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Subcategory: Abbeys, Churches & Cathedrals, Castles & Stately Homes, Historic Buildings, Historic Sites & Monuments or Towns & Villages

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Thirlestane Castle
Thirlestane Castle

Lauder, Berwickshire, TD2 6RU

One of the seven Great Houses of Scotland. Castle closed for renovations in 2013 but the gardens are still open.

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  • Visit Scotland Reviews Available 4 stars
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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Georgian House (NTS)
Georgian House (NTS)

Edinburgh, EH2 4DR

The Georgian House is part of Robert Adam's masterpiece of urban design, Charlotte Square. It dates from 1796.

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Edinburgh City Chambers
Edinburgh City Chambers

Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

This impressive building and piazza just off the Royal Mile was designed by John Adam as a forum for city merchants to...

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  • Ardchattan Priory © Crown Copyright Historic Scotland. www.historicscotlandimages.gov.uk
    Ardchattan Priory (HS)

    North Connel, By Oban, Argyll, Scotland, UK

    The ruins of a Valliscaulian priory founded in 1230 and later converted to secular use.

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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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  • Hub Café & Restaurant
    Hub Café & Restaurant

    Edinburgh, EH1 2NE

    Known until recently as Tolbooth St John’s Church, it was completed in 1844 and served the city’s highland community...

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  • William Pitt Statue
    William Pitt Statue

    Edinburgh, Edinburgh, EH2 1JD

    William Pitt the Younger became Britain’s youngest prime minister at the age of 24.

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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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  • Nelson Monument
    Nelson Monument

    Edinburgh, EH7 5AA

    Perched high on Calton Hill at the east end of the city centre.

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    Finavon Doocot (NTS)
    Finavon Doocot (NTS)

    Finavon, Scotland, UK

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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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  • St Marys Parish Church
    St Marys Parish Church

    Haddington, East Lothian, EH41 3JB

    Amazing C14th cathedral size church ruined C16 battle. Nave only till choir/transepts restored 1973! Windows, carvings,...

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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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  • Cawdor Castle
    Cawdor Castle

    Cawdor Castle, Nairn, IV12 5RD

    Cawdor Castle, one of Scotland's most outstanding stately homes, has a magical name which is romantically linked with...

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  • 1 Thirlestane Castle Lauder, Berwickshire, TD2 6RU 4 stars
    2 Gladstone's Land (NTS) Edinburgh, EH1 2NT 3 stars
    3 Georgian House (NTS) Edinburgh, EH2 4DR 4 stars
    4 Edinburgh City Chambers Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
    5 Ardchattan Priory (HS) North Connel, By Oban, Argyll, Scotland, UK
    6 Formaston Cross Slab The Lodge on the Loch, Aboyne, AB34 5BR
    7 Hub Café & Restaurant Edinburgh, EH1 2NE
    8 William Pitt Statue Edinburgh, Edinburgh, EH2 1JD
    9 Duke of Wellington Statue Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
    10 Nelson Monument Edinburgh, EH7 5AA 2 stars
    11 Finavon Doocot (NTS) Finavon, Scotland, UK
    12 West Bow Well Edinburgh, Edinburgh, EH1 2HH
    13 St Marys Parish Church Haddington, East Lothian, EH41 3JB 3 stars
    14 Newhailes (NTS) Musselburgh, EH21 6RY
    15 Cawdor Castle Cawdor Castle, Nairn, IV12 5RD

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