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Linlithgow Palace - 1560
The ruins of Linlithgow Palace are situated in the town of Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland, 15 miles (24 km) west of Edinburgh. The palace was one of the principal residences of the monarchs of Scotland in the 15th and 16th centuries, and the…
Virtual Harlem - 1920
The Virtual Harlem Project is a virtual representation of Harlem, NY as it existed during the 1920s Jazz Age. Created by Dr Bryan Carter @bcmini
In 2012, the Virtual Harlem Project was ported to Open Sim. The project is currently housed by us,…
Edinburgh - Grassmarket c1544
Our depiction of Edinburgh and the Canongate was inspired by a drawing in the British Library made by the English military engineer Richard Lee, who accompanied Hertford’s forces in 1544. Lee’s drawing is the earliest moderately realistic picture of…
Edinburgh - West Bow c1544
Our depiction of Edinburgh and the Canongate was inspired by a drawing in the British Library made by the English military engineer Richard Lee, who accompanied Hertford’s forces in 1544. Lee’s drawing is the earliest moderately realistic picture of…
Edinburgh - Netherbow Port c1544
Our depiction of Edinburgh and the Canongate was inspired by a drawing in the British Library made by the English military engineer Richard Lee, who accompanied Hertford’s forces in 1544. Lee’s drawing is the earliest moderately realistic picture of…
Edinburgh - Trinity College c1544
Our depiction of Edinburgh and the Canongate was inspired by a drawing in the British Library made by the English military engineer Richard Lee, who accompanied Hertford’s forces in 1544. Lee’s drawing is the earliest moderately realistic picture of…
Edinburgh - Holyrood Palace c1544
Our depiction of Edinburgh and the Canongate was inspired by a drawing in the British Library made by the English military engineer Richard Lee, who accompanied Hertford’s forces in 1544. Lee’s drawing is the earliest moderately realistic picture of…
The Augustinian Abbey of Scone – 1390
Scone Abbey, a historic Augustinian abbey in Scotland, was founded in the 12th century and elevated to an abbey in 1169. The abbey was destroyed by a mob from Dundee during the Reformation in 1559. The site of the Abbey now lies under the front lawn…
Iceland - Viking Mosfell 1063
Working with the Mosfell Archaeological Project (MAP) – members of the MAP Project, Davide Zori Phd and Professor Jesse Byock. Mosfell is in the region East of Reykjavik, Iceland. In 2007, (Scandinavian Section, and the Cotsen Institute of…
Loch na h-Airde Viking Dockyard - The 12th c. Viking Dockyard on Skye
Our Viking Dockyard reconstruction was part of an exclusive video ' Skye Story' created for the AROS Centre on Skye. Cupido started 1st of September 2018. As part of the 'Skye Story', we reconstructed various periods to tell the story of evolution on…
Skye - Dunscaith Castle - 1300
Our Dunscaith reconstruction is part of an exclusive video ' Skye Story' created for the AROS Centre on Skye. Cupido started 1st of September 2018. As part of the 'Skye Story', we reconstructed various periods to tell the story of evolution on the…
Skriðuklaustur Monastery - 1550
The Skriðuklaustur cloister was the last one to be founded during Iceland’s Catholic period, i.e. shortly before the country’s 16th-century Reformation. It was thus active for less than six decades, and could scarcely be said to have flourished for…
St Kilda - 1880
We created the very successful 'Virtual St Kilda' exhibit for Taigh Chearsabhagh Museum, North Uist in 2014 and again as an updated exhibit with improved technologies and graphics 10 years later in 2024.
St Kilda was declared by UNESCO as a…
Fethaland Fishing Station - 1890
Using archaeological survey data and PointCloud scan data, we have created an accurate 3D interactive reconstruction of Fethaland fishing station as it would have looked in 1890, this gives a better understanding of the history of this site and…
Finlaggan - Lords of the Isles 15thc
"In the late medieval period, Loch Finlaggan in Islay of the Inner Hebrides was an important power base. The two islands of Eilean Mor (or Large Isle) and Eilean na Comhairle (or Council Isle) on the loch were the site of a major residence of the…
Helmsdale - 1890
During the nineteenth century the village of Helmsdale in Sutherland was one of the largest centres for herring fishing in Scotland. The village and harbour were built around 1818 as part of efforts at economic development by the Sutherland Estate.…
Cean Roundhouse 500BC
During the Iron Age the Strath of Kildonan in Sutherland was home to many small farming communities. The relatively mild climate of this period enabled the cultivation of barley, wheat, and oats, and the keeping of horses, sheep, and cattle. Although…
Lair Longhouses, Glenshee - 800
This video was created in conjunction with Perth & Kinross Heritage Trust and the University of St Andrews, School of Computer Science, Open Virtual Worlds Research Team as a Student Project in the Summer of 2019. For more information on the project,…
Illicit Whisky Still - 1820
The Illicit Still Experience engages audiences in the area’s unique history in illegal whisky creation and smuggling. The area is now known for famous – and legitimate – distilleries as well as for it’s beautiful and rugged countryside. Using the…
Moredun Top Hillfort - 50
Hillforts feature regularly on the landscape of the Ochil and Sidlaw hills and a number have been excavated and studied in the past. Many of those studies were undertaken by Victorian archaeologists, who had no access to carbon dating, but the sites…
Perth - 1440
This reconstruction was created as part of the Tayside Landscape Partnership in collaboration with Perth and Kinross Heritage Trust.
It was part of a project to enable people to discover medieval Perth in the year 1440 through 360° virtual images…
Abernethy - 1072
In 1072 the small Scottish village of Abernethy was the site of a meeting between the King of Scots, Malcolm Canmore, and William of Normandy (who had recently conquered England). In a show of force William brought a fleet of ships up the River Tay,…
The French Fort at Eyemouth - 1557
The fort at Eyemouth changed the course of history, and not just that of Scotland, it played a significant role in the relationships between Scotland, England and France. Beginning life as an English fortification, it may have been the first Trace…
Edinburgh - A City in Crisis 1544
So what is important about 1544?
In the spring of 1544, the English king Henry VIII ordered a vast army of about fifteen thousand men north to Scotland.1 Acting on instructions from their monarch, the English forces captured and sacked Leith before…
St Andrews Harbour - 1921
A short clip depicting St Andrews Harbour in 1921. A collaborative project with the St Andrews Preservation Trust.
Today, the Scottish burgh of St Andrews is best known for its golf courses and ancient university. However, it also has a long…
St Andrews - Market Street c1565
For over 800 years, Market Street has been the commercial heart of the burgh of St Andrews. This reconstruction shows Market Street during the middle of the sixteenth century – a time when St Andrews was a significant trading centre and the religious…
St Andrews, St Salvator's College - 1559
St Salvator's Quad is one of the best known landmarks in St Andrews. For more than five centuries the tall tower of St Salvator's has dominated the local skyline. Yet much of the rest of the design of St Salvator's Quad has been completely…
St Andrews Castle - 1520
St Andrews Castle, Scotland, c1520