Interesting Places
Interesting Places (21)
Intersting places to see in Scotland
Ben Lomond
Rising from the east shore of Loch Lomond to a height of 974m (3,193ft), Ben Lomond offers exhilarating walking and spectacular views across Loch Lomond & the Trossachs National Park.
Kintail & Morvich
A magnificent stretch of West Highland scenery - the estate includes the Falls of Glomach and the Five Sisters of Kintail. There is a countryside centre at Morvich Farm, off the A87, which is the best access point to the mountains. Red deer, eagles and other wildlife can be seen in abundance.
Tenement House
Glencoe & Dalness
Glencoe is one of Scotland's most beautiful places and you can find out about its history, landscape and wildlife in the Trust's visitor centre.
Hill of Tarvit Mansionhouse & Garden
Nestling on a hillside in the Fife countryside, this early 20th-century family home is a gem. The house was remodelled in 1906 by the Scottish architect Sir Robert Lorimer and showcases a notable collection of superb French, Chippendale-style and vernacular furniture along with paintings by Raeburn, Ramsay and eminent Dutch artists.
Smailholm Tower
Home to the Pringles and Scotts, Smailholm is a prominent landmark that proved inspirational to Sir Walter Scott who is buried at nearby Dryburgh Abbey.
Trinity House
Trinity House is the home of the Incorporation of Shipowners and Shipmasters, an organisation dating back to the 14th century.
Robert Burns Birthplace Museum
Robert Burns Birthplace Museum offers a truly unique encounter with Scotland’s favourite son.
David Livingstone Centre
Scotland's most famous explorer and missionary was born here in 1813, in a single-roomed house in Shuttle Row - today a Grade A listed tenement.
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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… -
Tenement House
The Tenement House is a typical Victorian tenement flat of 1892, which retains many of its original fittings, such… -
Newhailes
Newhailes is a fine late 17th-century house with impressive 18th-century additions and interiors, set in a fascinating 18th-century designed landscape.… -
Blackness Castle
Built in the 15th century by one of Scotland’s most powerful families, the Crichtons, Blackness was never destined as a… -
The Scottish Crannog Centre
A crannog is a type of ancient loch-dwelling found throughout Scotland and Ireland dating from 5,000 years ago. Many crannogs… -
Glencoe & Dalness
Glencoe is one of Scotland's most beautiful places and you can find out about its history, landscape and wildlife in… -
Robert Smail's Printing Works
A printing time-capsule featuring a completely restored Victorian printing works. Visitors can watch and experience for themselves the almost forgotten… -
Broughton House & Garden
The 18th-century Broughton House was home and studio to the artist E A Hornel (one of the 'Glasgow Boys') from… -
Hill of Tarvit Mansionhouse & Garden
Nestling on a hillside in the Fife countryside, this early 20th-century family home is a gem. The house was remodelled… -
Brodie Castle
This imposing castle stands in rich Morayshire parkland. Dating from the 16th century, Brodie has unusual plaster ceilings, a major… -
Falkland Palace & Garden
The Royal Palace of Falkland, built between 1501 and 1541 and set in the heart of a unique medieval village,… -
Smailholm Tower
Home to the Pringles and Scotts, Smailholm is a prominent landmark that proved inspirational to Sir Walter Scott who is… -
Urquhart Castle
The magnificently situated Urquhart Castle, on the banks of Loch Ness, remains an impressive stronghold despite its ruinous state. -
St Triduana's Chapel, Restalrig Collegiate Church
The lower part of a chapel built by James III, housing the shrine of St Triduana, a Pictish saint. -
Trinity House
Trinity House is the home of the Incorporation of Shipowners and Shipmasters, an organisation dating back to the 14th century. -
Robert Burns Birthplace Museum
Robert Burns Birthplace Museum offers a truly unique encounter with Scotland’s favourite son. -
David Livingstone Centre
Scotland's most famous explorer and missionary was born here in 1813, in a single-roomed house in Shuttle Row - today… -
Haddo House
An elegant mansion house with stunning late Victorian interiors. Noted for its fine furniture and paintings, Haddo also has a… -
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… -
Pollok House
Pollok House is the ancestral home of the Maxwell family. The present house dates from around 1750 and contains one… -
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… -
Georgian House - Edinburgh
This is a restored Edinburgh town house filled with Georgian treasures: furniture, silver, porcelain and fine paintings. -
Carsluith Castle
The delightful and well-preserved ruin of a tower house of 16th-century date. -
Cardoness Castle
A well-preserved six storey tower house of the McCullochs dating back to the 15th century. Its battlements command excellent views… -
Craignethan Castle
Craignethan, dating back to around 1530, is an important early artillery fortification with an exceptional residential tower and fine setting. -
Cairn Holy Chambered Cairns
Two remarkably complete Neolithic burial cairns, of a type characteristic of Galloway.
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