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Lauriston Castle Cramond Road South, Davidsons Mains, Edinburgh, EH4 5GD |
The oldest part of the castle, a Scottish fortified tower house, dates from the 1590s, and was built for Sir Archibald Napier, father of the famous mathematician and inventor of Logarithms, John Napier. Over the followin... more
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Lady Stairs House Lady Stair's Close, Lawnmarket, City of Edinburgh, EH1 2PA |
Located in the 17th Century Lady Stair's House off the Lawnmarket in Edinburgh, the Writer's Museum is dedicated to the lives and works of Scotland's greatest writers. A small municipal museum, it tells the story of they... more
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General Register House 2 Princes Street, City of Edinburgh, EH2 - 3AA |
Because the quadrangle is rectangular rather than square (at least one of the preliminary designs envisages a square building), this ring of offices nestles against the inner walls of north and south ranges but has stair... more
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Murrayfield Stadium City of Edinburgh, EH12 5JE |
: Take the M9 towards Edinburgh and continue its junction with the M8 at Newbridge. From the Newbridge roundabout, take the A8 signposted for the city centre and continue past the Royal Highland Showground and the airpor... more
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Parliament House Parliament Square, City of Edinburgh, EH99 1SP |
This building was the seat of Scottish Government until 1707 when the Act of Union brought together the governments of England and Scotland. Built in 1632-39, it now accommodates...
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Camera Obscura Castlehill, The Royal Mile, City of Edinburgh, EH1 2ND |
is one of the few places I keep going back to. I have been a regular long before I did a little work on the exhibits and got to know the friendly staff. I have watched it change since my childhood from a quirky old tenem... more
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Bannockburn Heritage Centre Glasgow Road, Stirling, FK7 OLJ |
- the last remaining English stronghold in Scotland, after Bruce's successful campaign over the previous decade. It is estimated that the over-confident Edward had 16,000 infantry, 2,500 mounted knights and that his supp... more
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Hill House Upper Colquhoun Street, Argyll and Bute, G84 9AJ |
The finest of Charles Rennie Mackintosh's domestic creations, The Hill House sits high above the Clyde commanding fine views over the river estuary. Walter Blackie, director of the well-known Glasgow publishers, commissi... more
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Holmwood House 61-63 Netherlee Road, Glasgow, G44 3YL |
Holmwood was built in 1857-8 near what was, at that time, the village of Cathcart (but is now part of the urban sprawl). The house is perched above the river, looking towards the woods of the Linn Park, one of Glasgow's ... more
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West Register House Charlotte Square, City of Edinburgh, EH2 4DJ |
Located on the west side of Edinburgh's Charlotte Square, West Register House magnificently concludes the vista of George Street. It was built in 1811 as St George's Church, to the design by Robert Adam (1728-92), althou... more
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