Scottish Architecture, Buildings, Sights, etc!

[reddeathdrinker]

How about the NE of Scotland - follow the Castle Trail? Add on Slains Castle (inspiration for Bram Stoker when he wrote Dracula), and Dunottar Castle for some cliff-top awesomeness.

 

[eddiemcgarrigle]

One of the best places I have ever been in Scotland is The mountain ranges just North of Glasgow. Can never remind the name of it.

That would be the Campsie Fells or as it is widely known in Glasgow, the Campsies.

 

[Wee Michelle]

I know the campsies, a lot of people know it as that outside of edinburgh eddie

 

[mushroomsoup]

Rosslyn Chapel

There was actually a good program about it last night on BBC4, its on the iplayer if anyone interested.

 

[Raumarik]

Wallace Monument with the Ochil hills in the background can be stunning, I know as I live near it and love it when it's a bit overcast with the hills half-shrouded in clouds and the sun just covering the monument

 

[semi-pro waster]

The Wallace Monument was one of my first thoughts also, Edinburgh Castle may be a complete stramash of a building but it's certainly an impressive sight when it's all lit up at night.

One that I don't see mentioned and should even if it's purely as an engineering achievement is the Falkirk Wheel.

Image courtesy of Gizmodo. I can recommend nothing else about Falkirk but that alone makes it worthwhile to visit.

 

[Tee Hee Johnson]

The Wallace Monument was one of my first thoughts also, Edinburgh Castle may be a complete stramash of a building but it's certainly an impressive sight when it's all lit up at night.

One that I don't see mentioned and should even if it's purely as an engineering achievement is the Falkirk Wheel.

Image courtesy of Gizmodo. I can recommend nothing else about Falkirk but that alone makes it worthwhile to visit.

Would you recommend a tour or whatnot? Didn't know if there would be much to it or not

Thanks everyone, lots of notes jotted down now

 

[Begbie]

The Wallace Monument was one of my first thoughts also, Edinburgh Castle may be a complete stramash of a building but it's certainly an impressive sight when it's all lit up at night.

One that I don't see mentioned and should even if it's purely as an engineering achievement is the Falkirk Wheel.

Image courtesy of Gizmodo. I can recommend nothing else about Falkirk but that alone makes it worthwhile to visit.

Near stirling and calendar though.

 

[semi-pro waster]

Would you recommend a tour or whatnot? Didn't know if there would be much to it or not

I don't know if you could make a day of it there but you could also take a wander along either the Union Canal or the Forth & Clyde Canals as it joins both together, on a nice day it's a lovely little walk along them now they've cleaned it up. As a piece of engineering it's utterly superb, the visitor centre gives you a great view of it and if you're so inclined you can go on one of the boats that goes up and down the wheel on a rotation. It's something that can carry in the order of hundreds of tonnes yet uses about the same amount of power to rotate itself as you would use for 4-5 kettles of water being boiled and loses about the equivalent of a cup of water every day from use - the more I think about it the more I'm in awe of it.

Near stirling and calendar though.

Does it have to be? I thought it just had to be similar to Stirling Castle or at least as impressive and I reckon the Wheel qualifies. Anyway Falkirk should be within an hours drive from either Stirling or East Kilbride - two if you're dawdling.

 

[Jonny ///M]

Or if all else fails then just come have a gander at the epic westwood square!

 

[Tee Hee Johnson]

I don't know if you could make a day of it there but you could also take a wander along either the Union Canal or the Forth & Clyde Canals as it joins both together, on a nice day it's a lovely little walk along them now they've cleaned it up. As a piece of engineering it's utterly superb, the visitor centre gives you a great view of it and if you're so inclined you can go on one of the boats that goes up and down the wheel on a rotation. It's something that can carry in the order of hundreds of tonnes yet uses about the same amount of power to rotate itself as you would use for 4-5 kettles of water being boiled and loses about the equivalent of a cup of water every day from use - the more I think about it the more I'm in awe of it.



Does it have to be? I thought it just had to be similar to Stirling Castle or at least as impressive and I reckon the Wheel qualifies. Anyway Falkirk should be within an hours drive from either Stirling or East Kilbride - two if you're dawdling.

Its much less than an hour to Falkirk I have been to the wheel before, but when closed and just drove into the carpark and away... i'm now fairly curious about it!

All sounds very interesting, and the walking appeals too!

LOL westwood square, oh dear :/

 

[Begbie]

Does it have to be? I thought it just had to be similar to Stirling Castle or at least as impressive and I reckon the Wheel qualifies. Anyway Falkirk should be within an hours drive from either Stirling or East Kilbride - two if you're dawdling.

Just meant, its close to Stirling and Calender which are both nice parts to visit. Could possibly be done within the same day, Stirling Castle is very nice when all light up.

 

[semi-pro waster]

Just meant, its close to Stirling and Calender which are both nice parts to visit. Could possibly be done within the same day, Stirling Castle is very nice when all light up.

Ah my mistake, I thought you were questioning whether it was within easy reach when you were saying that it definitely was within easy reach of both.

 

[Gypo]

The chip shop outside Glasgow central, reet nasty.