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  Biggar Gasworks Museum

  Enter what was one of the first small-town gasworks to open in Scotland – and among the last to close.

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  Bishop’s and Earl’s Palaces, Kirkwall

  Marvel at the only episcopal palace ever built in Norse Scotland and its stunning Renaissance neighbour.

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  Bothwell Castle

  Delve into a site that saw a great deal of action during the Wars of Independence with England. Bothwell Castle, built on a grand scale in the late 1200s, was hotly fought over.

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  Broch of Gurness

  Get up close to an Iron Age complex said to be one of Scotland’s finest examples of a later prehistoric settlement.

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  Brough of Birsay

  Reach this very special tidal island by causeway to explore Pictish, Norse and medieval remains.

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  Caerlaverock Castle

  Cross the moat to find yourself in a fairytale setting, complete twin-towered gatehouse and lofty battlements.

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  Cardoness Castle

  Learn about the lawlessness of the McCullochs, for whom this elegant six-storey tower house was built.

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  Craignethan Castle

  Seek out the unusual defences of the last great private stronghold built in Scotland, including its rare caponier or shooting gallery.

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  Dumbarton Castle

  Visit a stronghold that stood at the heart of an ancient kingdom covering the area now known as Strathclyde.

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  Dundonald Castle

  See the mighty hilltop castle built by Robert II in the 1370s, soon after he came to the Scottish throne.

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  Glasgow Cathedral

  Visit the site of the shrine of St Kentigern, around which Scotland’s largest city sprang up.

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  Glenluce Abbey

  Learn about 400 years of monastic life in the valley of the Water of Luce.