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Palace of Holyrood House
Palace of Holyrood House

Edinburgh, EH8 8DX

The Queen's official residence in Scotland. This baroque palace is closely associated with Scotland's turbulent past.

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  • 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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  • Tron Kirk
    Tron Kirk

    Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

    One of Edinburgh’s principal churches, completed in 1648, it is named after the public weigh beam or tron which stood...

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  • Brodick Castle & Garden (NTS)
    Brodick Castle, Garden and Country Park (NTS)

    Brodick, Isle of Arran, KA27 8HY

    The site of this ancient seat of the Dukes of Hamilton was a fortress even in Viking times.

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    Alloa Tower (NTS)
    Alloa Tower (NTS)

    Alloa, Clackmannanshire, FK10 1PP

    One of the largest surviving medieval tower houses, this was ancestral home of the Earls of Mar and Kellie.

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    Caledonian Canal (Fort Augustus)
    Caledonian Canal (Fort Augustus)

    Ardchattan House, Canalside, Fort Augustus, PH32 4BA

    Opened in 1822 this was one of the great engineering undertakings of its day. The five locks at Fort Augustus are...

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    Culloden Moor Battlefield (NTS)
    Culloden Moor Battlefield (NTS)

    By Inverness, IV2 5EU

    Scene of the last major battle fought on mainland Britain. The final Jacobite uprising ended here on 16 April, 1746, when...

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    House of The Binns (NTS)
    House of The Binns (NTS)

    Linlithgow, West Lothian, EH49 7NA

    The House of the Binns has been the home of the Dalyells since 1612. It has a collection of portraits and china.

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    Duart Castle
    Duart Castle

    Isle of Mull, Argyll, PA64 6AP

    Home of chief of Clan MacLean. Dungeons, exhibitions and clan history in the 13th century keep. Tearoom, shop. Free car...

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    Dunfermline Palace and Abbey © Crown Copyright Historic Scotland. www.historicscotlandimages.gov.uk
    Dunfermline Palace and Abbey (HS)

    Dunfermline, Fife, KY12 7PE

    The oldest and perhaps most splendid of Scotland's abbeys, Dunfermline, was founded by David I. The abbey church, built by...

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    Kellie Castle and Garden (NTS)
    Kellie Castle and Garden (NTS)

    Pittenweem, Fife, KY10 2RF

    Kellie Castle is a very fine example of the domestic architecture of Lowland Scotland. The oldest part is believed to date...

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    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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  • Delgatie Castle Trust
    Delgatie Castle Trust

    Turriff, Aberdeenshire, AB53 5TD

    11th century castle with fine Painted ceilings dating 1592 and 1597. Unique baby’s four poster bed, displays of dolls...

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  • Braemar Castle
    Braemar Castle

    Braemar, Braemar, AB35 5XR

    17th century hunting lodge, Hanoverian
    garrison and home to Clan Farquharson,

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    Portencross Castle
    Portencross Castle

    Portencross, Ayrshire, KA23 9QA

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  • 1 Palace of Holyrood House Edinburgh, EH8 8DX
    2 Newhailes (NTS) Musselburgh, EH21 6RY
    3 Tron Kirk Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
    4 Brodick Castle, Garden and Country Park (NTS) Brodick, Isle of Arran, KA27 8HY 4 stars
    5 Alloa Tower (NTS) Alloa, Clackmannanshire, FK10 1PP 2 stars
    6 Caledonian Canal (Fort Augustus) Ardchattan House, Canalside, Fort Augustus, PH32 4BA 3 stars
    7 Culloden Moor Battlefield (NTS) By Inverness, IV2 5EU 4 stars
    8 House of The Binns (NTS) Linlithgow, West Lothian, EH49 7NA 4 stars
    9 Duart Castle Isle of Mull, Argyll, PA64 6AP 4 stars
    10 Dunfermline Palace and Abbey (HS) Dunfermline, Fife, KY12 7PE 4 stars
    11 Kellie Castle and Garden (NTS) Pittenweem, Fife, KY10 2RF 3 stars
    12 Bamburgh Castle Bamburgh, Northumberland, NE69 7DF
    13 Delgatie Castle Trust Turriff, Aberdeenshire, AB53 5TD
    14 Braemar Castle Braemar, Braemar, AB35 5XR 3 stars
    15 Portencross Castle Portencross, Ayrshire, KA23 9QA

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