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  Aberdour Castle and Gardens

  Admire views of the Forth from what’s possibly Scotland’s oldest standing castle.

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  Blackness Castle

  See for yourself why this mighty fortress is known as ‘the ship that never sailed’ – with its pointed stem, square stern and tall mast.

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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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  Caerlaverock Castle

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

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  Craigmillar Castle

  Step inside Edinburgh’s ‘other castle’, once a rural retreat from Scotland’s capital.

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  Dryburgh Abbey

  Wander around this medieval ruin nestled in secluded woodland by the River Tweed to grasp the appeal of monastic life.

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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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  Huntly Castle

  Visit the seat of one of medieval and Renaissance Scotland’s most powerful families, the earls of Huntly.

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  Jedburgh Abbey

  Admire the unusual mix of architecture in what is one of four great abbeys established in the Scottish Borders in the 1100s.

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  Linlithgow Palace

  Explore the magnificent ruins of the birthplace of Mary Queen of Scots and home to the Stewart kings of Scotland.

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  Stanley Mills

  Enjoy a hi-tech visitor experience at one of the Industrial Revolution’s best-preserved relics.

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  Stirling Castle

  Explore one of Scotland’s greatest castles, home to generations of monarchs and a fortress since ancient times.