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A guide to Munro-bagging

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🏝️ Interested in an island-hopping adventure?

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Iona

Cradle of Scottish Christianity, surrounded by white sandy beaches and turquoise seas

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Staffa

Volcanic rock columns are home to black guillemots, fulmars, puffins and the magical Fingal’s Cave

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Staffa: Open all year, daily

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Mingulay, Berneray & Pabbay

Eagles soar and dolphins splash around these Hebridean islands, also home to a rare Pictish stone

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Mingulay, Berneray & Pabbay: All year, daily

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💕 Fall in love with more than just the views

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Iona

Cradle of Scottish Christianity, surrounded by white sandy beaches and turquoise seas

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Glencoe

Dramatic mountains, rare beauty and haunting history in the heart of the Highlands

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Visitor Centre: Closed

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🐦 Seabird havens and epic coastal views

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Fair Isle

The most remote inhabited island in the UK, famed for its seabirds and fabulous knitwear

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Fair Isle: All year, daily

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St Kilda

Fragments of the past haunt these islands, now home to the UK’s largest colony of Atlantic puffins

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St Kilda: Open all year, daily

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⛰️ Bag yourself another Munro

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Ben Lomond

Scotland’s most southerly Munro offers spectacular views of Loch Lomond.

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Ben Lomond: Closed

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Ben Lawers

Scenic mountains and ridges, and the best collection of rare mountain plants in Britain

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Mar Lodge Estate

Britain’s largest National Nature Reserve – a wildlife wonderland in the heart of the Cairngorms

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🌼 Find the right root on a garden walk

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Pitmedden Garden

Re-created Scottish Renaissance walled garden with unique and vibrant floral designs

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Garden, Museum, Shop and Tearoom: Closed

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Inverewe

Rare species thrive in this heritage garden as the effects of the Gulf Stream meet the Highlands.

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Garden: Closed
Visitor centre and shop: Closed
Restaurant: Closed
Inverewe House: Closed
Bothy Café: Closed

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Threave Garden & Estate

A garden for all seasons and a haven for wildlife, with an osprey platform and bat reserve

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Garden & Visitor Centre: Closed
Nature Reserve: Closed

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⚔️ Follow the rise and fall of the Jacobites

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Culloden

Powerfully emotive and atmospheric battlefield where the 1745 Jacobite Rising came to a tragic end

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Visitor Centre: Closed

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Glenfinnan Monument

Moving tribute to those who died fighting the Jacobite cause, framed by dramatic Highland scenery

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Visitor Centre: Closed
Monument: Closed

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Killiecrankie

Magnificent wooded river gorge where one of the goriest battles in Jacobite history took place

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🌊 Waterfalls are natural wonders

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Corrieshalloch Gorge

Walk across the suspension bridge as the River Droma rushes through a mile-long box canyon below.

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Falls of Glomach

A breathtaking Highland waterfall cuts through Scotland’s wildest countryside

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Grey Mare’s Tail

One of Scotland’s favourite waterfalls takes a spectacular 60m plunge into the valley below

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Coronavirus emergency: all events suspended and properties closed

Following the latest developments on the coronavirus emergency, we’ve taken the difficult decision to close all our properties.

Dressed to impress

Cabinet cards? Carte-de-visites? What does it all mean? We’ll be exploring the differences between the two mediums using a selection of photographs featuring fantastic outfits.

Philip Long OBE appointed Chief Executive

Philip Long OBE, Director of V&A Dundee, will take over from Simon Skinner as Chief Executive.

Upcycling with the Lorimers

Kellie Castle in Fife was the home of the Lorimers – a family of makers and crafters. We’ve found some quirky ideas to inspire you to create something new for your own home.