Live /

More of our sites are now available to pre-book in advance of their opening later this month. We are working hard to open other sites in the coming weeks

x
 

Prices and opening times

This site is closed for now. We’re working hard to gradually reopen the places you love while making sure the experience is safe for everyone. Find out more about our reopening plans.

Admission

Member/Explorer Pass holder: FREE
Adult: £6.00
Concession: £4.80
Child aged 5-15: £3.60
Child under 5: FREE

Children under the age of 16 must be accompanied by an adult.

Concession price: this applies if you can show proof that you’re aged 60+ or unemployed.

Admission prices are subject to change.

Save with an Explorer Pass

Open

St Vigeans Sculptured Stones Museum is usually open by appointment only. To arrange a visit, call 01241 878 756.

Other opening days are: Sunday, 26 April; Sunday, 17 May; Saturday 13 of June; Sunday, 19 July; Sunday, 23 August; Sunday, 20 September. No booking is required for these dates.

Unexpected closures

Adverse weather or other reasons beyond our control may cause a site to close at short notice.

Before you travel, you can view current unexpected closures.

Historic Scotland

Opening times

This site is closed for now.

We’re working hard to gradually reopen the places you love while making sure the experience is safe for everyone.

Find out more about our reopening plans.

Facilities

A general view of the ruins of Arbroath Abbey, with some stone foundations visible in the foreground.

Find out more

Arbroath Abbey
A tall but narrow roundtower reaching into the sky next to a traditional church tower

Find out more

Brechin Cathedral Round Tower
A solitary wall, all that remains of Maison Dieu

Find out more

Maison Dieu Chapel, Brechin
A series of stone walls, partly filled in with soil and covered in grass. Fields in the background.

Find out more

Carlungie Earth House
Aberlmeno Sculptured Stone with a low stone wall and a grassy plane in the background

Find out more

Aberlemno Sculptured Stones
Several stone lined ditches that once used to be the cellar of a round house

Find out more

Ardestie Earth House
A celtic cross in front of a small stone house

Find out more

Lindsay Burial Aisle
A general view of the tower house at Edzell Castle.

Find out more

Edzell Castle and Garden
Aberlmeno Sculptured Stone with a low stone wall and a grassy plane in the background

Find out more

Aberlemno Sculptured Stones
An aerial photograph looking down at the ruin of a cathedral set within a graveyard beside a small town and a bay.

Find out more

St Andrews Cathedral
A tall Pictish cross-slab with a prominent, ornate cross carved on the front. Detail shows a hunting scene and a boat.

Find out more

St Orland's Stone
A detailed view of Eassie Sculptured Stone. The back of the stone is decorated with a number of things including a double-disc and z-rod, a Pictish beast, three men with cloaks carrying spears and several cows with scroll joints.

Find out more

Eassie Sculptured Stone
A photograph of a stone carved with three horsemen

Find out more

Meigle Sculptured Stone Museum
A tall cross on top of a large cylindrical base

Find out more

Preston Market Cross
The large Brandsbutt stone at night, illuminated from one side which makes the intricate carvings stand out.

Find out more

Brandsbutt Stone
A tall carved stone

Find out more

Maiden Stone

Download our visitor app

Discover more on the go – the Historic Scotland app lets you find out about Scotland’s most iconic places wherever you are.

Save with an Explorer Pass

Get free entry to Scotland’s top visitor attractions with an Explorer Pass valid for 5 or 14 consecutive days.

Become a member

Join Historic Scotland to visit our properties free of charge for a full year and support our work at the same time.

Hire a site for filming

Use one of our fantastic locations on your next shoot for an awe-inspiring backdrop to your work.

Learning visits

Our 300+ historic places serve as creative inspiration for all sorts of learning activities – and for learners of all ages.

Search our events

See the past brought to life by the imaginative year-round programme of events at our properties.