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  • Scalloway Castle seen from a distance, surrounded by more modern houses and boats

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    Scalloway Castle

    Explore the impressive castellated tower house of the infamous ‘Black Patie’.

  • St Andrews Castle, as seen from the beach.

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    St Andrews Castle

    Uncover both sides of a castle with a 450-year history – its role as a bishop’s palace, and as a fortress and state prison.

  • An aerial photograph looking down at the ruin of a cathedral set within a graveyard beside a small town and a bay.

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    St Andrews Cathedral

    Explore the remains of Scotland’s largest and most magnificent medieval church, still a major landmark even as a ruin.

  • The roofless but otherwise well preserved ruin of St Bridget

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    St Bridget's Kirk

    Wander the ruins of a medieval church that remained a house of worship for 700 years.

  • The foundations of a small cruciform church on the edge of a cliff behind St Andrews Cathedral

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    St Mary's Church, Kirkheugh, St Andrews

    Explore the cliffside site of the earliest collegiate church in Scotland.

  • A stone path leading into an uncovered neolithic hall

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    Stanydale Temple

    Hike through a Neolithic landscape to an extraordinary, puzzling ancient building.

  • A strong looking tower gate with the saltire flag flying above it

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    West Port, St Andrews

    Step through the best preserved city gate in Scotland, leading to the heart of a medieval town.

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Longmore House
Salisbury Place
Edinburgh
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Edinburgh
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