehistoric
Bealach na Ba (Pass of the Cattle)	Applecross		Countryside
Beauly Priory	Beauly	Historic Scotland	Abbey
Beinn a' Charra Standing Stone	Malacleit		Prehistoric
Beinn Eighe NNR	Kinlochewe	https://www.nature.scot/enjoying-outdoors/scotlands-national-nature-reserves/beinn-eighe-and-loch-maree-islands-national-nature-reserve	Countryside
Bernera Bridge Stone Circle	Barraglom		Prehistoric
Birsay Earl's Palace	Birsay	Historic Scotland	Historic Property
Birsay Moors RSPB	Finstown	RSPB	Countryside
Bishop's Palace, Kirkwall	Kirkwall	Historic Scotland	Historic Property
Blackfriars Burial Ground	Inverness		Landmark
Blackhammer Chambered Tomb	Tratland	Historic Scotland	Prehistoric
Boath Doocot	Auldearn	National Trust for Scotland	Historic Property
Bod of Gremista & Shetland Textile Museum	Lerwick		Museum
Bone Caves	Inchnadamph		Prehistoric
Borve Castle	Borve		Castle
Borve Standing Stone	Borve		Prehistoric
Bostadh Iron Age House	Bostadh		Prehistoric
Bridge of Oich	Aberchalder	Historic Scotland	Historic Property
Bridge to Nowhere	New Tolsta		Historic Property
Broadford	Broadford		Village
Broch of Gurness	Aikerness	Historic Scotland	Prehistoric
Brodgar RSPB	Stenness	RSPB	Countryside
Brough of Birsay	Brough Head	Historic Scotland	Prehistoric
Brough of Deerness	Deerness		Prehistoric
Butt of Lewis Lighthouse	Europie	Northern Lighthouse Board	Historic Property
Cairn o' Get	Ulbster	Historic Scotland	Prehistoric
Cairngorms National Park - Photos and Historic Sites	Grantown on Spey		Countryside
Caisteal Bheagram	Drimsdale		Castle
Caithness Broch Centre	Auckengill		Museum
Caithness Horizons Museum & Art Gallery	Thurso		Museum
Callanish Standing Stones	Callanais	Historic Scotland	Prehistoric
Camas nan Geall Chambered Cairn	Kilchoan		Prehistoric
Canna		National Trust for Scotland	Countryside
Cape Wrath	Durness		Countryside
Captain Fraser's Folly	Uig		Historic Property
Carbost Burn Waterfall	Carbost		Countryside
Carn Liath Broch	Golspie	Historic Scotland	Prehistoric
Carrbridge Packhorse Bridge	Carrbridge		Historic Property
Castle Lodge	Thurso		Historic Property
Castle Moil (Caisteal Maol)	Kyleakin		Castle
Castle of Mey	Thurso		Castle
Castle of Old Wick	Wick	Historic Scotland	Castle
Castle Sinclair Girnigoe	Wick		Castle
Castle Tioram	Acharacle		Castle
Cave of Gold (Uamh Oir)	Uig		Countryside
Cawdor Castle	Nairn	Historic Houses Association	Castle
Chapel Yard Cemetery	Inverness		Landmark
Churchill Barriers	St Margaret's Hope		Historic Property
Cill Chriosd (Kilchrist Church)	Broadford		Church
Cille Bharra Church	Eoligarry		Church
Clach an Truiseil Standing Stone	Ballantrushal		Prehistoric
Clachan Church, Applecross	Applecross		Church
Clachtoll Broch	Clachtoll		Prehistoric
Clad Chiarain Burial Ground and Standing Stone	Kilchoan		Prehistoric
Clan Cameron Museum	Achnacarry		Museum
Clan Gunn Heritage Centre & Museum	Latheron		Museum
Clan Macpherson Museum	Newtonmore		Museum
Clava Cairns	Newlands	Historic Scotland	Prehistoric
Click Mill	Dounby	Historic Scotland	Historic Property
Clickimin Broch	Lerwick	Historic Scotland	Prehistoric
