Popular Historic House Museums in Scotland
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Palace of Holyroodhouse
Historic royal palace featuring Renaissance architecture, state apartments, gardens, and abbey ruins. It serves as the official residence of the British monarch in Scotland.
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Stirling Castle
Stirling Castle, located in Stirling, is one of the largest and most historically and architecturally important castles in Scotland.
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Doune Castle
The majestic Late-Gothic castle is truly a stunning sight. It was used as a filming location for Winterfell in the TV series Game of Thrones…
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St Andrews Castle
St Andrews Castle is a ruin located in the coastal Royal Burgh of St Andrews in Fife, Scotland.
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Cawdor Castle
Cawdor Castle is a castle in the parish of Cawdor in Nairnshire, Scotland.
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John Muir Birthplace
John Muir's Birthplace, in Dunbar, East Lothian, Scotland, is a museum run by East Lothian Council Museums Service as a centre for study…
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House for an Art Lover
A beautiful masterpiece of the famous Scottish architect C. R. Mackintosh.
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Caerlaverock Castle
Caerlaverock Castle is a moated triangular castle first built in the 13th century.
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Edzell Castle
Edzell Castle is a ruined 16th-century castle, with an early-17th-century walled garden.
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Argyll's Lodging
This aristocratic townhouse was owned by the Campbell family until 1764, afterwards it served as a military hospital and then as a youth…
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Bishop's Palace
Built in the early 12th century, the palace was originally built as a private residence for the Bishop. There are only ruins left now.
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Earl's Palace
The Earl's Palace is a ruined Renaissance-style palace near St Magnus's Cathedral in the centre of Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland.
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