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  Argyll’s Lodging

  Admire Scotland’s most splendid and complete example of a 17th-century townhouse, near to Stirling Castle.

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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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  Bonawe Historic Iron Furnace

  Britain’s most complete charcoal-fuelled ironworks nestles in an idyllic setting at the head of Loch Etive, amidst Argyll woodland.

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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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  Castle Campbell

  Get up close to the Lowland stronghold of a powerful Highland clan – a forbidding fortress perched above Dollar Glen.

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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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  Doune Castle

  Marvel at the near-complete castle of ‘Scotland’s uncrowned king’, set in lovely Stirlingshire countryside.

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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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  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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  Dunstaffnage Castle and Chapel

  Admire the mighty MacDougall stronghold built on a huge rock above the Firth of Lorn, in later years a royal castle.