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  Argyll’s Lodging

  Admire Scotland’s most splendid and complete example of a 17th-century townhouse, near to Stirling Castle.

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  Bishop’s and Earl’s Palaces, Kirkwall

  Marvel at the only episcopal palace ever built in Norse Scotland and its stunning Renaissance neighbour.

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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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  Broch of Gurness

  Get up close to an Iron Age complex said to be one of Scotland’s finest examples of a later prehistoric settlement.

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  Brough of Birsay

  Reach this very special tidal island by causeway to explore Pictish, Norse and medieval remains.

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  Cairnpapple Hill

  Find a magnificent henge monument at the summit of a hill.

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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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  Doune Castle

  Marvel at the near-complete castle of ‘Scotland’s uncrowned king’, set in lovely Stirlingshire countryside.

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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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  Holyrood Abbey

  Wander around the ruins of the abbey founded by David I at the foot of Edinburgh’s Royal Mile.

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  Inchmahome Priory

  Cross Scotland’s only lake to reach the peaceful, wooded island chosen as a monastic sanctuary.