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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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  Crossraguel Abbey

  Contrast the peacefulness of the abbey with the conflict that the monks’ loyalty to Robert the Bruce attracted.

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  Dundrennan Abbey

  Visit the secluded spot where Mary Queen of Scots sheltered during her last hours in Scotland.

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  Glenluce Abbey

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

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  MacLellan’s Castle

  See in the remains of Sir Thomas MacLellan’s tower house how castle building had evolved by the late 1500s to favour comfort over cannons.

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  Newark Castle

  Contrast the beauty of this rediscovered treasure with the notoriety of its most famous noble resident.

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  Threave Castle

  Watch Archibald the Grim’s forbidding island fortress come into view as you cross the River Dee by boat.

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  Whithorn Priory and Museum

  Walk in the footsteps of countless others to reach St Ninian’s shrine, one of Scotland’s earliest Christian sites.