Craigmillar Castle
Location: near Craigmillar, Edinburgh, Scotlandkind of castle: ruinous 14th century stone castle with courtyardtoday: open to the publicpublic transport: regular buses from Edinburgh City Centre …
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Lauriston Castle
Location: Edinburgh, Lowlands Scotlandkind of castle: L-plan tower housetoday: open to the public as a museum via guided tours, grounds open to the public (free)public …
Roslin Glen and Roslin Chapel, Roslin
Rating out of 5: 5 Source: Walkhighlands Reasons: There is nothing better than to visit some castle or abbey, discover the history of a place …
Oban Explorer – A town walk
Rating out of 5: 4 Source: Walkhighlands Reasons: Combining this route with the Pulpit Hill and Gallanach, Oban – A scottish World would be a …
North Berwick Law, North Berwick
Rating out of 5: 5 Source: Walkhighlands Reasons: This route I really enjoyed quite a lot. It is funny to see when thinking back, why …
Pulpit Hill and Gallanach, Oban
Rating out of 5: 3 Source: Walkhighlands Reasons: All in all, this route is a nice one which shows you quite a bit of the …
Dunstaffnage Castle and Chapel
Location: Dunbeg, near Oban, Argyll, Scottish Highlandskind of castle: stone fortresstoday: open to publicpublic transport: buses to Dunbeg, short walk to the Castle itselfscheduled monument: …
Ganavan Sands and Dunstaffnage Castle
Rating out of 5: 4 Source: Walkhighlands Reasons: Starting from Ganavan the Route is easy to reach and offers lovely views over the surrounding area, …
Abbotsford – Home of Sir Walter Scott
Location: near Galashiels, Scottish Borders, Lowlands of Scotlandkind of building: baronial mansiontoday: open to public, partially still used by the family (that part being closed …
Battle of Glen Trool
Location: Glen Trool, Dumfries & Galloway, Lowlands of Scotlandkind of battle: Guerrilla attack by Bruce’s forcestoday: no clear battlefield leftpublic transport: non to Glen Trool …