Cnoc Freiceadain Long Cairns	Thurso	Historic Scotland	Prehistoric
Coille na Borgie Chambered Cairns	Bettyhill		Prehistoric
Coire Lagan	Glenbrittle		Countryside
Coire Mhic Nobuil Waterfall	Torridion		Countryside
Copinsay RSPB	Copinsay	RSPB	Countryside
Coral Beach	Dunvegan		Countryside
Corrieshalloch Gorge	Braemore	National Trust for Scotland	Countryside
Corrigall Farm Museum	Harray		Museum
Corrimony Chambered Cairn	Corrimony	Historic Scotland	Prehistoric
Cottascarth and Rendall Moss RSPB	Finstown	RSPB	Countryside
Craig Phadrig Hill Fort	Inverness	Forestry Commission Scotland	Prehistoric
Craigellachie National Nature Reserve	Aviemore		Countryside
Cromarty Courthouse Museum	Cromarty		Museum
Cromdale	Cromdale		Village
Cubbie Row's Castle	Wyre	Historic Scotland	Castle
Culag Woods	Lochinver		Countryside
Culloden Battlefield	Inverness	National Trust for Scotland	Museum
Cuween Hill Chambered Cairn	Finstown	Historic Scotland	Prehistoric
Divach Falls	Drumnadrochit	Forestry Commission Scotland	Countryside
Dochfour House & Gardens	Inverness		Garden
Dornoch	Dornoch		Town
Doune of Rothiemurchus	Aviemore	Historic Houses Association	Historic House
Drumnadrochit	Drumnadrochit		Village
Dun an Sticir	Port nan Long		Historic Property
Dun Aonghais	Solas		Historic Property
Dun Ban	Baymore		Prehistoric
Dun Beag Broch	Braccadale	Historic Scotland	Prehistoric
Dun Bharpa Chambered Cairn	Craigston		Prehistoric
Dun Carloway Broch	Carloway	Historic Scotland	Prehistoric
Dun Cuier	Cuidhir		Prehistoric
Dun Dornaigil Broch	Altnacaillich	Historic Scotland	Prehistoric
Dun Eistean	Port of Ness		Prehistoric
Dun Telve Broch	Conrary	Historic Scotland	Prehistoric
Dun Troddan Broch	Conrary	Historic Scotland	Prehistoric
Dun Vulan	Bornais		Prehistoric
Dunbeath Heritage Centre	Dunbeath		Museum
Duncansby Head Lighthouse and Sea Stacks	Duncansby		Countryside
Dunrobin Castle	Golspie	Historic Houses Association	Historic House
Dunscaith Castle	Tokavaig		Castle
Duntulm Castle	Kilmaluag		Castle
Dunvegan	Dunvegan		Village
Dunvegan Castle	Dunvegan	Historic Houses Association	Castle
Dunvegan, St Mary's Old Church	Dunvegan		Church
Dursainean Chambered Cairn	Garrabost		Prehistoric
Dwarfie Stane	Quoyness	Historic Scotland	Prehistoric
Earl's Palace, Kirkwall	Kirkwall	Historic Scotland	Historic Property
Eas a Chual Aluinn Waterfall	Unapool		Countryside
Eas a' Bhradain Waterfall	Luib		Countryside
Eas Mor	Glenbrittle		Countryside
Eilean Donan Castle	Dornie	Historic Houses Association	Castle
Elgol	Elgol		Village
Europie, St Moluag's Church	Europie		Church
Eynhallow Church		Historic Scotland	Church
Fair Isle		National Trust for Scotland	Countryside
Fairy Bridge	Dunvegan		Historic Property
Fairy Glen	Uig		Countryside
Fairy Pools	Carbost		Countryside
Falls of Foyers	Foyers		Countryside
Falls of Glomach	Kyle of Lochalsh	National Trust for Scotland	Countryside
Falls of Kirkaig	Inverkirkaig		Countryside
Fearn Abbey	Fearn		Abbey
Flora MacDonald's Grave & Kilmuir Cemetery	Kilmuir		Church
Flora MacDonald's House	Mingarry		Historic Property
Fort Augustus	Fort Augustus		Village
