Sanquhar Castle
Location: Sanquhar, Dumfries, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotlandkind of castle: stone fortresstoday: ruinpublic transport: buses and trains to Sanquhar’s centrescheduled monument: yesmanaged by: ???entrance fee: £ …
History
‘United we conquer’ – The Commando Memorial, Spean Bridge
Location: Spean Bridge, Lochaber, Scottish Highlandskind of castle: no castle, bronze statue, War Memorialtoday: War Memorial with ashes scattering spotpublic transport: busses and trains to …
Nisbet House
Location: Scottish Borders, Scotlandkind of castle: 17th-century mansiontoday: private residencepublic transport: buses to Dunsscheduled monument: yesmanaged by: privateentrance fee: non (visible from the outside)opening times: …
Duns Castle
Location: Duns, Berwickshire, Scottish Borderskind of castle: stone castle around an L-shaped structuretoday: open for corporate events, weddings, private hire and sporting activitiespublic transport: busses …
Blackness Castle – The Ship That Never Sailed
Location: Blackness, Falkirk, Scotlandkind of castle: curtain wall, artillery fortificationtoday: restored, opened to public, at times filming locationpublic transport: busses to Blackness (short walk down …
Fast Castle (ruins)
Location: Scottish Borders, near Coldinghamkind of castle: courtyard castletoday: ruinpublic transport: non (a short walk from parking near a farm, especially for the castle)scheduled monument: …
Ayton Castle
Ayton Castle is an impressive local landmark, set among garden terraces, parkland, and attractive woodland, which even during winter invites for a lovely stroll. Located …
Midhope Castle
Midhope Castle is an old Tower House dating back to the 16th century. These days its best known for its role in the TV-series Outlander, …
Battle of Stirling Bridge
Who loves Scotland and can say that he/she has never heard about William Wallace and his great victory over the English at the Battle of …
Old Inverlochy Castle
Old Inverlochy Castle has been a major part of Scottish history throughout the years, mainly because of two major historical events, the first and the …