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Heriot’s School
Heriot’s School

Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

More of a palace than a school, Heriot’s Hospital as it was originally called, is one of Scotland’s finest 17th...

Newhailes (NTS)
Newhailes (NTS)

Musselburgh, EH21 6RY

This fine house, set in fascinating 18th-century designed landscape, is something of a time capsule. Newhailes contains a...

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St Andrews House
St Andrews House

Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

Built on the former site of Calton Jail, St Andrews House was completed in 1939.

Scottish Parliament Building
Scottish Parliament Building

Scotland, UK

One of Edinburgh’s outstanding modern buildings, the Scottish Parliament was designed by the Spanish architect Enric...

Mercat Cross
Mercat Cross

Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

The mercat cross or market cross was a place where merchants would gather and also a focal point for proclamations and...

Edinburgh Castle - New Barracks
Edinburgh Castle - New Barracks

Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

These prominent barracks, described by Sir Walter Scott as looking like a vulgar cotton mill, were completed in 1799 and...

Prince Albert Memorial
Prince Albert Memorial

Scotland, UK

This memorial to Prince Albert, the much respected husband, of Queen Victoria was erected in 1876.

Jenners
Jenners

Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

Edinburgh’s famous department store, known as the ‘Harrods of the North’ it was built in 1838 and re-built in 1895...

St Giles Cathedral
St Giles Cathedral

Edinburgh, EH1 1RE

For about a thousand years St Giles has been Edinburgh’s principal church, and more recently Scotland’s national...

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Craigmillar Castle © Crown Copyright Historic Scotland. www.historicscotlandimages.gov.uk
Craigmillar Castle (HS)

Craigmillar, Edinburgh, EH16 4SY

One of Scotland's best preserved early 15th century castles, later much expanded, with great hall, courtyard and gardens.

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Usher Hall
Usher Hall

Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

Edinburgh’s principal concert hall is named after its founder Andrew Usher, a well known whisky distiller and blender.

1 Heriot’s School Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
2 Newhailes (NTS) Musselburgh, EH21 6RY
3 St Andrews House Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
4 Scottish Parliament Building Scotland, UK
5 Mercat Cross Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
6 Edinburgh Castle - New Barracks Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
7 Prince Albert Memorial Scotland, UK
8 Jenners Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
9 St Giles Cathedral Edinburgh, EH1 1RE
10 Craigmillar Castle (HS) Craigmillar, Edinburgh, EH16 4SY 4 stars
11 Usher Hall Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

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