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  Broughty Castle

  Discover the ‘strong point on the Tay', built to defend Scotland against a gathering English navy and captured several times.

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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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  Dunfermline Abbey and Palace

  Walk among kings in Dunfermline Abbey, a royal mausoleum, and see the palace where the last monarch born in Scotland was delivered.

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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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  Glenluce Abbey

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

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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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  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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  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.

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  New Abbey Corn Mill

  See this water-powered mill spring to life in the summer months when it’s put to work to show how oatmeal is made.

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  St Andrews Castle

  Uncover both sides of a castle with a 450-year history – its role as a bishop’s palace, and as a fortress and state prison.

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  St Andrews Cathedral

  Explore the remains of Scotland’s largest and most magnificent medieval church, still a major landmark even as a ruin.