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Historic Attractions in Scotland

Subcategory: Abbeys, Churches & Cathedrals, Historic Buildings or Historic Sites & Monuments

Duke of Buccleuch Statue
Duke of Buccleuch Statue

Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

A British politician and substantial landowner the 5th Duke of Buccleuch, 1806 -1884, is best remembered in Edinburgh as...

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  • Tenement House (NTS)
    Tenement House (NTS)

    Garnethill, Glasgow, G3 6QN

    Glasgow, more than any Scottish city, is associated with tenements. This first-floor flat is a typical late Victorian...

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    Hill House (NTS)
    Hill House (NTS)

    Helensburgh, G84 9AJ

    This is considered to be the finest house designed by Charles Rennie Mackintosh and demonstrates his approach to complete...

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    West Bow Well
    West Bow Well

    Edinburgh, Edinburgh, EH1 2HH

    Situated at the foot of The West Bow, Victoria Street.This was the first of the well heads built to supply water to the...

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  • Finavon Doocot (NTS)
    Finavon Doocot (NTS)

    Finavon, Scotland, UK

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  • Bute House
    Bute House

    Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

    The official residence of the First Minister of Scotland.

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  • Bachelor's Club (NTS)
    Bachelor's Club (NTS)

    Tarbolton, South Ayrshire, KA5 5RB

    In this 17th century thatched house in Tarbolton, Robert Burns and friends formed a debating club in 1780. Burns attended...

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  • Ragged School
    Ragged School

    Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

    A boarding school, it was established in 1847 to feed, shelter and educate some of the Old Town’s many destitute children.

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  • Duke of Wellington Statue
    Duke of Wellington Statue

    Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

    This memorial to the Duke of Wellington, victor over the French at the Battle of Waterloo in 1816, was erected in 1852.

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  • St Cuthbert’s Church
    St Cuthbert’s Church

    Edinburgh, EH1 2EP

    One of Edinburgh’s oldest churches it has been rebuilt many times. The present church was built in 1894, but...

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  • James Braidwood statue, Edinburgh, Scotland
    James Braidwood Statue

    Edinburgh, EH1 1RE

    Known as the ‘Father of Firefighting’, James Braidwood at the age of 24, founded the world’s first municipal fire...

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  • Political Martyrs’ Monument
    Political Martyrs’ Monument

    Edinburgh, EH1 3BJ

    This 90 foot obelisk, in the Calton Burial Ground, is sometimes known as the ‘Hamilton Obelisk’and was erected in 1844...

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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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    Formaston Cross Slab
    Formaston Cross Slab

    The Lodge on the Loch, Aboyne, AB34 5BR

    Formaston Cross Slab

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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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    1 Duke of Buccleuch Statue Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
    2 Tenement House (NTS) Garnethill, Glasgow, G3 6QN 4 stars
    3 Hill House (NTS) Helensburgh, G84 9AJ 4 stars
    4 West Bow Well Edinburgh, Edinburgh, EH1 2HH
    5 Finavon Doocot (NTS) Finavon, Scotland, UK
    6 Bute House Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
    7 Bachelor's Club (NTS) Tarbolton, South Ayrshire, KA5 5RB
    8 Ragged School Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
    9 Duke of Wellington Statue Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
    10 St Cuthbert’s Church Edinburgh, EH1 2EP
    11 James Braidwood Statue Edinburgh, EH1 1RE
    12 Political Martyrs’ Monument Edinburgh, EH1 3BJ
    13 John Knox House and Scottish Storytelling Centre Edinburgh, EH1 1SR 3 stars
    14 Formaston Cross Slab The Lodge on the Loch, Aboyne, AB34 5BR
    15 Weavers Cottage Museum (NTS) Kilbarchan, Renfrewshire, PA10 2JG 3 stars

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