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Stoer Head Lighthouse © Copyright Ian Cowe
Stoer Head Lighthouse

Scotland, UK

The keepers of this lighthouse, built in 1870, some 12 miles by single track road from Lochinver were relatively self...

Fidra Lighthouse © Copyright Ian Cowe
Fidra Lighthouse

Scotland, UK

This uninhabited island off North Berwick acquired its lighthouse in 1885. It is one of the islands, Unst is another,...

Quendale Watermill
3 stars Quendale Watermill

Dunrossness, Shetland, ZE2 9JD

This beautifully restored mill with its overshot wheel, is in full working order. There are displays on local history and...

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Traquair House
4 stars Traquair House

Innerleithen, Peeblesshire, EH44 6PW

The oldest inhabited house in Scotland visited by 27 kings. Strong association with Mary, Queen of Scots. 18th century...

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Castle of Mey © Copyright Castle of Mey
5 stars Castle of Mey and Gardens

Thurso, Caithness, KW14 8XH

The most northerly castle on the Scottish mainland, for almost 50 years it was the summer residence of Her Majesty Queen...

Bell Rock Lighthouse © Copyright Ian Cowe
Bell Rock Lighthouse

Scotland, UK

The oldest existing rock lighthouse in the British Isles, it marks the notorious Bell or Inchcape Rock, a largely...

Tiumpan Head Lighthouse © Copyright Ian Cowe
Tiumpan Head Lighthouse

Scotland, UK

This lighthouse to the north of Stornoway was built in 1900. In 1956 the royal family, on holiday on the Royal Yacht...

Bamburgh Castle © Copyright Nick McCann
Bamburgh Castle

Bamburgh, Northumberland, NE69 7DF

Spanning nine acres of land on its rocky plateau high above the Northumberland coastline Bamburgh is one of the largest...

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Camera Obscura – Short’s Observatory
5 stars Camera Obscura – Short’s Observatory

Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

Known originally as Short’s Observatory – you can still just about make out the lettering on the tower, it is the...

Brough of Birsay Lighthouse © Copyright Ian Cowe
Brough of Birsay Lighthouse

Scotland, UK

This unusual lighthouse with its castellated tower was built in 1925. It is now solar powered. The tidal Island once had a...

Eshaness Lighthouse © Copyright Ian Cowe
Eshaness Lighthouse

Scotland, UK

Lit in 1929, this was the last manned lighthouse designed by a Stevenson for the Northern Lighthouse Board. It was built...

Tartan Weaving Mill
Tartan Weaving Mill

Royal Mile, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

This historic building constructed in 1851 was for many years the principal reservoir of the city of Edinburgh. It held...

Rona Lighthouse © Copyright Ian Cowe
Rona Lighthouse

Scotland, UK

This isolated lighthouse on Rona, at the north end of the Isle of Raasay, was built in 1857.

Drumlanrig Castle (Gardens and Country Park)
Drumlanrig Castle (Gardens and Country Park)

Thornhill, Dumfriesshire, DG3 4AQ

Ancient Douglas stronghold and home of the Duke of Buccleuch and Queensberry., Drumlanrig, completed in 1691, is the...

Robert Burns Birthplace Museum (NTS)
3 stars Robert Burns Birthplace Museum (NTS)

Alloway, Ayr, KA7 4PQ

Major new museum housing the most important Burns collection in the World. Temporary exhibitions, cafe, and shop.

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1 Stoer Head Lighthouse Scotland, UK
2 Fidra Lighthouse Scotland, UK
3 Quendale Watermill Dunrossness, Shetland, ZE2 9JD 3 stars
4 Traquair House Innerleithen, Peeblesshire, EH44 6PW 4 stars
5 Castle of Mey and Gardens Thurso, Caithness, KW14 8XH 5 stars
6 Bell Rock Lighthouse Scotland, UK
7 Tiumpan Head Lighthouse Scotland, UK
8 Bamburgh Castle Bamburgh, Northumberland, NE69 7DF
9 Camera Obscura – Short’s Observatory Edinburgh, Scotland, UK 5 stars
10 Brough of Birsay Lighthouse Scotland, UK
11 Eshaness Lighthouse Scotland, UK
12 Tartan Weaving Mill Royal Mile, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
13 Rona Lighthouse Scotland, UK
14 Drumlanrig Castle (Gardens and Country Park) Thornhill, Dumfriesshire, DG3 4AQ
15 Robert Burns Birthplace Museum (NTS) Alloway, Ayr, KA7 4PQ 3 stars

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