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  Blackness Castle

  See for yourself why this mighty fortress is known as ‘the ship that never sailed’ – with its pointed stem, square stern and tall mast.

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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.

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  Craigmillar Castle

  Step inside Edinburgh’s ‘other castle’, once a rural retreat from Scotland’s capital.

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  Dirleton Castle

  Find out how the fortunes of this fortress – residence damaged by Cromwell were revived by its new owners.

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  Edinburgh Castle

  Discover a world famous icon. This stronghold has dominated the skyline of Scotland’s capital city for centuries.

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  HES Archives and Library

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

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  Holyrood Park

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

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  Jedburgh Abbey

  Admire the unusual mix of architecture in what is one of four great abbeys established in the Scottish Borders in the 1100s.

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  Linlithgow Palace

  Explore the magnificent ruins of the birthplace of Mary Queen of Scots and home to the Stewart kings of Scotland.

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  Melrose Abbey

  Visit the final resting place of the heart of Robert the Bruce, a magnificent ruin in the Scottish Borders.

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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.

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  Tantallon Castle

  Discover the last of the grand medieval castles, set high on a cliff edge and featuring a massive curtain wall.