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Places of Interest in Scotland
Places of Interest in Scotland (125)
Interesting places and location in Scotland. Find facts and descriptions of Scottish towns, castles, Islands and other Scottish travel destinations in an informal yet informative layout.
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Beaches, Parks and Gardens (10)
Take advantage of our beaches and parks. They will provide hours of entertainment for families and avid photographers alike.
Haddo House
An elegant mansion house with stunning late Victorian interiors. Noted for its fine furniture and paintings, Haddo also has a terraced garden leading to the Country Park with lakes, walks and monuments.
House Of Dun & Montrose Basin Nature Reserve
This beautiful Georgian house, overlooking Montrose Basin, was built in 1730 by William Adam. The house features superb plasterwork, a particular and memorable feature. Outside, enjoy the attractive walled garden and woodland walks.
Pollok House
Pollok House is the ancestral home of the Maxwell family. The present house dates from around 1750 and contains one of the finest collections of Spanish art in the United Kingdom together with furniture and furnishings appropriate to an Edwardian country house. Set within Pollok Country Park, also home to the Burrell Collection, Pollok House's surroundings are a delight to stroll in, perhaps after enjoying a wonderful lunch or afternoon tea in the Edwardian Kitchen Restaurant.
Royal Burgh of Culross
The Town House was built in 1626 and was the administrative centre of Culross with a tollbooth and witches' prison.
Holmwood House
Holmwood House is a large domestic villa, built in what was the village of Cathcart that today has become part of the city of Glasgow. Holmwood remains an oasis of calm although surrounded by the city development.
Georgian House - Edinburgh
This is a restored Edinburgh town house filled with Georgian treasures: furniture, silver, porcelain and fine paintings.
Priorwood Garden and Dried Flower Shop
Priorwood is the only dedicated dried flower garden in Scotland, producing, processing and arranging dried flowers
Carsluith Castle
Cardoness Castle
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Staffa National Nature Reserve
Staffa is the stuff of legend – an unspoilt and uninhabited island of 32 hectares best known for its magnificent… -
Iona
The Hebridean island of Iona has a significant history and a special, spiritual atmosphere that continues to attract and inspire… -
Almond Valley Heritage Centre
All the family will enjoy a wonderful day out at Almond Valley Heritage Centre, situated at the heart of Scotland… -
Skelmorlie Aisle
This jewel-like monument was erected in 1636 for Sir Robert Montgomerie of Skelmorlie. -
National Museum of Rural Life
Escape to the countryside for a full day of family fun at our five-star museum and historic working farm. -
National Museum of Flight
East Fortune played a major role in both First and Second World War, and is now home to the National… -
National War Museum
Investigate over 400 years of Scotland at war, within the historic setting of Edinburgh Castle. -
National Museum of Scotland
Explore the diversity of the natural world, world cultures, art and design, science and technology and Scottish history, all under… -
Hugh Miller's Birthplace Cottage & Museum
Hugh Miller’s Birthplace Cottage & Museum in Cromarty celebrates prominent 19th-century Highland polymath, Hugh Miller – an eminent geologist, writer… -
The Hill House
High on a hill in Helensburgh, overlooking the River Clyde, sits what is universally regarded as Charles Rennie Mackintosh’s finest… -
Brodick Castle, Garden & Country Park
The quintessential Victorian ‘Highland’ estate, Brodick Castle, Garden & Country Park on the Isle of Arran is the perfect place… -
Gilmerton Cove
Gilmerton Cove, four miles south of Edinburgh city centre, is a former subterranean dwelling hewn out of solid rock. -
Linlithgow Palace
The magnificent ruins of Linlithgow Palace are set in a park beside a loch. -
Drum Castle, Garden & Estate
The combination of a 13th-century square tower, a Jacobean mansion house and the additions of the Victorian lairds make Drum… -
Castle Fraser, Garden & Estate
Castle Fraser is one of the grandest of the Scottish baronial tower houses. -
Preston Mill & Phantassie Doocot
Hidden away in the rural idyll of East Linton resides an architectural oddity beloved by artists and photographers. Preston Mill,… -
Threave Estate
One of the National Trust for Scotland’s top ten most visited attractions, Threave Estate is the perfect place for a… -
Kellie Castle and Garden
This superb castle dates from the 14th century and contains magnificent plaster ceilings and painted panelling, fine furniture designed by… -
New Lanark World Heritage Site
The village of New Lanark was founded in 1785 by David Dale as a completely new industrial settlement. Cotton-spinning mills, powered… -
Balvenie Castle
Originally the seat of the powerful Comyn earls of Buchan, Balvenie is a castle of enclosure with massive curtain wall. -
Doune Castle
Built for the Regent Albany, Doune Castle is a magnificent late 14th century courtyard castle. -
Skara Brae
The neolithic settlement of Skara Brae lies near the dramatic white beach of the Bay of Skaill. Skara Brae is… -
Antonine Wall: Rough Castle
The best-preserved length of rampart and ditch, together with the earthworks of a fort – the most complete on the… -
Castle Campbell and Garden
Dramatically situated above Dollar Glen is the forbidding looking 15th-century fortress, Castle Campbell. -
Dumbarton Castle
Dumbarton was the centre of the ancient kingdom of Strathclyde from the 5th century until 1018. Impressively situated on a… -
Fort George
Following the 1746 defeat at Culloden of Bonnie Prince Charlie, George II created the ultimate defence against further Jacobite unrest.… -
Mar Lodge Estate
Mar Lodge Estate occupies nearly 7% of the Cairngorms National Park, covering in total 29,380 hectares of some of the… -
Ben Lomond
Rising from the east shore of Loch Lomond to a height of 974m (3,193ft), Ben Lomond offers exhilarating walking and… -
Gladstone's Land
Step back in time to bustling and turbulent 17th-century Edinburgh. Thomas Gledstanes, a wealthy merchant who owned this six-storey tenement,… -
Kintail & Morvich
A magnificent stretch of West Highland scenery - the estate includes the Falls of Glomach and the Five Sisters of…
