Braefoot Battery

The Braefoot Battery was a World War I coastal defence gun battery defending the Firth of Forth. The battery was constructed in 1915 at Braefoot Point, then part of the Earl of Moray's Donibristle Estate. The site is situated between the new town of Dalgety Bay and Aberdour in Fife.

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  Battle of Raith ⓘ
  596 hypothetical battle

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  Battle of Dollar ⓘ
  fought in 875 at Dollar, Scotland

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  Battle of Falkirk ⓘ
  1298 battle of the First War of Scottish Independence

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  Battle of Roslin ⓘ
  1303 battle

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  Battle of Wester Kinghorn ⓘ
  battle of the Second War of Scottish Independence

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  Battle of Boroughmuir ⓘ
  1335 battle

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  Cleanse the Causeway ⓘ
  1520 battle

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  Battle of Linlithgow Bridge ⓘ
  1526 battle in Scotland

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  Battle of Pinkie ⓘ
  1547 Anglo-Scottish battle

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  Siege of Leith ⓘ
  1560 Siege at Leith

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  Battle of Carberry Hill ⓘ
  1567 battle

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  Battle of Inverkeithing ⓘ
  battle during the Third English Civil War (1651)

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  Battle of Rullion Green ⓘ
  1666 battle of the Scottish Covenanter Wars

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  Skirmish of Dunfermline ⓘ
  1715 skirmish

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  Battle of Prestonpans ⓘ
  battle in Scotland during the Jacobite rising of 1745

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  Battle of Falkirk Muir ⓘ
  1746 last noteworthy Jacobite success during the Jacobite risings

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  Battle of the River Forth ⓘ
  battle in Fife, Scotland, UK

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  Argyle Battery, Edinburgh Castle ⓘ
  artillery battery in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

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  Artillery Fortifications, Inchkeith ⓘ
  architectural structure in Fife, Scotland, UK

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  Balgonie Castle, artillery fortification ⓘ
  architectural structure in Fife, Scotland, UK

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  Braefoot Point Battery ⓘ
  architectural structure in Fife, Scotland, UK

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  Charles Hill, Monks' Cave storehouse, military camp and battery ⓘ
  architectural structure in Fife, Scotland, UK

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  Crombie anti-aircraft battery ⓘ
  scheduled monument 695m SE of Bullions in Fife, Scotland, UK

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  Dalmeny Battery ⓘ
  architectural structure in City of Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

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  Downing Point, battery and camp 100m S of 22 The Inches ⓘ
  architectural structure in Fife, Scotland, UK

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  Edinburgh Castle, Butts Battery ⓘ
  artillery battery in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

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  Edinburgh Castle, Dury's Battery ⓘ
  artillery battery in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

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  Edinburgh Castle, Forewall Battery ⓘ
  artillery battery in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

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  Edinburgh Castle, Half Moon Battery ⓘ
  artillery battery in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

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  Edinburgh Castle, Low Defence ⓘ
  artillery battery in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

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  Edinburgh Castle, Mills Mount Battery ⓘ
  artillery battery in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

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  Hound Point Battery, 150m W of Fishery Cottage ⓘ
  architectural structure in City of Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

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  Leith Links, artillery mounds ⓘ
  artillery battery in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

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  Liberton Battery, anti-aircraft battery 100m E of Liberton Kennels ⓘ
  architectural structure in City of Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

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  Downing Point Battery ⓘ
  

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  Braefoot Battery ⓘ
  

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  16, 17, 18 West Preston Street, Edinburgh ⓘ
  air-raid shelter in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

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  33 East Port, Dunfermline ⓘ
  air-raid shelter in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland, UK

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  79, 81, 83, 85, 87 St Stephen Street, Edinburgh ⓘ
  air-raid shelter in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

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  Air raid shelter, Haugh Street, Falkirk ⓘ
  air-raid shelter in Falkirk, Falkirk, Scotland

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  Barnton Quarry ⓘ
  disused stone quarry in Scotland, formerly containing a Regional Seat of Government nuclear bunker

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  Burgh Chambers, 15 Seaview Place, Bo'Ness ⓘ
  air-raid shelter in Bo'ness, Falkirk, Scotland, UK

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  Craigiehall Anti-Aircraft Operations Room ⓘ
  building in City of Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

