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Edinburgh Cruise Port
Edinburgh Cruise Port Edinburgh is the capital of Scotland and a proudly historic city of kings and queens, kilts and military tattoos (of the musical kind). Rising darkly proud above the city is Edinburgh Castle, perched high on black volcanic rock. The Old Town’s city buildings march down from t
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Eden Court Theatre
Eden Court Theatre A modern gem of a theater, Eden Court houses a range of performing arts performances involving music, theater, opera, ballet and dance as well as film. To accommodate all these large scale performances as well as studios for art classes, a new building to house them all was bui
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Drum Castle
Drum Castle Drum Castle is one of Scotlands oldest tower houses. King Robert the Bruce gifted the Royal Forest of Drum and the Tower of Drum to William de Irwyn in 1323, and it was occupied by the Irvine family for more than 650 years. The castle has had several improvements and additions over the
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Deanston Distillery
Deanston Distillery Housed in a converted 18th-century Cotton Mill on the banks of the River Teith, the Deanston Distillery boasts a scenic location for whisky tasting and thanks to its close proximity to Stirling Castle, it’s fast become a popular destination for whisky enthusiasts. Established i
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David Livingstone Centre
David Livingstone Centre Glasgow’s David Livingstone Centre is devoted to the famous Scottish explorer and missionary who opened up interior Africa over 150 years ago. A biographical museum dedicated to his life and work, the center is housed in Shuttle Row where Livingstone was born and raised in
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Crathes Castle
Crathes Castle Crathes Castle is a 16th-century tower house castle in northern Scotland. King Robert the Bruce granted the land the castle sits on to the Burnett family in 1323, which was marked by the ancient Horn of Leys that can still be seen in the Great Hall today. The castle is a fine exampl
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Craigievar Castle
Craigievar Castle Craigievar Castle, located in northern Scotland, is considered one of the best preserved and most authentic tower houses in the country. It was completed in 1626, and for 350 years it was home to the Forbes family. The castle has simple lower towers and detailed turrets, cupolas
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Corrieshalloch Gorge
Corrieshalloch Gorge Considering Corrieshalloch Gorge is such a beautiful spot, full of Caledonian pines and rare Atlantic lichen, it might come as a surprise that its name is actually Gaelic for “Ugly Hollow.” Created at the end of the last Ice Age, the gorge is one of Britain’s most impressive b
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Cawdor Castle
Cawdor Castle Immortalized at the fictional home of the Thane of Cawdor in Shakespeare’s Macbeth, Cawdor Castle is one of Scotland’s most famous castles. Despite its literary notoriety, Cawdor Castle actually has little in common with its fictional counterpart and wasn’t built until the 14th-centu
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Castle Fraser
Castle Fraser The 15th-century Castle Fraser in northern Scotland was once the seat of the Fraser clan. The castles origins date back to the 1400s, and major upgrades and expansions took place between 1575 and 1636. Some of the original elements of the castle still remain, along with some renovati
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Carloway Broch
Carloway Broch No bricks, no mortar, no buttress -- just stone placed on top of stone on an exposed Lewis hilltop nearly 2,000 years ago, Carloway Broch roundhouse has stood tall against the Isle of Lewis’s raging Atlantic storms since the Iron Age. Looking out to Loch Roag, this is one of the bes
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Canongate
Canongate The historic street of Canongate makes up the eastern section of the Royal Mile, leading up to the grounds of Holywood Palace and is home to many of the key attractions of Edinburgh’s Old Town. Taking its name from the canons of the neighboring Holyrood Abbey, modern-day Canongate is one
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Callanish Standing Stones
Callanish Standing Stones Overlooking Loch Roag and the hills of Great Bernera on the Isle of Lewis, Callanish Standing Stones date back to the late Neolithic period over 4,500 years ago. At the famous site there are nearly 50 megaliths which radiate out from the main stone in the shape of a disto
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Caledonian Canal
Caledonian Canal The Caledonian Canal is a waterway that runs for 60 miles through Scotlands Great Glen connecting Fort William in the southwest to Inverness in the northeast. The waterway connects several lakes, or lochs, and 22 miles of the Caledonian Canal are manmade to link Loch Lochy, Loch O
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Cairngorms National Park
Cairngorms National Park A wild landscape of granite mountains, heather-covered moors and gentle glens covering 1,500 square miles of the Scottish Highlands, Cairngorms National Park was named one of the world’s “Last Great Places” by National Geographic.Formed 40 million years before the last ice
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Butt of Lewis Lighthouse
Butt of Lewis Lighthouse Standing proud against the fearsome storms that ravage the north coast of Lewis is the Butt of Lewis Lighthouse. Designed by Scottish lighthouse engineer David Stevenson in the 1860s, the watchtower wasn’t automated until 1998, making it one of the last in the British Isle
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Buchanan Street
Buchanan Street Sweeping through the heart of the Style Mile in Glasgow city center, Buchanan Street hosts some of Scotland’s best shopping, bars, restaurants and cafes.A hodgepodge of high street and designer names tucked inside some of Glasgow’s grandest Victorian buildings, Buchanan Street is e
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Brodie Castle
Brodie Castle Brodie Castle is a 16th-century castle near Inverness, Scotland. It was the seat of the Brodie Clan from 1567 until 1980 when the National Trust took over ownership. The castle retains some aspects of its 16th-century construction, such as the vaulted guard house, along with elements
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Ben Nevis
Ben Nevis At 4,409 feet (1,344 meters), Ben Nevis is the highest mountain in the British Isles, a status which makes it a popular destination for climbers. The most frequently used route to the summit is via the Pony Track which begins at Achintee, just outside of Fort William, but even that takes
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Beinn Eighe National Nature Reserve
Beinn Eighe National Nature Reserve Established in 1951, Beinn Eighe National Nature Reserve in the Scottish Highlands is Great Britains oldest national nature reserve. It covers an area of more than 18 square miles ranging from lochs to mountains. The nature reserve is home to many rare plants an
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