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Drum Castle and Garden (NTS)
Drum Castle (NTS)

by Banchory, Aberdeenshire, AB31 5EY

One of Scotland's oldest houses, with a 13th century keep and Jacobean mansion. Superb furniture and paintings. Delightful...

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Dunvegan Castle and Gardens
Dunvegan Castle & Gardens

Dunvegan, Isle of Skye, IV55 8WF

Any visit to the Isle of Skye is incomplete without enjoying the wealth of history and legends at Dunvegan Castle & Gardens.

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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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New Lanark Visitor Centre
New Lanark Visitor Centre

New Lanark, Lanark, Lanarkshire, ML11 9DB

This cotton mill village was founded in 1785 and became famous as the site of Robert Owen's model community.

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Finavon Doocot (NTS)
Finavon Doocot (NTS)

Finavon, Scotland, UK

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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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    Traquair House
    Traquair House

    Innerleithen, Peeblesshire, EH44 6PW

    The oldest inhabited house in Scotland visited by 27 kings. Strong association with Mary, Queen of Scots. 18th century...

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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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    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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  • 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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    Castle Fraser (NTS)
    Castle Fraser (NTS)

    Inverurie, Aberdeenshire, AB51 7LD

    One of the most spectacular of the Castles of Mar, this Fraser stronghold has a magnificent great hall, fine portraits and...

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  • Bute House
    Bute House

    Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

    The official residence of the First Minister of Scotland.

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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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  • J M Barrie's Birthplace (NTS)
    J M Barrie's Birthplace (NTS)

    Kirriemuir, Angus, DD8 4BX

    The creator of the eternal magic of 'Peter Pan' - J M Barrie - was born here in 1860.

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    Culzean Castle and Country Park (NTS)
    Culzean Castle and Country Park (NTS)

    Maybole, South Ayrshire, KA19 8LE

    This clifftop mansion was built by Robert Adam for the last Earl of Cassillis in 1772-1790. There have been castles on...

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    1 Drum Castle (NTS) by Banchory, Aberdeenshire, AB31 5EY 4 stars
    2 Dunvegan Castle & Gardens Dunvegan, Isle of Skye, IV55 8WF 4 stars
    3 Alloa Tower (NTS) Alloa, Clackmannanshire, FK10 1PP 2 stars
    4 New Lanark Visitor Centre New Lanark, Lanark, Lanarkshire, ML11 9DB 4 stars
    5 Finavon Doocot (NTS) Finavon, Scotland, UK
    6 Duart Castle Isle of Mull, Argyll, PA64 6AP 4 stars
    7 Traquair House Innerleithen, Peeblesshire, EH44 6PW 5 stars
    8 Georgian House (NTS) Edinburgh, EH2 4DR 4 stars
    9 Cawdor Castle Cawdor Castle, Nairn, IV12 5RD
    10 Blair Castle Blair Atholl, Pitlochry, Perthshire, PH18 5TL 5 stars
    11 Castle Fraser (NTS) Inverurie, Aberdeenshire, AB51 7LD
    12 Bute House Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
    13 Ragged School Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
    14 J M Barrie's Birthplace (NTS) Kirriemuir, Angus, DD8 4BX 3 stars
    15 Culzean Castle and Country Park (NTS) Maybole, South Ayrshire, KA19 8LE 4 stars

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