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 Kings & Queens
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 …
Linlithgow Palace
Location: Linlithgow, West Lothians, Scotlandkind of castle: Palacetoday: open to publicpublic transport: trains and busses to Linlithgow from Edinburgh and many other big citiesscheduled monument: …
Holyroodhouse Palace
Location: bottom end of Royal Mile, Edinburgh, Scotlandkind of castle: palacetoday: open to public, Queen’s Gallery, royal residencepublic transport: busses to Edinburgh and throughout Edinburghscheduled …
Kenmure Castle
Location: outside of New Galloway, Dumfries & Galloway, Scotlandkind of castle: fortified castletoday: pretty much a ruinpublic transport: busses to New Gallowayscheduled monument: yesmanaged by: …
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: £ …
Jedburgh Abbey
Jedburgh Abbey is one of the four famous Border Abbeys. Melrose Abbey, Jedburgh Abbey, Dryburgh Abbey and Kelso Abbey. It has been an important religious …
Mary Queen of Scots House, Jedburgh
The Mary Queen of Scots House is a listed building from the sixteenth century which is located in Jedburgh and is named after the famous …
Falkland Palace – A Palace for a Queen’s joy
Once a royal country residence of the Stewarts for hunting deer and wild boar in the surrounding woodlands of Fife, Falkland Palace is now an …
Scottish King’s and Queen’s
Today’s topic isn’t about a city or other sights. Today’s topic are the scottish King’s and Queen’s. There is a lot more to tell to …