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Subcategory: Heritage Centres & Ships, Historic Buildings or Historic Sites & Monuments

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Parliament Square
Parliament Square

Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

The square takes its name from Parliament House built here in 1641 to house the Scottish Parliament.

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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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    Dugald Stewart Monument
    Dugald Stewart Monument

    Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

    On top of Calton Hill this is one of Edinburgh’s most photographed monuments. It was erected in 1831 in memory of Dugald...

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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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  • Preston Mill and Phantassie Doocot
    Preston Mill and Phantassie Doocot (NTS)

    East Linton, East Lothian, EH40 3DS

    The oldest mechanically intact water-driven mill in Scotland. See and hear the mill in action and find out about the...

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    Charles II Statue
    Charles II Statue

    Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

    The oldest lead cast statue in Britain, portraying Charles II as a Roman emperor, it was completed in 1685 a month before...

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  • McEwan Hall
    McEwan Hall

    Scotland, UK

    A venue for graduations, concerts and public functions the hall was paid for by Sir William McEwan founder of the...

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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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    Waverley Station
    Waverley Station

    Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

    The largest mainline station outside London, Waverley was created in 1858 when the North British Railway Company,...

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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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  • Covenanters Memorial
    Covenanters Memorial

    Grassmarket, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

    This simple memorial at the top of the Grassmarket marks the spot where over a 100 Covenanters were hanged for their...

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  • Ardess Hidden History Trail
    Ardess Hidden History Trail

    Rowardennan, by Drymen, Stirlingshire, G63 0AR

    Archaeological traces of typical post-medieval farming settlement, linked by an enjoyable trail with guide leaflet.

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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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    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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    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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  • 1 Parliament Square Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
    2 National Wallace Monument Hillfoots Road, Causewayhead, Stirling, FK9 5LF 4 stars
    3 Dugald Stewart Monument Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
    4 H.M. Frigate Unicorn South Victoria Dock Road, Dundee, DD1 3BP
    5 Preston Mill and Phantassie Doocot (NTS) East Linton, East Lothian, EH40 3DS 3 stars
    6 Charles II Statue Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
    7 McEwan Hall Scotland, UK
    8 Bannockburn Heritage Centre (NTS) Stirlingshire, FK7 0LJ 3 stars
    9 Waverley Station Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
    10 Formaston Cross Slab The Lodge on the Loch, Aboyne, AB34 5BR
    11 Covenanters Memorial Grassmarket, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
    12 Ardess Hidden History Trail Rowardennan, by Drymen, Stirlingshire, G63 0AR
    13 David Livingstone Centre (NTS) Blantyre, South Lanarkshire, G72 9BY 3 stars
    14 Royal Yacht Britannia Leith, Edinburgh, EH6 6JJ 5 stars
    15 Ragged School Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

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