Tourist attractions Glamis

Glamis Castle is a shining example of a Scottish Castle and is also associated with the Royal Family (it is a residence of the Queen Mother's family) and with literary history. Seen from the end of a tree-lined avenue, the castle is very impressive. ..

The old village school houses an exceptional collection of Picts steles sculpted from red sandstone (7-10C) that were discovered in the region. Cross-shaped flagstones, tombs and various fragments display the life and art of the Picts. Even if not ..

A line of 19C cottages houses a remarkable exhibition of traditional rural life. The part devoted to housing includes a 19C presbytery salon, followed by a dairy, laundry and school room. The following section shows the importance of crafts such as s..

On the ground floor of an extremely beautiful Victorian building designed by George Gilbert Scott , this museum relates the activities that made Dundee town prosperous in the 19th and 20th Century. Upstairs, in the sumptuous Albert Hall , you can ..

In its hey-day, jute production in Dundee employed 50 000 people, mainly in the Blackness quarter, one of Scotland's first areas to be industrialised at the end of the 18th C, However Dundee still had a sufficiently country air about it for David L..

This 46-gun frigate was commissioned by the Royal Navy in 1824, 19 years after the Battle of Trafalgar. Today visitors may explore the Captain's Quarters and the main gundeck. The gunners ate and slept on the gundeck in order to be ever ready in the ..

Designed in Dundee in 1901 especially for scientific discovery missions, this vessel is the pride of Dundee. It was ordered by Captain Scott, during his expedition to the Antarctic (1901-1904). Today in dry dock, it is the main piece in an audio-visu..

The village has four sculpted Pictish steles dating from the 7 to the 9C. Among the stones lining the roadway, one has a cross flanked by angels and, on the other side, a hunting scene with Pictish symbols. Other examples of these enigmatic symbols..

This shows the valleys of the Highlands to the north and Dundee to the south.

The birthplace of James Matthew Barrie (1860-1937), playwright and creator of Peter Pan, is a little four-roomed cottage filled with souvenirs of the writer. In the exhibition room, you can see the facets of this discreet man and his mastery of stage..

Barrie's tomb is indicated. The short walk provides some fine views of the agricultural landscape around Strathmore.

From the top of this filled volcanic crater (178m), you have a view all around you of Dundee town and the surrounding countryside. The town is spread out on a downward slope with its bridges over the Tay joining it to the Fife region. To the North yo..

This public observatory is home to a ground floor astronomy and space exploration exhibition. On the balcony a telescope and pair of binoculars are at hand for an extensive view across the Tay. The main telescope (for use only when accompanied by a m..

This is the oldest building in Dundee and the only relic of the original parish church of the 14th and 15th C. St Mary's is adorned with some beautiful stained-glass windows by Burnes-Jones and Morris , as well as a beautiful scene in the southern..

This bridge, opened in 1966, two years after its equivalent over the River Forth. It measured 2 250m in length, had 42 spans, and two channels on either side of the central track especially for pedestrians. These walkways had look-out points along th..

The current bridge was completed in 1887, replacing the former bridge which had collapsed under the weight of a train carrying 75 passengers, none of whom survived. Part of the iron framework was used again in the new construction.

Once a linen and hessian mill with the largest millwheel in Scotland, the imposing building is now home to a collection of steam engines and generator units, a company specialising in heraldic sculpture and what is thought to be the largest railway m..