The main buildings at Glasgow University situated on Gilmourhill were largely designed by Sir George Gilbert Scott and constructed over a number of years in the latter half of the 19th Century. The Bute and Randolph Halls were completed after his death by John Oldrid Scott and Edwin Morgan, 1866-86, and the tower and spire added by John Oldrid Scott, 1887-1891. The external walls are constructed in local stone with Kenmure freestone dressings, w ......

Marischal College is a Category A Listed Building located in the centre of Aberdeen city. The structure comprises a large and predominantly Tudor-Gothic granite collegiate complex based around central quadrangle and courtyard. The college itself was founded in 1593 by George Keith, Earl Marischal as a protestant alternative to King's College, founded in 1494. Construction of Marischal College began in 1837 to replace the earlier buildings on t ......

Ardverikie House is a Category A Listed building situated on a promontory overlooking Loch Laggan in the Scottish Highlands. It was designed by John Rhind of Inverness in a Scots baronial style, its gabled roofline complete with octagonal turrets with corbelled conical roofs. The tower panel is inscribed "Burnt 1873 Rebuilt 1874 Finished 1878"; it is constructed of local grey granite rubble with contrasting tooled ashlar dressings. Ardverikie ......

Craigievar Castle is a Category A Listed Tower House dating from the early 17th century. William Forbes bought the partially completed castle in 1625 and completed it in the spirit of the Scots Renaissance. It is known as ‘the pink castle’ and has been described as ... “The consummation of Scottish châteaux: perfect both in mass and detail. The ascent of its creamy, battered walls in a plain, stepped L-plan to an assemblage of corbel-table, co ......

This project was one of the most exciting and unique for LTM’s stonemasons. It involved the unprecedented opportunity to combine traditional craft skills and building materials with modern construction technology. This gave LTM masons the chance to consolidate their knowledge and understanding of various traditional materials and techniques, including ‘hot lime’ mortars for building all the granite block, hand split granite blocks (using the tra ......

The Brig O’ Balgownie is a Category A Listed bridge spanning the River Don in Old Aberdeen. The original structure was built in 1314-18 under the orders of Richard Cementarius, the first provost of Aberdeen. It was largely rebuilt in the early 17th century and remained the only northern route into Aberdeen until 1827. The existing bridge comprises a steeply pitched single span and pointed arch with corbelled parapets and narrow roadway....

Sunnyside Croft Studio is a 5m wide x 20m long timber and straw bale structure, finished using traditional lime render and lime wash and capped with a ‘living’ roof. It is located near to Sunnyside Croft, a small traditional stone - built cottage near the Buchan coast. The studio is a unique example of ecological ‘new build’ construction, combining traditional skills and materials with modern construction technology. It draws on the local verna ......

The New Elgin Doocot is a Category B Listed building dating from the 17th century. It is a small beehive dovecot built with coursed rubble with thin stone slab rat ledges and circular stone cope....

Powis Gate is a Category B Listed building forming the gatehouse entrance to Powis House (1802). The structure was erected between 1833 and 1834 by John Leslie of Powis and comprises two minarets and centre arch. The distinctive ‘pepper pot’ minarets are a distinctive feature to Old Aberdeen, forming a unique landmark and monument to the University complex....

Fettercairn Arch is a Category B Listed Romanesque arch in the centre of Fettercairn village. It was built as a memorial to the Prince Consort and to commemorate the visit of Victoria and Albert in September 1861. It was designed by John Milne (of St Andrews) between 1864-5 and consists of two buttressed octagonal towers with short gabletted spirelets and wrought-iron finials. The arch is finished with a crenellated parapet with central curviline ......

This project was developed by The Prince’s Foundation for the Built Environment in association with Scotia Homes. It formed a key part of the Prince’s Foundation’s Residential Summer School programme which involved eleven Prince of Wale’s Building Craft’s Apprentices participating in a diverse range of activities in traditional building crafts, and working alongside six Prince of Wale’s Graduate Fellows over the course of 3 weeks. The third w ......