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History of Scotland feature articles

These feature articles take a more in-depth look at some of the most famous landmarks in Scotland and investigate some of the events that shaped the country’s history.


The History of Scotland

Scotland's Earliest Chronicles
The Trossachs
University of St Andrews
University of Edinburgh
History of the University of Glasgow
Scottish Banking History
Early Parliaments of Scotland
Traquair House
Scottish Enlightenment
Scottish Banking History
History of Kelso
History of Dunbar
History of Mull
Mar's Wark
Stobs Military Camp
Abbotsford House
History of Inveraray
Declaration of Arbroath
The Bass Rock
Napoleonic prisoners in Scotland
Glasgow Necropolis

Scottish churches


Cambuskenneth Abbey: historic abbey in Scotland

Dryburgh abbey

Dryburgh Abbey: final resting place of Sir Walter Scott

Dunfermline Abbey

Dunfermline Abbey and Palace

Iona Abbey: the mother church of Celtic Christianity

melrose abbey

Melrose Abbey in the Scottish Borders

St Andrews Cathedral East Gable

St Andrews Cathedral, Scotland

The History of Paisley Abbey

St Margaret's Chapel, Edinburgh castle

St Margaret’s Chapel: Edinburgh Castle

Dunkeld Cathedral

Dunkeld Cathedral: a cathedral in Scotland

Jedburgh abbey

Jedburgh Abbey: a Scottish Borders abbey

Sweetheart Abbey

Sweetheart Abbey: Cistercian abbey in Scotland

Canongate Kirk

Canongate Kirk: an Edinburgh Royal Mile Landmark

Greyfriars Kirk

Greyfriars Kirk: Edinburgh Old Town

Magdalen Chapel

Magdalen Chapel: Edinburgh Old Town landmark

edinburgh churches, Holyrood abbey

Holyrood Abbey: Edinburgh Old Town

William Chambers, St Giles Cathedral

St Giles’ Cathedral: the High Kirk of Edinburgh

St Mary's Cathedral Edinburgh

St Mary’s Episcopal Cathedral, Edinburgh

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