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  Edinburgh City Control ⓘ
  civil defence centre in Edinburgh, UK

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  Edinburgh R4 ROTOR Sector Operations Command headquarters ⓘ
  architectural structure in City of Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

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  Edinburgh Royal Observer Corps Group Headquarters ⓘ
  British Cold War command centre in Edinburgh

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  Falkirk Civil Defence Headquarters ⓘ
  civil defence centre in Falkirk, UK

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  Kirknewton Regional War Room ⓘ
  Cold war control bunker in Kirknewton, Edinburgh, UK

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  Pollock Institute of Physical Education Psychology, Pleasance, Edinburgh ⓘ
  air-raid shelter in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

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  Shrubhill Tramway Workshops and Power Station, Shrub Place Lane, Leith Walk, Edinburgh ⓘ
  air-raid shelter in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

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  South Queensferry Air Raid Shelter ⓘ
  WWII air raid shelter in Scotland

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  Vogrie House - Midlothian Alternative Standby Headquarters ⓘ
  civil defence centre in Midlothian, Scotland

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  Balgonie Castle ⓘ
  castle in Fife, Scotland, UK  

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  Balvaird Castle ⓘ
  castle in Perth and Kinross, Scotland, UK  

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  Blackness Castle ⓘ
  fortress, near the village of Blackness, Scotland  

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  Burleigh Castle ⓘ
  tower house in Perth and Kinross, Scotland, UK  

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  Cairns Castle ⓘ
  ruined keep in West Lothian, Scotland, UK  

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  Carberry Tower ⓘ
  castle in East Lothian, Scotland, UK  

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  Castle Campbell ⓘ
  castle in Clackmannanshire, Scotland, UK  

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  Clackmannan Tower ⓘ
  tower house in Clackmannanshire, Scotland, UK  

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  Dalhousie Castle ⓘ
  castle in Midlothian, Scotland, UK  

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  Dalkeith Palace ⓘ
  historic house in Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland, UK

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  Dundas Castle ⓘ
  castle in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK  

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  Dunfermline Palace ⓘ
  ruined former royal palace in Scotland  

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  Falkland Palace ⓘ
  castle in Fife, Scotland, UK  

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  Linlithgow Palace ⓘ
  ruined palace in West Lothian, Scotland, UK  

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  Midhope Castle ⓘ
  castle in West Lothian, Scotland, UK  

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  Old Dunimarle Castle ⓘ
  castle in Fife, Scotland, UK  

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  Preston Tower ⓘ
  castle in East Lothian, Scotland, UK  

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  Seton Castle ⓘ
  castle in East Lothian, Scotland, UK

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  Edinburgh Castle ⓘ
  castle in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK  

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  Craigmillar Castle ⓘ
  castle in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK  

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  Loch Leven Castle ⓘ
  medieval castle, now ruined, in Loch Leven, Perth and Kinross, Scotland, UK  

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  Roslin Castle ⓘ
  castle near the village of Roslin in Midlothian, Scotland, UK  

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  Ravenscraig Castle ⓘ
  castle in Fife, Scotland, UK  

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  Niddry Castle ⓘ
  castle in West Lothian, Scotland, UK

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  Seafield Tower ⓘ
  architectural structure in Fife, Scotland, UK

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  Leith Fort ⓘ
  fort in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

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  Naval And Military Museum, Edinburgh Castle ⓘ
  military museum in City of Edinburgh, Scotland, UK  

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  National War Museum ⓘ
  Museum in Scotland  

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  HMY Britannia ⓘ
  1953 royal yacht

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  Military Museum Scotland ⓘ
  museum in Wilkieston, Scotland, UK

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  HMS Bayonet ⓘ
  1938 Net-class boom defence vessel

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  HMS Ivanhoe ⓘ
  1898 naval trawler

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  HMS Campania ⓘ
  1914 seaplane tender

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  Tally Toor ⓘ
  Martello Tower in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

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1915 Braefoot Battery

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596 Battle of Raith

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875 Battle of Dollar

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1298 Battle of Falkirk

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1303 Battle of Roslin

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1332 Battle of Wester Kinghorn

