About ScotlandsPlaces
What can I do on this website?
You can now find information about Scottish places past and present, selected from the holdings of the partner organisations. This includes digital copies of:
- Maps and plans of cities, towns, villages, farms, roads, canals, harbours, churches, schools, public buildings, private houses, mines and quarries
- Photographs of the built environment in The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland
- Archaeological reports on historic and prehistoric sites
- Manuscript records and printed books from millions of pages in government and private records, including tax rolls, owners of land and heritages, and the annual reports of county Medical Officers of Health
Tell me how to search for maps, plans, reports and photographs.
The site also provides access to "related volumes" offering the ability to read volume pages in an image viewer. Tell me more about:
This website does not replace the free access in the search rooms of the the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland and the National Archives of Scotland. For more information about this go to the National Archives of Scotland website and the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland website.
What is ScotlandsPlaces?
ScotlandsPlaces is a website that lets users search across different national databases using geographic location. The user is able to enter a place-name or a coordinate to search across these collections or they can use the maps to refine and define their search. Tell me how to search the site.