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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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  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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  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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  Fort George

  March the length of this massive fort built in the wake of the Battle of Culloden to see why it’s served the British Army so well for 250 years.

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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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  Stirling Castle

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

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  Tantallon Castle

  Discover the last of the grand medieval castles, set high on a cliff edge and featuring a massive curtain wall.