Blair Castle, Blair Atholl
Location: Blair Atholl, near Pitlochry, Perth and Kinross, Scotlandkind of castle: (these days) Georgian style Mansiontoday: open to public along with the surrounding woodlandspublic transport: …
scottish history
Melrose Abbey
Location: Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scottish Borders, Scotlandkind of building: monasterytoday: mostly ruined, opened to publicpublic transport: regular buses to Melrose, trains to Galashiels and Tweedbank (from …
The Battle of Prestonpans
Location: Prestonpans, East Lothian, Scotlandtoday: site with information boards open to the publicpublic transport: buses and trains from Edinburgh city centre to Prestonpansdate of battle: …
Hermitage Castle
Location: Newcastleton, Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scottish Borders, Scotlandkind of castle: stone tower house/keep (earlier: motte and bailey, wooden)today: partially ruined and seasonally open to publicpublic transport: …
Edinburgh Castle
Location: top of Castlehill, Edinburgh, Scotlandkind of castle: royal palace, fortresstoday: mostly open to publicpublic transport: buses and trains to Edinburgh, castle on top of …
Malcolm Monument, Langholm
Location: Langholm, Dumfries & Galloway, Scotlandkind of monument: 100-foot obelisktoday: often walked too by touristspublic transport: busses from many towns to Langholm, walk up Whita …
Waterloo Monument
Location: near Ancrum, Jedburgh, Scottish Borders, Scotlandpublic transport: buses between the Border Towns of Jedburgh and Melrose stop not too far awayscheduled monument: nomanaged by: …
Gilnockie Tower
Location: near Canonbie, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotlandkind of castle: 16th century tower housetoday: visitor centre, Clan Armstrong Museum; all opened to publicpublic transport: buses from …
Scone Palace
Location: Scone north of Perth city centre, Perthshire, Scotlandkind of castle: gothic revival styled historic housetoday: open to publicpublic transport: buses from Perth City Centrescheduled …
Lochmaben Castle
Location: near Lochmaben, Dumfriesshire, Dumfries & Galloway, Scotlandkind of castle: z-plan tower housetoday: ruined and opened to public (currently fences around the walls cause of …