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  Maeshowe Chambered Cairn

  Stand in awe of one of Europe’s finest chambered tombs, built 5,000 years ago, its entrance aligned with the setting of the midwinter sun.

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  New Abbey Corn Mill

  See this water-powered mill spring to life in the summer months when it’s put to work to show how oatmeal is made.

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  Skara Brae

  Step back 5,000 years in time to explore the best-preserved Neolithic settlement in Western Europe.

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  Smailholm Tower

  Stand in surroundings that inspired Sir Walter Scott, who learned the power of border ballads as a young infant living on the estate.

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  Stones of Stenness Circle and Henge

  Step back in time and roam among the remains of what may be Britain’s earliest henge monument.

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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.