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Glencoe, Scotland, UK

Glencoe probably deserves the distinction of being called Scotland’s most scenic and famous glen in the Highlands. Glen Coe is the most famous and perhaps most impressively dramatic of all Scottish glens, the perfect scenic match for its dark history of the massacre of the Macdonalds. For keen ...
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Bass Rock, Tantallon Castle, Scotland, UK

Tantallon Castle lies 3 miles east of North Berwick in East Lothian in Scotland. The Castle was built in the 14th century as a fortress. The best thing about it is it’s dramatic location on the coast opposite the Bass Rock. The Bass Rock is a 300 foot high volcanic plug, found offshore from the...

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Tantallon Castle, Scotland

Two miles east of North Berwick are the ruins of this once beautiful castle and keep, which date from 1358 – the ennoblement of the First Earl of Douglas. The castle has an interesting history as it was besieged, in 1491, by James IV after the Fifth Earl of Angus held him prisoner and later by ...

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Dirleton Castle, Scotland, UK

For 400 years, Dirleton Castle stood as a magnificent fortress–residence for three successive noble families. It was badly damaged during Cromwell’s siege of 1650, but its fortunes revived in the 1660s when the Nisbet family built a new mansion close to the picturesque ruins. Based in the tin...

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Inchmahome Priory, Scotland, UK

Inchmahome Priory is situated on an island in the middle of Lake Menteith, the only 'Lake' in Scotland, Inchmahome Priory is a ruined Augustine (The Black Cannons) priory founded in 1238 by Walter Comyn, who was the Earl of Menteith. Apart from the priory and its surrounds, most of the island is ...

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Eilean Donan Castle, Scotland, UK

Eilean Donan is one of the most iconic images of Scotland. Situated on an island at the point where three great sea lochs meet and surrounded by some majestic scenery, it is little wonder that the castle is now one of the most visited and important attractions in the Scottish highlands. It was fi...

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Black Rock Cottage, Glen Coe, Scotland, UK

A walkers retreat, nestled in the foothills of Glen Coe. Black Rock Cottage has been a retreat for walkers and travellers alike giving shelter from the cold icy winds that blow through Glen Coe during winter months. Glen Coe is the most popular glen in Scotland. It has spectacular scenery and mou...

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