Fort Augustus Clansman Centre	Fort Augustus		Museum
Fort Charlotte	Lerwick	Historic Scotland	Historic Property
Fort George	Fort George	Historic Scotland	Historic Property
Fortrose Cathedral	Fortrose	Historic Scotland	Cathedral
Gairloch Museum	Gairloch		Museum
Gates of Negapatam (Fyrish Monument)	Evanton		Historic Property
Gearrannan Blackhouse Village	Garenin		Museum
Glen Affric & Dog Falls	Cannich	Forestry Commission Scotland	Countryside
Glen Coe	Glencoe	National Trust for Scotland	Countryside
Glen Shiel Battlefield	Shiel Bridge		Countryside
Glenborrodale RSPB Nature Reserve	Glenborrodale	RSPB	Countryside
Glenbrittle	Glenbrittle		Village
Glenfinnan Monument	Glenfinnan	National Trust for Scotland	Historic Property
Glenfinnan Viaduct	Glenfinnan		Countryside
Gloomy Memories Memorial	Syre		Historic Property
Grain Earth-House	Kirkwall	Historic Scotland	Prehistoric
Gramsdale Standing Stones	Gramsdale		Prehistoric
Great Bernera Bridge	Earshader		Historic Property
Gress Raiders Memorial	Gress		Historic Property
Grey Cairns of Camster	Roster	Historic Scotland	Prehistoric
Groam House Museum	Rosemarkie		Museum
Hackness Martello Tower	Hackness	Historic Scotland	Historic Property
Hallan Roundhouses (Cladh Hallan)	Dalabrog		Prehistoric
Helmsdale	Helmsdale		Village
Highland Folk Museum	Newtonmore		Museum
Hill o' Many Stanes	Wick	Historic Scotland	Prehistoric
Hilton of Cadboll Chapel	Hilton of Cadboll	Historic Scotland	Church
Holm of Papa Westray Chambered Cairn		Historic Scotland	Prehistoric
Howmore Chapel	Howmore		Church
Hugh Miller's Cottage	Cromarty	National Trust for Scotland	Museum
Hugh's Castle (Caisteal Uisdein)	Uig		Castle
Inverewe Garden	Poolewe	National Trust for Scotland	Garden
Invermoriston	Invermoriston		Village
Inverness	Inverness		Town
Inverness Botanic Gardens	Inverness		Garden
Inverness Castle	Inverness		Castle
Inverness Cathedral	Inverness		Cathedral
Inverness Museum and Art Gallery	Inverness		Museum
Inverness Old High Church	Inverness		Church
Isleornsay	Broadford		Village
Italian Chapel	Lamb Holm		Church
Jarlshof Prehistoric and Norse Settlement	Sumburgh Head	Historic Scotland	Prehistoric
John Cobb Memorial	Drumnadrochit		Historic Property
Keiss Castle	Keiss		Castle
Kensaleyre Standing Stones	Uig		Prehistoric
Kildonan Museum	Kildonan		Museum
Kilmaluag	Kilmaluag		Village
Kilmuir	Kilmuir		Village
Kilphedder Cross	Scolpaig		Church
Kilvaxter Souterrain	Kilvaxter		Prehistoric
Kintail and Morvich	Inverinate	National Trust for Scotland	Countryside
Kirbuster Museum	Kirbuster	Orkney Museums and Heritage	Museum
Kisimul Castle	Castlebay	Historic Scotland	Castle
Kitchener Memorial, Marwick Head	Birsay		Historic Property
Knap of Howar	Holland	Historic Scotland	Prehistoric
Knock Castle	Isleornsay		Castle
Knockan Crag National Nature Reserve	Ullapool		Countryside
Knocknagael Boar Stone	Inverness	Historic Scotland	Prehistoric
Knowe of Yarso Chambered Cairn	Frotoft	Historic Scotland	Prehistoric
Kyleakin	Kyleakin		Village
Kylerhea	Kylerhea		Village
Lael Forest Garden	Ullapool		Countryside
Laggan Dam	Spean Bridge		Landmark
