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  Balvenie Castle

  Face a mighty, curtain-walled fortress, built in the 1200s as the seat of the powerful earls of Buchan.

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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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  Corgarff Castle

  Unravel the two very different tales of this medieval tower house, a noble residence turned army base.

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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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  Edzell Castle and Garden

  Get a sense of the standing of the Lindsay family from the beauty of their lordly seat and its great garden.

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  Elcho Castle

  Imagine the comfortable life of the laird and lady of this fine house, built as their second home in the country.

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  Inchcolm Abbey

  Set sail for a very special island in the Firth of Forth – home to Scotland’s best-preserved group of monastic buildings.

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  Kildrummy Castle

  Visit ‘the noblest of northern castles’ – even ruined, the stronghold of the mighty earls of Mar is a fine example of a 13th-century castle.

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  Kinnaird Head Castle Lighthouse and the Museum of Scottish Lighthouses

  Explore a fine castle altered in 1787 to contain the first lighthouse built by the Northern Lighthouse Board.

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  Lochleven Castle

  Imagine being imprisoned in this island stronghold, as Mary Queen of Scots – formerly a guest here – once was.

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  Meigle Sculptured Stone Museum

  Learn about Pictish society from a striking set of 26 carved stones, one of the most important collections of early medieval sculpture in Western Europe.