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1335 Battle of Boroughmuir

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1520 Cleanse the Causeway

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1526-09-14T00:00:00Z

1526 Battle of Linlithgow Bridge

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1547-09-20T00:00:00Z

1547 Battle of Pinkie

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1560 Siege of Leith

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1567-06-15T00:00:00Z

1567 Battle of Carberry Hill

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1651-07-20T00:00:00Z

1651 Battle of Inverkeithing

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1666-11-28T00:00:00Z

1666 Battle of Rullion Green

1715-10-24T00:00:00Z

1715-10-24T00:00:00Z

1715 Skirmish of Dunfermline

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1745-09-21T00:00:00Z

1745 Battle of Prestonpans

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1746-01-28T00:00:00Z

1746 Battle of Falkirk Muir

1939-10-16T00:00:00Z

1939-10-16T00:00:00Z

1939 Battle of the River Forth

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1914-01-01T00:00:00Z

1914 Downing Point Battery

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1200-01-01T00:00:00Z

1200 Edinburgh Castle

1300-01-01T00:00:00Z

1300-01-01T00:00:00Z

1300 Craigmillar Castle

1300-01-01T00:00:00Z

1300-01-01T00:00:00Z

1300 Loch Leven Castle

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1305-01-01T00:00:00Z

1305 Roslin Castle

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1460-01-01T00:00:00Z

1460 Ravenscraig Castle

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1500 Niddry Castle

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1542-01-01T00:00:00Z

1542 Seafield Tower

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1933-05-23T00:00:00Z

1933 National War Museum

1953-01-01T00:00:00Z

1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

1953 — 1997 HMY Britannia

2017-01-01T00:00:00Z

2017-01-01T00:00:00Z

2017 Military Museum Scotland

1914-01-01T00:00:00Z

1914-01-01T00:00:00Z

1914 HMS Campania

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1810-01-01T00:00:00Z

1810 Tally Toor

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Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict	596	Battle of Raith	Angles, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	875	Battle of Dollar	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1298	Battle of Falkirk	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1303	Battle of Roslin	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1332	Battle of Wester Kinghorn	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1335	Battle of Boroughmuir	battle, Kingdom of England, Kingdom of Scotland	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1520	Cleanse the Causeway	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1526	Battle of Linlithgow Bridge	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1547	Battle of Pinkie	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1560	Siege of Leith	siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1567	Battle of Carberry Hill	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1651	Battle of Inverkeithing	battle, Kingdom of Scotland, Commonwealth of England	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1666	Battle of Rullion Green	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1715	Skirmish of Dunfermline	skirmish	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1745	Battle of Prestonpans	Kingdom of Great Britain, Jacobitism, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1746	Battle of Falkirk Muir	Kingdom of Great Britain, battle, Jacobitism	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1939	Battle of the River Forth	United Kingdom, Nazi Germany, battle	Wikidata
link	page		Canmore page@		Wikidata
organisation	factory	1918	Burntisland Shipbuilding Company	shipyard, shipbuilding, business	Wikidata
organisation	shipbuilding		Scott of Kinghorn	shipbuilding, business	Wikidata
organisation	shipbuilding company	1877	Ramage & Ferguson	shipbuilding company	Wikidata
organisation	shipbuilding company	1918	Henry Robb	shipbuilding, shipbuilding company	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		Argyle Battery, Edinburgh Castle	artillery battery	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		Artillery Fortifications, Inchkeith	artillery battery	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		Balgonie Castle, artillery fortification	artillery battery	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		Braefoot Point Battery	artillery battery	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		Charles Hill, Monks' Cave storehouse, military camp and battery	artillery battery, military base	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		Crombie anti-aircraft battery	artillery battery	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		Dalmeny Battery	artillery battery	