A colour illustration of what looks like a magnifying glass, but it holds a clock face. It is floating in an imaginary landscape of rocks; text reads "Put the past in your pocket."


A selection of the cards available to collect, shown beside the card sleeve. The top one is Tall Tower, and the others are spread out below like a deck of cards.

Member Exclusive - The History Hunt

As a valued member you can collect a card from Scotland’s amazing history when you visit one of our legendary sites. Grab them all to become a heroic History Hunter!

How it works:

Every one of our staffed sites has one of 7 specific collectible cards, only available to members. If you don’t want doublers, look for new places to visit below. If you want to be a History Hunter, your quest is to collect all 7! Remember to show your membership card on-site to redeem your card.

Every card has a rating of Craft, Power and Enchantment which means you can challenge your friends to a showdown and see who’s really the greatest History Hunter! Make sure to ask for your card sleeve when collecting your first card so you can keep them ­all together.




Instructions printed on cards which look like the collectible ones. They say (1) Check out the list below to find out which sites have the card that you seek. Remember, only our staffed sites have cards! (2) Pick up your card from the till point. Only members can take part, so make sure you have your membership card ready to show. (3) Once you’ve collected all 7 cards you’ll be knighted a true History Hunter! Show your full set to a member of staff to get your badge.

Formidable Fortress
  • Balvenie Castle
  • Blackness Castle
  • Bothwell Castle
  • Caerlaverock Castle
  • Cardoness Castle
  • Castle Campbell
  • Craigmillar Castle
  • Craignethan Castle
  • Dirleton Castle
  • Doune Castle
  • Dumbarton Castle
  • Dundonald Castle
  • Dunstaffnage Castle and Chapel
  • Edinburgh Castle
  • Elcho Castle
  • Fort George
  • Hermitage Castle
  • Kildrummy Castle
  • Kisimul Castle
  • Lochleven Castle
  • Rothesay Castle
  • St Andrews Castle
  • Stirling Castle
  • Tantallon Castle
  • Threave Castle
  • Urquhart Castle
  
Sacred Site
  • Arbroath Abbey
  • Dryburgh Abbey
  • Dunblane Cathedral
  • Dundrennan Abbey
  • Dunfermline Abbey & Palace
  • Elgin Cathedral
  • Glenluce Abbey
  • Glasgow Cathedral
  • Inchcolm Abbey
  • Inchmahome Priory
  • Iona Abbey and Nunnery
  • Jedburgh Abbey
  • Melrose Abbey
  • Torphichen Preceptory
  • Seton Collegiate Church
  • St Andrews Cathedral (temporarily collect from St Andrews Castle)
  • Sweetheart Abbey
  • Whithorn Priory and Museum
Halls of History
  • Aberdour Castle and Gardens
  • Bishop’s and Earl’s Palaces 
  • Crichton Castle
  • Duff House
  • Edzell Castle and Garden
  • Huntingtower Castle
  • Huntly Castle
  • Linlithgow Palace
  • MacLellan’s Castle
  • Newark Castle
  • Spynie Palace
  • Tolquhon Castle
Tall Tower
  • Broch of Gurness
  • Corgarff Castle
  • Hackness Martello Tower and Battery
  • Smailholm Tower 
  • St Andrews Cathedral (St Rule’s Tower - temporarily collect from St Andrews Castle)
  
Icons of Industry
  • Biggar Gasworks Museum
  • Bonawe Historic Iron Furnace
  • Kinneil House
  • New Abbey Corn Mill 
  • Stanley Mills
  
Social Settlement
  • Jarlshof Prehistoric and Norse Settlement
  • Linlithgow Palace (Linlithgow Peel)
  • Skara Brae
  • The Blackhouse, Arnol
    
Spellbound Stones
  • Cairnpapple Hill
  • Maeshowe Chambered Cairn
  • Meigle Sculptured Stone Museum
  • Ring of Brodgar and Stones of Stenness (May to September only)
  • St Serf’s Church and Dupplin Cross
  • St Vigeans Stones and Museum

Please check historyawaits.scot to see which sites are currently open.

Rare Cards

For 2025, you can collect rare cards at special events and anniversary celebrations across the country. These will be available for a limited time only, so make the most of your Membership and collect them at the below sites and events.

Spectacular Jousting - Grab your knight in shining armour at Linlithgow Palace on Saturday 28 and Sunday 29 June and at Caerlaverock Castle on Saturday 26 and Sunday 27 July.

Glasgow 850 Years - Collect your rare card from Glasgow Cathedral from April to December 2025.

Haunted Halloween - Available at sites holding Halloween events and trails.

Flourishing Gardens - Collect all year round at selected sites.

  • Stirling Castle
  • Aberdour Castle 
  • Castle Campbell
  • Dirleton Castle
  • Dryburgh Abbey
  • Edzell Castle
  • Elcho Castle
    

Good Traveller - Collect all year when travelling car-free to these sites:

  • Aberdour Castle & Garden
  • Bishop’s and Earl’s Palace
  • Blackness Castlel
  • Bonawe Iron Furnace
  • Craigmillar Castle
  • Doune Castle
  • Duff House
  • Dumbarton Castle
  • Dunstaffnage Castle & Chapel
  • Elgin Cathedral
  • Fort George
  • Huntingtower Castle
  • Huntly Castle
  • Jarlshof
  • Linlithgow Palace
  • New Abbey Cornmill
  • Newark Castle
  • Stanley Mills
  • Stirling Castle
  • The Blackhouse, Arnol
    


Once they’re gone, they’re gone, so visit our sites in 2025 and enhance your History Hunt Collection. Please book your event tickets in advance to guarantee entry.

Terms and Conditions apply.

Got a question?

Contact us or speak to a member of staff on site.