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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
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