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  Balvenie Castle

  Face a mighty, curtain-walled fortress, built in the 1200s as the seat of the powerful earls of Buchan.

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  Bishop’s and Earl’s Palaces, Kirkwall

  Marvel at the only episcopal palace ever built in Norse Scotland and its stunning Renaissance neighbour.

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  Broch of Gurness

  Get up close to an Iron Age complex said to be one of Scotland’s finest examples of a later prehistoric settlement.

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  Corgarff Castle

  Unravel the two very different tales of this medieval tower house, a noble residence turned army base.

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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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  Elcho Castle

  Imagine the comfortable life of the laird and lady of this fine house, built as their second home in the country.

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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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  Hackness Martello Tower and Battery

  Explore mighty coastal defences built during the Napoleonic Wars but destined never to see action.

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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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  Jarlshof Prehistoric and Norse Settlement

  Delve into more than 4,000 years of human settlement in the same location in Shetland.

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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.