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John Knox House © Copyright  James Ross
John Knox House and Scottish Storytelling Centre

Edinburgh, EH1 1SR

The oldest house on the Royal Mile, with an exhibition on its two most famous residents. John Knox and James Mossman.

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Weavers Cottage Museum (NTS)
Weavers Cottage Museum (NTS)

Kilbarchan, Renfrewshire, PA10 2JG

This typical 18th-century handloom weaver's cottage houses the last of 800 looms working in this village in the 1830's.

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Quendale Watermill
Quendale Watermill

Dunrossness, Shetland, ZE2 9JD

This beautifully restored mill with its overshot wheel, is in full working order. There are regular guided tours of the...

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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...

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  • Gladstone's Land (NTS)
    Gladstone's Land (NTS)

    Edinburgh, EH1 2NT

    The building is the most important example of a 17th-century tenement building to survive in Edinburgh.

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    Milne’s Court
    Milne’s Court

    Edinburgh, Edinburgh, EH1 2PF

    The first open court or square of its type in Edinburgh, it was built in 1692 by Robert Mylne, Master Mason to the King.

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  • Robert Burns Birthplace Museum (NTS)
    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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    Souter Johnnie's Cottage (NTS)
    Souter Johnnie's Cottage (NTS)

    Kirkoswald, Ayrshire, KA19 8HY

    The home of John Davidson, village souter (shoemaker), who inspired the character Souter Johnnie in Robert Burns' famous...

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    Balmoral Hotel
    Balmoral Hotel

    Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

    This prominent Edinburgh landmark, known until the 1980s as the North British Hotel, was a traditional railway hotel.

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  • Camera Obscura – Short’s Observatory
    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...

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    Barry Mill (NTS)
    Barry Mill (NTS)

    Barry, Carnoustie, Angus, DD7 7RJ

    The last water-powered meal mill to work in Angus, once producing oatmeal and animal feed. There are regular milling...

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    James’ Court
    James’ Court

    Edinburgh, EH1 2PB

    A fashionable address in its day it is named after its builder James Brownhill and was built about 1725.

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  • Nelson Tower
    Nelson Tower

    Forres, Moray, IV36

    The most northerly built monument to Nelson in Scotland with spectacular views across Forres, Findhorn Bay and the Moray...

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  • John Muir's Birthplace
    John Muir's Birthplace

    Dunbar, East Lothian, EH42 1JJ

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    Edinburgh Castle - Royal Palace
    Edinburgh Castle - Royal Palace

    Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

    This royal residence was where Mary Queen of Scots gave birth in 1566 to the future James VI of Scotland and James I of...

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  • 1 John Knox House and Scottish Storytelling Centre Edinburgh, EH1 1SR 3 stars
    2 Weavers Cottage Museum (NTS) Kilbarchan, Renfrewshire, PA10 2JG 3 stars
    3 Quendale Watermill Dunrossness, Shetland, ZE2 9JD 3 stars
    4 Tartan Weaving Mill Royal Mile, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
    5 Gladstone's Land (NTS) Edinburgh, EH1 2NT 3 stars
    6 Milne’s Court Edinburgh, Edinburgh, EH1 2PF
    7 Robert Burns Birthplace Museum (NTS) Alloway, Ayr, KA7 4PQ 3 stars
    8 Souter Johnnie's Cottage (NTS) Kirkoswald, Ayrshire, KA19 8HY 3 stars
    9 Balmoral Hotel Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
    10 Camera Obscura – Short’s Observatory Edinburgh, Scotland, UK 5 stars
    11 Barry Mill (NTS) Barry, Carnoustie, Angus, DD7 7RJ 3 stars
    12 James’ Court Edinburgh, EH1 2PB
    13 Nelson Tower Forres, Moray, IV36
    14 John Muir's Birthplace Dunbar, East Lothian, EH42 1JJ 5 stars
    15 Edinburgh Castle - Royal Palace Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

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