We protect over 100 treasured places in Scotland, for now and for the centuries to come.
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👣 Go exploring – it’s time for a new adventure
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Kintail
Exceptional and remote mountain scenery with lochs, glens and the magnificent ridge of the Five Sisters
Arduaine Garden
Bold colours and fragrant scents bring an exotic touch to this Argyll coastal garden
Staffa
Volcanic rock columns are home to black guillemots, fulmars, puffins and the magical Fingal’s Cave
🌊 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
🎬 You’ve seen the film, now visit the set
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Culross
Step into the past along the cobbled streets of a picturesque village with its own ochre-coloured palace
Glencoe
Dramatic mountains, rare beauty and haunting history in the heart of the Highlands
St Abb’s Head
Breathtaking coastal headland with dramatic cliffs, famed for its seabird colonies
🌼 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
⚔️ Follow the rise and fall of the Jacobites
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Killiecrankie
Magnificent wooded river gorge where one of the goriest battles in Jacobite history took place
Glenfinnan Monument
Moving tribute to those who died fighting the Jacobite cause, framed by dramatic Highlands scenery
Culloden
Powerfully emotive and atmospheric battlefield where the 1745 Jacobite Rising came to a tragic end.
📚 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
🐶 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
👋 Be our guests, bring the whole clan
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Robert Burns Birthplace Museum
A celebration of the early life and the enduring legacy of Scotland’s national poet
Culloden
Powerfully emotive and atmospheric battlefield where the 1745 Jacobite Rising came to a tragic end.
Crathes Castle
Painted ceilings and family portraits distinguish this turreted castle, set among sculpted yew trees and nature trails
🐦 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
🐿️ Go wild and try to spot Scotland's big five
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Torridon
Majestic mountain paradise for hikers, climbers, geologists and nature lovers
Mar Lodge Estate
Britain’s largest nature reserve and a wildlife wonderland in the heart of the Cairngorms
St Abb’s Head
Breathtaking coastal headland with dramatic cliffs, famed for its seabird colonies