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Historic Attractions in Scotland

Subcategory: Castles & Stately Homes, Heritage Centres & Ships, Historic Buildings, Lighthouses or Towns & Villages

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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  • 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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    • Visit Scotland Reviews Available 3 stars
    Blair Castle
    Blair Castle

    Blair Atholl, Pitlochry, Perthshire, PH18 5TL

    Set in spectacular highland scenery, Blair Castle is the traditional home to the Earls and Dukes of Atholl.

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    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,...

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  • Dumfries House
    Dumfries House

    Cumnock, KA18 2NJ

    Dumfries House is one of Britain’s most beautiful stately homes and best kept heritage secrets.

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  • Cubbie Row's Castle © Crown Copyright Historic Scotland. www.historicscotlandimages.gov.uk
    Cubbie Row's Castle (HS)

    Wyre, Orkney, KW17 2

    This Norse castle built in about 1150, is named after its first owner Kolbein (Krubbie) Hruga. A square tower, once three...

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  • 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...

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  • Hutchesons' Hall (NTS)
    Hutchesons' Hall (NTS)

    Glasgow, G1 1EJ

    One of the most elegant buildings in Glasgow's city centre, Hutchesons' Hall was built in 1802-5 to a design by David...

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  • Isle of May Lighthouse © Copyright Ian Cowe
    Isle of May Lighthouse

    Scotland, UK

    This island, eight miles off the Fife coast, was the site of the first lighthouse in Scotland – a coal-fired beacon...

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  • 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...

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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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  • Brodie Castle (NTS)
    Brodie Castle (NTS)

    Brodie, Forres, Moray, IV36 2TE

    Set in parkland, Brodie Castle is old but the family association with the area is even older. The Brodies were first...

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  • Strome Castle (NTS)
    Strome Castle (NTS)

    Stromemore, Strathcarron, IV54

    Ruined castle, dating back to 1472, situated on the shores of Loch Carron, commanding fine views westwards to Skye.

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  • Culross Palace (NTS)
    Culross Palace (NTS)

    Culross, Fife, KY12 8JH

    This delightful small royal burgh on the north shore of the Forth provides a striking introduction to Scottish domestic...

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    Cape Wrath Lighthouse © Copyright Ian Cowe
    Cape Wrath Lighthouse

    Scotland, UK

    The lighthouse at Scotland’s north westerly tip was built in 1828. It can be reached today by a short ferry crossing...

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  • 1 Tartan Weaving Mill Royal Mile, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
    2 Quendale Watermill Dunrossness, Shetland, ZE2 9JD 3 stars
    3 Blair Castle Blair Atholl, Pitlochry, Perthshire, PH18 5TL 5 stars
    4 Fidra Lighthouse Scotland, UK
    5 Dumfries House Cumnock, KA18 2NJ
    6 Cubbie Row's Castle (HS) Wyre, Orkney, KW17 2
    7 Eshaness Lighthouse Scotland, UK
    8 Hutchesons' Hall (NTS) Glasgow, G1 1EJ
    9 Isle of May Lighthouse Scotland, UK
    10 Bell Rock Lighthouse Scotland, UK
    11 Balmoral Hotel Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
    12 Brodie Castle (NTS) Brodie, Forres, Moray, IV36 2TE
    13 Strome Castle (NTS) Stromemore, Strathcarron, IV54
    14 Culross Palace (NTS) Culross, Fife, KY12 8JH 3 stars
    15 Cape Wrath Lighthouse Scotland, UK

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