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Braemar Castle was built in 1628 in a commanding position overlooking the River Dee in the heart of the stunning landscape of the Cairngorms National Park. Read more…
The remote parish of Assynt in Sutherland has a long and varied history stretching back many thousands of years. Early humans used the famous bone caves and buried their dead in the large cairns visible throughout this dramatic landscape. From later in prehistory come cist burials, brochs, duns and crannogs. Fragments of a Celtic cross point to an early medieval Read more…
Brodie Castle was the ancestral home of Clan Brodie, and has a very well preserved central keep with two 5-storey towers on opposing corners. This is really a fortified stately home rather than a castle and has no surrounding wall. Read more…
Eilean Donan Castle is a 13th Century castle located at the meeting point of three sea lochs on the west coast of Scotland, by the picturesque village of Dornie on the main tourist route to the Isle of Skye. Includes gift shop and coffee shop. Read more…
The Castle of Mey is located on the north coast of Scotland, about 10 km (6 miles ) west of John o’ Groats. The castle was built between 1566 and 1572 by George Sinclair, 4th Earl of Caithness. The castle did spend some time being called Barrogill Castle. If you are lucky with the weather you can get views from the castle Read more…
The Clachan Bridge is a simple, single-arched, hump-backed, masonry bridge spanning the Clachan Sound still in use today, and is in the care of Historic Scotland. The bridge was built between 1792 and 1793 by engineer Robert Mylne with the original design being two arches, but it was finally built with a single high arch, of roughly 22 metres (72 ft) Read more…
This impressive steeple is 43m in height and was built in 1789-91 on the site of an earlier steeple of about 1690. Read more…
Ballindalloch Castle is a preserved castle in the beautiful countryside of Speyside, north east Scotland. The castle is still owned and lived in by the Macpherson-Grant family who have resided at Ballindalloch since 1546. The setting for Ballindalloch is stunning, with the Rivers Avon and Spey running through its grounds and surrounded by imposing hills. Speyside, of course, is also Read more…
Inverness Museum and Art Gallery is a museum and gallery on Castle Wynd in the heart of Inverness by the castle. The collection and facilities are managed by High Life Highland on behalf of Highland Council. The site has had a museum since the mid 1800’s with a major transformation in the 1960’s when The Castle Wynd/ Bridge Street area Read more…
The former courthouse, built in 1773, now houses fascinating exhibitions about the historic town of Cromarty. Cromarty Courthouse is manned by volunteers and open between Easter to the end of September Sunday to Thursday. Read more…
Cawdor Castle dates from the late 14th century, built as a private fortress by the Thanes of Cawdor. An ancient medieval tower built around the legendary holly tree which visitors can still see today in the dungeon. The castle is still home to the Cawdor family to this day and lovingly filled with beautiful furniture, fine portraits, intriguing objects and Read more…
Inverness Cathedral is also known as the Cathedral Church of Saint Andrew and is the most northern cathedral on mainland Britain. Located in Inverness close to the banks of the River Ness, the cathedral is built of red Tarradale stone, with the nave columns of Peterhead granite. The foundation stone was laid by the Archbishop of Canterbury, Charles Longley, in 1866 and Read more…
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