From coastlines to castles, wildlife to wilderness, we do what we do ...
For the love of ScotlandFor the love of Scotland
100 ways we protectWe protect over 100 treasured places in Scotland.
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🐦 Seabird havens and epic coastal views
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St Abb’s Head
Breathtaking coastal headland with dramatic cliffs, famed for its seabird colonies
Fair Isle
The most remote inhabited island in the UK, famed for its seabirds and fabulous knitwear
St Kilda
Fragments of the past haunt these islands, now home to the UK’s largest colony of Atlantic puffins
👻 Be brave – these places could be haunted
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Fyvie Castle
An imposing 800-year-old fortress, with Raeburn portraits on the walls and wildfowl in its loch
Drum Castle
Jacobite tales whisper through the medieval grand hall of this castle
Crathes Castle
Painted ceilings and family portraits adorn this turreted castle, set among sculpted yew trees and nature trails
📚 You’ve read the stories, now discover the authors
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Robert Burns Birthplace Museum
A celebration of the early life and the enduring legacy of Scotland’s national poet
J M Barrie’s Birthplace
The world-famous creator of Peter Pan was born in this traditional weaver’s house.
Souter Johnnie’s Cottage
Home of the shoemaker immortalised by Robert Burns in Tam o’ Shanter
🙌 It’s time for an adventure – pick a play park
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Culzean Castle
Robert Adam’s cliff-top masterpiece rises above a world of woods, beaches, secret follies and play parks
Brodie Castle
Magnificent turreted castle with a playful garden and over 400 varieties of daffodil
Newhailes
Palladian house that played a prominent role in the Scottish Enlightenment
🌼 Find the right root on a garden walk
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Inverewe
Rare species thrive in this heritage garden as the effects of the Gulf Stream meet the Highlands
Threave Garden
A garden for all seasons and a haven for wildlife, with an osprey-viewing platform and bat reserve
Pitmedden Garden
Re-created Scottish Renaissance walled garden with unique and vibrant floral designs
🐶 Let your dog lead you in the right direction
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Newhailes
Palladian house that played a prominent role in the Scottish Enlightenment
Castle Fraser
One of Scotland’s largest tower houses, with an impressive portrait collection
House of Dun
William Adam’s Georgian house places Baroque extravagance in a spectacular natural setting
🌊 Waterfalls are natural wonders
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Grey Mare’s Tail
One of Scotland’s favourite waterfalls takes a spectacular 60m plunge into the valley below
Corrieshalloch Gorge
Walk across the suspension bridge as the River Droma rushes through a mile-long box canyon below.
Falls of Glomach
A breathtaking Highland waterfall cuts through Scotland’s wildest countryside
🖼️ Arts, culture and everything in between
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Newhailes
Palladian house that played a prominent role in the Scottish Enlightenment
Haddo House
An elegant and luxurious stately home designed by William Adam
Pollok House
A grand country house in the heart of Glasgow with an impressive collection of Spanish art
⛰️ Bag yourself another Munro
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Ben Lomond
Scotland’s most southerly Munro offers spectacular views of Loch Lomond.
Mar Lodge Estate
Britain’s largest nature reserve and a wildlife wonderland in the heart of the Cairngorms
Ben Lawers
Several of Scotland’s highest Munros, teeming with wildlife and much loved by walkers
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Threave Garden
A garden for all seasons and a haven for wildlife, with an osprey-viewing platform and bat reserve
Hill of Tarvit Mansion
Work, rest and play ‘above’ and ‘below’ stairs in this Edwardian mansion with its own unique golf course
Preston Mill
Picturesque mill on the banks of the River Tyne - waterwheel, millpond, doocot and Outlander set