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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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  • 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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  • 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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    Finavon Doocot (NTS)
    Finavon Doocot (NTS)

    Finavon, Scotland, UK

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  • 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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    Provand's Lordship
    Provand's Lordship

    Glasgow, G4 0RB

    Provand's Lordship is the oldest house in Glasgow, set in the heart of the most ancient part of the city.

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    National Wallace Monument
    National Wallace Monument

    Hillfoots Road, Causewayhead, Stirling, FK9 5LF

    Extraordinary Victorian gothic tower built to commemorate William Wallace, Scotland's national hero. Panoramic views....

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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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    © Copyright World Famous Blacksmiths Shop
    World Famous Blacksmiths Shop

    Gretna Green, Dumfries & Galloway, DG16 5EA

    For over 250 years Gretna Green in Scotland has been the name synonymous with romance and weddings. Gretna Green is 'not...

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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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    Milne’s Court
    Milne’s Court

    Edinburgh, Edinburgh, EH1 2PF

    The first open court or square of its type in Edinburgh, it was built in 1692 by Robert Mylne, Master Mason to the King.

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  • Barry Mill (NTS)
    Barry Mill (NTS)

    Barry, Carnoustie, Angus, DD7 7RJ

    The last water-powered meal mill to work in Angus, once producing oatmeal and animal feed. There are regular milling...

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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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    1 Palace of Holyrood House Edinburgh, EH8 8DX
    2 Newhailes (NTS) Musselburgh, EH21 6RY
    3 Bachelor's Club (NTS) Tarbolton, South Ayrshire, KA5 5RB
    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 Finavon Doocot (NTS) Finavon, Scotland, UK
    7 Gladstone's Land (NTS) Edinburgh, EH1 2NT 3 stars
    8 Provand's Lordship Glasgow, G4 0RB 3 stars
    9 National Wallace Monument Hillfoots Road, Causewayhead, Stirling, FK9 5LF 4 stars
    10 House of The Binns (NTS) Linlithgow, West Lothian, EH49 7NA 4 stars
    11 World Famous Blacksmiths Shop Gretna Green, Dumfries & Galloway, DG16 5EA
    12 Duart Castle Isle of Mull, Argyll, PA64 6AP 4 stars
    13 Milne’s Court Edinburgh, Edinburgh, EH1 2PF
    14 Barry Mill (NTS) Barry, Carnoustie, Angus, DD7 7RJ 3 stars
    15 Kellie Castle and Garden (NTS) Pittenweem, Fife, KY10 2RF 3 stars

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