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Bannockburn Battlefield Monument
Bannockburn Heritage Centre (NTS)

Stirlingshire, FK7 0LJ

One of the most important historic sites in Scotland where, in 1314, King Robert the Bruce routed Edward II's army to win...

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The Lighthouse
The Lighthouse

Glasgow, G1 3NU

The Lighthouse - Scotland's Centre for Architecture and Design. Opened as the centrepiece of the 1999 Year of Architecture...

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  • Royal Yacht Britannia
    Royal Yacht Britannia

    Leith, Edinburgh, EH6 6JJ

    The Royal Yacht Britannia is permanently moored in Edinburgh's historic port of Leith, only 2 miles from the city centre.

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    H.M. Frigate Unicorn
    H.M. Frigate Unicorn

    South Victoria Dock Road, Dundee, DD1 3BP

    HM Frigate Unicorn is the oldest British-built warship afloat and Scotland's only example of a wooden warship.

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  • Abbot House Heritage Centre
    Abbot House Heritage Centre

    Dunfermline, Fife, KY12 7NE

    This distinctive historic building is now an award winning attraction telling the story of Dunfermline.

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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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    Loch Ness Centre & Exhibition
    Loch Ness Centre & Exhibition

    Loch Ness, Drumnadrochit, Inverness-shire, IV63 6TU

    A New View! Loch Ness Centre & Exhibition Experience, 5 star Visit Scotland attraction. Explore the myths and environment...

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    Discovery Point/RRS Discovery
    Discovery Point/RRS Discovery

    Dundee, DD1 4XA

    Step aboard and explore Captain Scott's famous ship Discovery, that took him to Antarctica in 1901. Spectacular 3-D film...

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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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    David Livingstone Centre
    David Livingstone Centre (NTS)

    Blantyre, South Lanarkshire, G72 9BY

    Scotland's most famous explorer and missionary was born here in Shuttlerow in 1813. Today the 18th-century tenement...

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    The World’s Largest Collection of Scotch Whisky
    Scotch Whisky Experience

    The Royal Mile, Edinburgh, EH1 2NE

    Experience the history and mystery of Scotland's most famous export.

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    Killiecrankie Visitor Centre (NTS)
    Killiecrankie Visitor Centre (NTS)

    by Pitlochry, Perthshire, PH16 5LG

    Beautiful wooded gorge near the site of the Battle of Killiecrankie, 1689. Visitor centre with delightful walks.

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    Grassic Gibbon Centre
    Grassic Gibbon Centre

    Arbuthnott, Laurencekirk, Aberdeenshire, AB30 1PB

    The Centre is devoted to the life and times of Lewis Grassic Gibbon who grew up in Arbuthnott, Kincardineshire and was...

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    Birkhill Fireclay Mine
    Birkhill Fireclay Mine

    Bo'ness, West Lothian, EH51 0AQ

    Take a tour of the mine, set in Avon Gorge, where you can discover how fireclay was mined.

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  • Almond Valley Heritage Centre
    Almond Valley Heritage Centre

    Livingston, West Lothian, EH54 7AR

    History of West Lothian brought to life in an exciting museum combining a working farm, restored watermill and historical...

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    1 Bannockburn Heritage Centre (NTS) Stirlingshire, FK7 0LJ 3 stars
    2 The Lighthouse Glasgow, G1 3NU
    3 Royal Yacht Britannia Leith, Edinburgh, EH6 6JJ 5 stars
    4 H.M. Frigate Unicorn South Victoria Dock Road, Dundee, DD1 3BP
    5 Abbot House Heritage Centre Dunfermline, Fife, KY12 7NE
    6 Caledonian Canal (Fort Augustus) Ardchattan House, Canalside, Fort Augustus, PH32 4BA 3 stars
    7 Loch Ness Centre & Exhibition Loch Ness, Drumnadrochit, Inverness-shire, IV63 6TU 5 stars
    8 Discovery Point/RRS Discovery Dundee, DD1 4XA 5 stars
    9 Culloden Moor Battlefield (NTS) By Inverness, IV2 5EU 4 stars
    10 David Livingstone Centre (NTS) Blantyre, South Lanarkshire, G72 9BY 3 stars
    11 Scotch Whisky Experience The Royal Mile, Edinburgh, EH1 2NE 5 stars
    12 Killiecrankie Visitor Centre (NTS) by Pitlochry, Perthshire, PH16 5LG 3 stars
    13 Grassic Gibbon Centre Arbuthnott, Laurencekirk, Aberdeenshire, AB30 1PB 3 stars
    14 Birkhill Fireclay Mine Bo'ness, West Lothian, EH51 0AQ
    15 Almond Valley Heritage Centre Livingston, West Lothian, EH54 7AR 4 stars

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