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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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  Elgin Cathedral

  Discover some of the highlights that make the ‘Lantern of the North’ a shining example of Scottish medieval architecture.

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  Huntingtower Castle

  Explore the castle where Mary Queen of Scots and new husband Lord Darnley stayed during the Chaseabout Raid.

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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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  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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  Lochleven Castle

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

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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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  Rothesay Castle

  Survey a fortress famous for its long and close association with the Stewart kings of Scotland.

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  Spynie Palace

  Enter Scotland’s largest surviving medieval bishop’s house – residence of the bishops of Moray for 500 years.

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  Sweetheart Abbey

  Discover the love story between John Balliol and Lady Dervorgilla that lies behind the abbey’s special name, Dulce Cor.

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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.