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  • The ruined remains of Culross Abbey next to the well preserved Parish Church.

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    Culross Abbey

    Admire the beautiful surrounds of this ruined 1200s Cistercian monastery.

  • A brick wall chamber inside the cairn with two openings in its walls

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    Cuween Hill Chambered Cairn

    Step into the evocative gloom of a Neolithic tomb where bones of men, dogs and oxen were found buried.

  • A smallish standing stone surrounded by a circular fence in a field of bright yellow flowers.

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    Dogton Stone

    Admire this rare free-standing Pictish cross, still in its original location.

  • A large field with lines marked where a timber hall used to stand

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    Doon Hill

    Examine the outlines of two halls built on the same spot 4,000 years apart at this complex site.

  • The broch of Dun Carloway overlooking a loch, with some great views over Lewis

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    Dun Carloway

    Discover the ruins of a uniquely Scottish site atop a mound of rock.

  • Detail of an animal on the front of the Dunfallandy Stone

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    Dunfallandy Stone

    Get a rare insight on Pictish life on this exceptionally carved cross-slab.

  • Dunkeld Cathedral seen through some trees.

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    Dunkeld Cathedral

    Wander the ruins of Scotland’s most romantic cathedral, set at an ancient ecclesiastical centre.

  • A very large block of sandstone into which a Neolithic burial chamber has been cut

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    Dwarfie Stane

    Crawl into a prehistoric tomb hollowed out from a massive block of sandstone.

  • A detailed view of Eassie Sculptured Stone. The back of the stone is decorated with a number of things including a double-disc and z-rod, a Pictish beast, three men with cloaks carrying spears and several cows with scroll joints.

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    Eassie Sculptured Stone

    Trace the messages carved into this cross-slab, probably intended to promote the Pictish church.

  • The grass covered foundations of a medieval church

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    Eynhallow Church

    Explore the ruins of a Norse church on the uninhabited ‘Holy Isle’.

  • The inside of a narrow but tall chambered cairn

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    Holm of Papa Westray Chambered Cairn

    Explore the chambers of an unusual Neolithic burial tomb on a small uninhabited island.

  • 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.

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