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  • A photograph of wheelbarrows and industrial equipment inside a building

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    Biggar Gasworks Museum

    Enter what was one of the first small-town gasworks to open in Scotland – and among the last to close.

  • A general view of Cardoness Castle, showing its raised location and surrounding woodland.

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    Cardoness Castle

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

  • A defensive ditch on and bridge at Craignethan Castle.

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    Craignethan Castle

    Seek out the unusual defences of the last great private stronghold built in Scotland, including its rare caponier or shooting gallery.

  • A general view of Dundonald Castle, showing its hilltop position.

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    Dundonald Castle

    See the mighty hilltop castle built by Robert II in the 1370s, soon after he came to the Scottish throne.

  • A general view of Glenluce Abbey.

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    Glenluce Abbey

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

  • A general exterior view of MacLellan’s Castle.

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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.

  • A photograph of a large house with a square tower, flying a Saltire flag.

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    Newark Castle

    Contrast the beauty of this rediscovered treasure with the notoriety of its most famous noble resident.

  • A general view of Whithorn Priory and the graveyard.

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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.

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

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