Laidhay Croft Museum	Dunbeath		Museum
Lealt Waterfall	Staffin		Countryside
Letterfearn	Letterfearn		Village
Links of Noltland	Pierowall	Historic Scotland	Prehistoric
Little Assynt (Leitir Easaidh)			Countryside
Loch Cluanie			Countryside
Loch Coriusk	Elgol		Countryside
Loch Druidibeg National Nature Reserve	Stilligarry	Scottish Natural Heritage	Countryside
Loch Garten Osprey Centre	Boat of Garten	RSPB	Countryside
Loch Ness			Countryside
Loch Ness Centre	Drumnadrochit		Museum
Longaglebe Geo	Birsay		Countryside
Macleod's Tower	Castlebay		Historic Property
Maes Howe Chambered Cairn	Stromness	Historic Scotland	Prehistoric
Mallaig	Mallaig		Village
Marwick Head RSPB	Birsay	RSPB	Countryside
Mary Ann's Cottage	Dunnet		Museum
Mealt Falls and Kilt Rock	Staffin		Countryside
Midhowe Broch	Westness	Historic Scotland	Prehistoric
Midhowe Chambered Cairn	Westness	Historic Scotland	Prehistoric
Mine Howe	Tankerness		Prehistoric
Mingary Castle	Kilchoan		Castle
Mousa Broch		Historic Scotland	Prehistoric
Mull Head Nature Reserve	Deerness		Countryside
Muness Castle	Muness	Historic Scotland	Castle
Navidale Cemetery and St Ninian's Chapel	Helmsdale		Church
Neist Point Lighthouse	Glendale		Historic Property
Neptune's Staircase	Fort William		Landmark
Ness Islands	Inverness		Countryside
Ness Of Burgi Promontory Fort	Scatness	Historic Scotland	Prehistoric
Nigg Old Kirk & Pictish Stone	Nigg		Church
Noltland Castle	Pierowall	Historic Scotland	Castle
North West Highlands Geo Park	Unapool		Countryside
Noup Cliffs RSPB Nature Reserve	Pierowall	RSPB	Countryside
Nunton Chapel (Teampall Mhuire)	Nunton		Church
Nybster Broch	Nybster		Prehistoric
Old Inverlochy Castle	Fort William	Historic Scotland	Castle
Old Man of Stoer	Stoer		Countryside
Old Man of Storr	Portree		Countryside
Old Shiel Bridge	Acharacle		Historic Property
Ord	Ord		Village
Ormacleit Castle	Ormacleit		Castle
Orphir Round Church	Orphir	Historic Scotland	Church
Our Lady of the Isles Statue	Geirinis		Landmark
Pairc Deer Raiders Memorial	Balallan		Historic Property
Pierowall Church	Pierowall	Historic Scotland	Church
Plodda Falls	Tomich	Forestry Commission Scotland	Countryside
Pobull Fhinn Stone Circle	Clachan		Prehistoric
Pollachar Standing Stone	Pollachar		Prehistoric
Portree	Portree		Town
Prince Charlie's Cave	Elgol		Countryside
Prince's Cairn, Loch nan Uamh	Arisaig		Countryside
Prince's Walk, Kinlochmoidart	Kinlochmoidart		Countryside
Quoyness Chambered Cairn		Historic Scotland	Prehistoric
Rassal Ashwood NNR	Ardarroch	Scottish Natural Heritage	Countryside
Red Priest's Stone	Skail		Prehistoric
Reineval Chambered Cairn	Mingarry		Prehistoric
Rendall Doocot	Rendall		Historic Property
Rennibister Earth-House	Finstown	Historic Scotland	Prehistoric
Rha Waterfall	Uig	Woodland Trust	Countryside
Ring of Brodgar	Stenness	Historic Scotland	Prehistoric
Road to the Isles	Fort William		Countryside
Rodel, St Clements Church	Rodel	Historic Scotland	Church
Rogie Falls	Contin		Countryside
Ruthven Barracks	Kingussie	Historic Scotland	Historic Property
Sandwood Bay	Kinlochbervie		Countryside
