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  • The imposing Broughty Castle from a distance, with a beach at low tide in the foreground

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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.

  • A general view of the Calanais standing stones.

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    Calanais Standing Stones

    Roam among the megaliths at one of Scotland's most magnificent Neolithic monuments.

  • A photograph of a large church with a tower and a big graveyard on a sunny day.

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    Dunblane Cathedral

    Step inside one of Scotland’s noblest medieval churches to find out how it has developed over the centuries.

  • A general view of Glasgow Cathedral.

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    Glasgow Cathedral

    Visit the site of the shrine of St Kentigern, around which Scotland’s largest city sprang up.

  • A photograph of a family looking at drawings and paintings of architecture laid out on a table

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    HES Archives and Library

    Explore Scotland's past through over a million historic photographs, drawings and more

  • A general view of Salisbury Crag, looking out to Edinburgh’s Old Town, in Holyrood Park.

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    Holyrood Park

    Roam a city park like no other, with its hills, crags and thousands of years of history.

  • Interior of a museum with a range of pictish stones on display.

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    St Vigeans Stones and Museum

    See in a single place the 38 Pictish stones found dotted in and around the church in this Angus village.

  • A general view of Trinity House.

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    Trinity House

    Dive into Leith’s famous maritime history at the former base of the Incorporation of Mariners and Shipmasters.

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Historic Environment Scotland Head offices:

Longmore House
Salisbury Place
Edinburgh
EH9 1SH
John Sinclair House
16 Bernard Terrace
Edinburgh
EH8 9NX

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