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This article lists the oldest extant freestanding buildings in Scotland. In order to qualify for the list a structure must: be a recognisable building (defined as any human-made structure used or intended for supporting or sheltering any use or continuous occupancy );
Skara Brae / ˈ s k ær ə ˈ b r eɪ / is a stone-built Neolithic settlement, located on the Bay of Skaill in the parish of Sandwick, on the west coast of Mainland, the largest island in the Orkney archipelago of Scotland.
Ochiltree is a conservation village in East Ayrshire, [2] Scotland, near Auchinleck and Cumnock. [3] It is one of the oldest villages in East Ayrshire, with archaeological remains indicating Stone Age and Bronze Age [4] settlers. [5] A cinerary urn was found in 1955 during excavation for a new housing estate. [6]
The old railway bridge at Leaderfoot is only a ten-minute walk from Newstead village. In 1865 the magnificent nineteen-arch Leaderfoot Viaduct was constructed for the St Boswells Junction to Reston section of the Berwickshire Railway, a line which closed in 1948. It is no longer considered safe to walk over the bridge, so only viewing the ...
Dean Village is one of the oldest of the villages that lay around the original Royal Burgh of Edinburgh. The village was referred to in 1535 as the miller's village and appears on the 1560 map of the Siege of Leith. In the Town Council Minutes of 1585 Water of Leith is used as the name of the village. The term 'Dean Village' initially referred ...
Townfoot (B7081) crossroads, old Post office and Parish Church. Dreghorn is a village in North Ayrshire, Scotland, 3.5 kilometres (2 + 1 ⁄ 4 miles) east of Irvine town centre, on the old main road from Irvine to Kilmarnock.
The oldest structure within the village itself is the ruin of St. Bride's Church which, like the castle, originated in the 14th century. [6] [7] This church became the mausoleum of the Lords of Douglas. The church clock dates back to 1565 and is said to be Scotland's oldest working public clock.
The earliest surviving houses in Scotland go back around 9500 years, [1] and the first villages 6000 years; Skara Brae on the Mainland of Orkney is the earliest preserved example in Europe. [2] Crannogs , or roundhouses, each built on artificial islands, date from the Bronze Age , [ 3 ] and stone buildings called Atlantic roundhouses and larger ...