Some of Scotland’s most iconic heritage sites, including Dunfermline and Arbroath abbeys, are now available to explore online.
Google Street View has launched a new collection of historic Scottish sites, allowing people to take a virtual tour around a number of castles, forts and abbeys without even leaving their home.
The project, completed in conjunction with Historic Scotland, captured 16 landmarks covering the length and breadth of Scotland.
Sites featured range from Stirling Castle, with its magnificent renaissance palace, to Dunfermline Abbey and Palace, the final resting place of many Scots Kings and Queens.
Other participating sites include Urquhart Castle on the banks of Loch Ness and Caerlaverock Castle in Dumfries and Galloway.
The software allows people across the world to take in 360 degree views of the buildings via their computers, tablets or smartphones.
Stephen Duncan, director of commercial and tourism with Historic Scotland, said: “We are pleased to have partnered with Google Street View to work on this new collection which showcases online a number of our properties from across Scotland.
“This technology will allow visitors, no matter where they are in the world, to get a taste of several of our properties in a new way. We hope that it will encourage them to visit and further their discovery of these magnificent historic sites and properties in person.”
The sites were photographed in July this year.