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Castle Semple Collegiate Church

Castle Semple Collegiate Church contains one of the finest examples of a medieval burial monument in Scotland, even without its effigy.

Kinnaird Head Castle Lighthouse

Climb to the top of a castle turned lighthouse, which for centuries has been a beacon for sailors on the stormy North Sea.

Not included in Explorer Pass

Antonine Wall: Westerwood to Castlecary

The ditch between Westerwood and Castlecary forts is one of the longest continuous stretches of the Antonine Wall that can be seen today.

Castlelaw Hill Fort

In picturesque hills near Edinburgh, Castlelaw Hill Fort was home to an Iron Age community for several centuries.

Antonine Wall: Rough Castle

Rough Castle fort near Bonnybridge is the best preserved fort on the Antonine Wall.

Antonine Wall: Castlecary

Visit Castlecary fort, one of 16 known forts along the Antonine Wall, which was built across Scotland’s central belt from AD 140.

Abernethy Round Tower

Climb to the top of one of Scotland’s most unusual historic sites, one of only two Irish-style round towers in Scotland, with mysterious origins.

Scotstarvit Tower

Scotstarvit Tower House has an unusual layout which reflects the eccentricities of its former inhabitant, Sir John Scot.

Grounds or exterior access only 

Druchtag Motte

Climb the steep bank of a fine motte that was home to a feudal lord 900 years ago.

Ardclach Bell Tower

Visit a true architectural oddity: a remarkable little fortified bell tower, standing alone on a hill above the parish church of Ardclach.

Spynie Palace

Plan your visit to Spynie Palace, the largest surviving medieval bishop’s house in Scotland

Closed Autumn/Winter 

Peel Ring of Lumphanan

Explore the site of an early timber castle which featured briefly during the Wars of Independence with England.

Drumcoltran Tower

Get a sweeping view of the countryside from this tower house home of a 1500s lord.

Westquarter Dovecot

The dovecot was built to house hundreds of pairs of pigeons destined for the table of the laird of the Westquarter Estate.

Grounds or exterior access only 

Hackness Battery and Martello Tower

Hackness Battery and Martello Tower are mighty coastal defences in Orkney that were built to protect merchant shipping interests during the Napoleonic Wars.

Closed Autumn/Winter