Scalloway Castle	Scalloway	Historic Scotland	Castle
Scolpaig Tower	Scolpaig		Historic Property
Shandwick Stone	Shandwick		Prehistoric
Shawbost Norse Mill and Kiln	Shawbost		Museum
Shetland Croft House Museum	Boddam		Museum
Shetland Museum	Lerwick		Museum
Shieldaig	Shieldaig		Village
Sir Alexander Mackenzie Memorial	Avoch		Church
Skail Chambered Cairn	Skail		Prehistoric
Skaill House	Sandwick		Historic House
Skara Brae Prehistoric Village	Skaill	Historic Scotland	Prehistoric
Skeabost Chapel	Skeabost		Church
Skiba Geo & Birsay Whalebone	Birsay		Countryside
Skye Museum of Island Life	Kilmuir		Museum
Smoo Cave	Durness		Countryside
South Clettreval Chambered Cairn	Tigharry		Prehistoric
St Assind's Chapel	Bracadale		Church
St Columba's Church, Ui	Stornoway		Church
St Columba's Holy Well, Invermoriston	Invermoriston		Church
St Maelrubha's Chapel, Eynort	Eynort		Church
St Magnus Cathedral	Kirkwall		Cathedral
St Magnus Church	Skaill	Historic Scotland	Church
St Magnus Church, Birsay	Birsay		Church
St Mary's Chapel, Crosskirk	Crosskirk	Historic Scotland	Church
St Michael's Chapel, Kallin	Kallin		Church
Stanydale Temple	Walls	Historic Scotland	Prehistoric
Stein	Stein		Village
Steinacleit Stone Circle	Shader	Historic Scotland	Prehistoric
Stoer Head Lighthouse	Stoer		Historic Property
Stones of Stenness Circle and Henge	Finstown	Historic Scotland	Prehistoric
Strathnaver Museum	Bettyhill		Museum
Strome Castle	Strathcarron	National Trust for Scotland	Castle
Stromness Museum	Stromness		Museum
Suisnish Clearance Village	Torrin		Countryside
Syre Church	Syre		Church
Talisker Bay Walk	Carbost		Countryside
Tarbat Old Parish Church	Portmahomack		Church
Taversoe Tuick Chambered Cairn	Brinian	Historic Scotland	Prehistoric
Telford Church	Bays Loch		Church
The Orkney Museum	Kirkwall		Museum
The Quiraing	Staffin		Countryside
The Whalebone Arch	Bragar		Historic Property
Thurso	Thurso		Town
Thurso, Old St Peter's Church	Thurso		Church
Timespan	Helmsdale		Museum
Tomb of the Eagles	St Margaret's Hope		Prehistoric
Tormiston Mill	Stenness		Historic Property
Torridon	Torridon	National Trust for Scotland	Countryside
Totaig Broch	Letterfearn		Prehistoric
Tote Pictish Stone	Skeabost		Prehistoric
Trinity Chapel (Teampull na Trionaid)	Cairinis		Church
Trotternish Peninsula	Portree		Countryside
Trumpan Church	Trumpan		Church
Uig	Uig		Village
Unst and Yell	Baltasound	National Trust for Scotland	Countryside
Unstan Chambered Cairn	Stromness	Historic Scotland	Prehistoric
Urquhart Castle	Dumnadrochit	Historic Scotland	Castle
Wade's Bridge	Whitebridge		Historic Property
Wailing Widow Falls	Unapool		Countryside
West Highland Museum	Fort William		Museum
Westside Church, Tuquoy	Tuquoy	Historic Scotland	Church
Whaligoe Steps	Whaligoe		Historic Property
Wick	Wick		Town
Wick Heritage Centre	Wick		Museum
Wideford Hill Chambered Cairn	Kirkwall	Historic Scotland	Prehistoric
Yarrows Archaeological Trail	Thrumster		Prehistoric
Yesnaby	Yesnaby		Countryside
Yetnasteen Standing Stone	Yetnasteen		Prehistoric
Name	Town	Organisation	Attraction Type	Heritage Rating