Urquhart Castle overlooks Loch Ness from the rocky promontory that it dominates and upon which some famous names have set foot. St Columba may have visited around AD 580. Adomnan, his biographer, ...

1 Apr to 30 Sep: Thur to Sun, 10am to 4.30pm (last entry 4pm) Closed for lunch 12 noon to 1pm 1 Oct to 31 Mar: Fri to Sun, 10am to 3pm (last entry 2pm) ...

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Explore the ruins of a Cistercian monastery of the 1200s, once home to a community of monks and lay brothers. Culross Abbey was built in the 1200s and survived until the Reformation, when the abbey ...

Stand in the shadow of the best-preserved broch in Scotland, then climb the winding staircase to the top. Brochs are a kind of Iron Age roundhouse found only in Scotland, and Mousa is the ...

Step back in time to see and hear how whisky was made in the 1900s. Picturesque Dallas Dhu originally made malt whisky for the popular Roderick Dhu blend.

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Visit a uniquely Scottish monument. Carn Liath is a broch, a sophisticated type of Iron Age settlement accompanied by the rare survival of an associated village and earthworks. Even in its ruined ...

Explore an impressive defensive site, situated in the attractive Pentland Hills just outside Edinburgh. Castlelaw Hill Fort was home to an Iron Age community for several centuries. The stronghold ...

Explore one of four great abbeys established in the Scottish Borders in the 1100s. Built over more than 70 years, Jedburgh is striking for its unusual mix of Romanesque and early Gothic architecture.

Children under the age of 16 must be accompanied by an adult. Concession price: this applies if you can show proof that you’re aged 65+ or unemployed. Please note this does not apply to students.

Due to essential conservation work, there is currently no visitor access to this site. Find out more about our conservation work. High-level masonry inspections, which were introduced to assess the ...