Volume 1 includes plates and descriptions for Aberbrothock Abbey, Forfar,. Aberdeen ( Kings College and Cathedral.), Aberdour House, Fife, Airth Castle, Linlithgow, St. Andrew's Cathedral, Fife., Auchan's Castle, Ayr, Balveny Castle, Banff, Borthwick Castle, Edinburgh, Brechin Cathedral and Round Tower, Forfar, Burgie Castle, Elgin, Caerlaverock Castle, Dumfries, Cambuskenneth Tower, Stirling, Castle Campbell, Clackmannan, Cawdor Castle, Nairn, Clackmannan Tower, Coldingham Priory, Berwick, Corstorphine Church, Edinburgh, Coxton Tower. Elgin, Craigievar Castle, Aberdeen, Craigmillar Castle, Edinburgh, Craigstone Castle, Aberdeen, Crathes Castle, Kincardine, Crichton Castle, Edinburgh, Crichton Church, Crossraguel Abbey, Ayr, Dairsie church, Fife, Dalmeny Church, Linlithgow. Volume 2 includes plates and descriptions for Dalpersie house, Aberdeen, Dirleton Castle, Haddington, Doune Castle, Perth, Drochill Castle, Peebles, Dryburgh Abbey, Roxburgh, Dunblane Cathedral, Perth, Dundee, Forfar, Dunfermline Abbey, Fife, Dunkeld Cathedral, Perth, Dysart, Fife, Edinburgh, St. Giles' athedral, Trinity College Church, St.Margaret's Well at Restalrig, Edzell Castle, Forfar, Elcho Castle, Perth, Elgin, Elgin Cathedral, Falkland Palace, Fife, Foulis Easter Church, Forfar, Fraser Castle, Aberdeen, Fyvie Castle, Aberdeen, Glammis Castle, Forfar, Glasgow University, Glenbucket Castle, Aberdeen.
Volume 3 includes plates and descriptions for Glasgow Cathedral,Haddington Church, Heriot's Hospital, Edinburgh, Holyrood, Edinburgh, Huntley Castle, Perth, Huntley Castle (Strathbogie), Aberdeen, Inchcolm, near Edinburgh, Innes House, Elgin, Iona Cathedral, Jedburgh Abbey, Roxburgh, Kelburne House, Ayr, Kelso Abbey, Roxburgh, Kildrummie Castle, Aberdeen, Kilravock Castle, Nairn, Kilwinning Abbey, Ayr, Kirkwall Cathedral, Orkney, Leuchar's Church, Fife, Linlithgow. Volume 4 includes plates and descriptions for Lincluden College, Dumfries, Maybole Tower, Ayr, Melrose Abbey, Roxburgh,. Michael Kirk, Elgin, Midmar Castle, Aberdeen, St.Monance Church, Fife, Muchalls House, Kincardine, New Abbey, Dumfries, Newark Castle, Port Glasgow (Renfrew), Noltland Castle, Westray, Orkney, Paisley Abbey, Renfrew, Pinkie House, Edinburgh, Rosslyn Chapel, Edinburgh, Ruthven Castle, or Huntingtower, near Perth, Seton Chapel, Haddington, Spynie Palace, Elgin, Stewart Castle, Inverness, Stirling, Tantallon Castle, Haddington, Tolquhon Castle, Aberdeen, Towie by Turref, Aberdeen, Udny Castle, Aberdeen, Wintoun House, Haddington.

Commentaries by: John Hill Burton
Contributions by: R. Rowand Anderson