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City Art Centre

City Art Centre (2 Market Street, Edinburgh) – this gallery has a busy program of exhibitions which change regularly to suit the interests of its visitors. Visitors come to see favorites from the City’s nationally recognized collection of Scottish art; new work from local or international artists or exhibitions from other countries. Exhibitions shown here […]

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Battle of Bannockburn

Battle of Bannockburn (Glasgow Road, Whins Of Milton, Stirling, Stirlingshire) – in 1314 AD, a battle over the future of Scotland was fought between Robert the Bruce (King of Scots) and the English under King Edward II. Over the two days of battle, Edward’s army was repeatedly thwarted by the Scots stubborn resistance before finally […]

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Antonine Wall

Antonine Wall — the Antonine Wall was constructed in the AD 140s on the orders of the Emperor Antoninus Pius; for a generation it was the north-western frontier of the Roman Empire. Running for 60 km from modern Old Kilpatrick on the north side of the River Clyde to Bo’ness on the Firth of Forth […]