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		Downing Point, battery and camp 100m S of 22 The Inches	artillery battery, military base	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		Edinburgh Castle, Butts Battery	artillery battery	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		Edinburgh Castle, Dury's Battery	artillery battery	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		Edinburgh Castle, Forewall Battery	artillery battery	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		Edinburgh Castle, Half Moon Battery	artillery battery	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		Edinburgh Castle, Low Defence	artillery battery	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		Edinburgh Castle, Mills Mount Battery	artillery battery	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		Hound Point Battery, 150m W of Fishery Cottage	artillery battery	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		Leith Links, artillery mounds	artillery battery	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		Liberton Battery, anti-aircraft battery 100m E of Liberton Kennels	anti-aircraft battery	Wikidata
site	artillery battery	1914	Downing Point Battery	artillery battery	Wikidata
site	artillery battery	1915	Braefoot Battery	artillery battery	Wikidata
site	bunker		16, 17, 18 West Preston Street, Edinburgh	air-raid shelter	Wikidata
site	bunker		33 East Port, Dunfermline	air-raid shelter	Wikidata
site	bunker		79, 81, 83, 85, 87 St Stephen Street, Edinburgh	air-raid shelter	Wikidata
site	bunker		Air raid shelter, Haugh Street, Falkirk	air-raid shelter	Wikidata
site	bunker		Barnton Quarry	Royal Air Force station, bunker, quarry	Wikidata
site	bunker		Burgh Chambers, 15 Seaview Place, Bo'Ness	air-raid shelter	Wikidata
site	bunker		Craigiehall Anti-Aircraft Operations Room	command center, bunker, blockhouse	Wikidata
site	bunker		Edinburgh City Control	civil defense center, City of Edinburgh Council	Wikidata
site	bunker		Edinburgh R4 ROTOR Sector Operations Command headquarters	ROTOR R4 bunker	Wikidata
site	bunker		Edinburgh Royal Observer Corps Group Headquarters	Royal Observer Corps, bunker	Wikidata
site	bunker		Falkirk Civil Defence Headquarters	civil defense center, Falkirk Council	Wikidata
site	bunker		Kirknewton Regional War Room	bunker	Wikidata
site	bunker		Pollock Institute of Physical Education Psychology, Pleasance, Edinburgh	sports institute, air-raid shelter	Wikidata
site	bunker		Shrubhill Tramway Workshops and Power Station, Shrub Place Lane, Leith Walk, Edinburgh	air-raid shelter	Wikidata
site	bunker		South Queensferry Air Raid Shelter	air-raid shelter	Wikidata
site	bunker		Vogrie House - Midlothian Alternative Standby Headquarters	civil defense center, Midlothian Council	Wikidata
site	castle		Balgonie Castle	castle	Wikidata
site	castle		Balvaird Castle	castle	Wikidata
site	castle		Blackness Castle	Historic Environment Scotland, castle	Wikidata
site	castle		Burleigh Castle	tower house	Wikidata
site	castle		Cairns Castle	tower house	Wikidata
site	castle		Carberry Tower	castle	Wikidata
site	castle		Castle Campbell	castle	Wikidata
site	castle		Clackmannan Tower	tower house	Wikidata
site	castle		Dalhousie Castle	castle	Wikidata
site	castle		Dalkeith Palace	castle, palace	Wikidata
site	castle		Dundas Castle	tower house	Wikidata
site	castle		Dunfermline Palace	Historic Environment Scotland, castle	Wikidata
site	castle		Falkland Palace	castle, country house, National Trust for Scotland	Wikidata
site	castle		Linlithgow Palace	castle	Wikidata
site	castle		Midhope Castle	tower house	Wikidata
site	castle		Old Dunimarle Castle	castle	Wikidata
site	castle		Preston Tower	tower house	Wikidata
site	castle		Seton Castle	castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1200	Edinburgh Castle	Historic Environment Scotland, building complex, archaeological site, tourist attraction, museum, castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1300	Craigmillar Castle	Historic Environment Scotland, castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1300	Loch Leven Castle	castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1305	Roslin Castle	castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1460	Ravenscraig Castle	castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1500	Niddry Castle	tower house	Wikidata
site	castle	1542	Seafield Tower	tower house	Wikidata
site	fort		Leith Fort	fort, barracks	Wikidata
site	museum		Naval And Military Museum, Edinburgh Castle	military museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1933	National War Museum	national museum, military museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1953	HMY Britannia	royal yacht, preserved watercraft, museum ship, tripadvisor	Wikidata
site	museum	2017	Military Museum Scotland	military museum	Wikidata
site	shipwreck		HMS Bayonet	boom defence vessel, Net-class boom defence vessel, shipwreck	Wikidata
site	shipwreck		HMS Ivanhoe	naval trawler, shipwreck	Wikidata
site	shipwreck	1914	HMS Campania	shipwreck, seaplane tender	Wikidata
site	tower	1810	Tally Toor	Martello tower	Wikidata