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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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  Cardoness Castle

  Learn about the lawlessness of the McCullochs, for whom this elegant six-storey tower house was built.

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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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  Glenluce Abbey

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

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  Kisimul Castle

  Hop on a boat to make the memorable journey to the ‘Castle in the Sea’, seat of the chief of Clan Macneil.

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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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  Threave Castle

  Watch Archibald the Grim’s forbidding island fortress come into view as you cross the River Dee by boat.

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  Whithorn Priory and Museum

  Walk in the footsteps of countless others to reach St Ninian’s shrine, one of Scotland’s earliest Christian sites.