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Exterior of Alloa Tower surrounded by bare trees in winter.

Alloa Tower teacher information

Alloa Tower was built around 1497 and retains rare and important medieval features, notably the timber roof structure and the stone vaulting.

A view of the white houses of Plockton, seen at the edge of very still water. Mountains are in the background.

Balmacara Estate teacher information

Balmacara Estate (2,550 hectares) is a diverse Highland crofting estate.

Barry Mill hands holding oat flour and husks

Barry Mill teacher information

Barry Mill is a water-driven mill that is still in working order. Pupils can see and hear the water wheel and mill machines at work.

Two women, one with a pushchair, walk past the towering statue of Robert the Bruce atop his horse, on the hill at Bannockburn.

Battle of Bannockburn teacher information

In June 1314 the history of Scotland as a nation was about to change forever.

The snow-capped peak of Ben Lawers rises, with grassy foothills in the foreground. The sky is bright blue.

Ben Lawers teacher information

​Ben Lawers is the highest mountain in the central Highlands at 1,214m as well as a National Nature Reserve.

Ben Lomond seen from the rocky eastern shore of Loch Lomond on a sunny day

Ben Lomond teacher information

Ben Lomond, situated on the east shore of Loch Lomond, is probably Scotland’s most visited mountain and, at 974m, is its most southerly Munro.

A view of the back of Brodick Castle, with pine branches in the foreground.

Brodick Castle & Country Park teacher information

Brodick Castle, Garden & Country Park stretches from the shores of Brodick Bay to Goat Fell, the highest peak on Arran.

Brodie Castle teacher information

​Brodie Castle stands on land that has belonged to the Brodie family for at least 800 years. Generations of the family left their mark on their home.

Broughton House & Garden teacher information

Broughton House was the home of renowned Scottish artist E A Hornel, a member of the ‘Glasgow Boys’ group of artists.

Come along to our wedding open day to speak to our events team and see the Castle set up for a wedding!

Castle Fraser, Garden & Estate teacher information

Castle Fraser, one of the magnificent castles of Mar, was begun around 1575 by Michael Fraser, 6th Laird, and incorporates earlier building.

A small waterfall tumbles into a burn. On either side are large rhododendron bushes and other trees and shrubs.

Crarae Garden teacher information

Crarae is the finest example of an exotic Himalayan-style woodland garden in Britain.

A view of Crathes Castle from the garden, with the yew topiary hedges in the foreground. It's a lovely sunny day.

Crathes Castle, Garden & Estate teacher information

Crathes Castle is a fine example of a 16th-century tower house. It has remarkable painted ceilings and vernacular furniture, as well as collections of family portraits.

A woman stands with a group of young schoolchildren on Culloden Moor. The memorial cairn is in the background.

Culloden teacher information

Learning at Culloden is about discovering the story of the Jacobites through skills-based, hands-on activities. We have a range of sessions you can book for your class.

17th-century white painted houses stand around a market square, with a mercat cross in the middle. Narrow vennels lead off the square.

Culross teacher information

​Your pupils can relive domestic life in the Stuart period at the Royal Burgh of Culross, situated on the banks of the River Forth.

A view of Culzean Castle at dusk, with the setting sun making the walls glow red. The castle is seen from the beach below.

Culzean Castle & Country Park teacher information

Culzean Castle & Country Park is a major heritage site, situated on the Ayrshire coast 50 miles south of Glasgow.

A view of the Old Tower at Drum Castle, standing beside the Jacobean extension of the castle. The tower is square with battlements. A large area of mown grass is in the foreground.

Drum Castle, Garden & Estate teacher information

Drum Castle is one of Royal Deeside’s most beautiful castles and the oldest intact castle in the care of the National Trust for Scotland.

Falkland Palace & Garden teacher information

Falkland Palace was a country residence of the Stuart kings and queens. The palace was used as a lodge when the royal family hunted deer and wild boar in the forests of Fife.

A wooden harpsichord stands in a grand drawing room, with gilt-framed paintings on the wall behind. A stool sits before the harpsichord and sheet music rests on top.

The Georgian House teacher information

The Georgian House, in Edinburgh’s New Town, is set in a fine Georgian square. The house, built in 1796, was designed by Robert Adam – the foremost architect of the day – and is a wonderful example of late 18th-century classical architecture.

A gilded statue of a hawk, with a rat in its talons, is attached to the side of a building. It is seen against a deep blue sky background.

Gladstone’s Land teacher information

Gladstone’s Land is a typical example of a 17th-century Edinburgh ‘land’ (or tenement building) of the overcrowded Old Town. These ‘lands’ grew up along the Royal Mile – the ridge running between Edinburgh Castle and the Palace of Holyrood.

Three mountain peaks against blue sky, with fluffy clouds.

Glencoe teacher information

Glencoe is well known for its breathtaking landscape, but there’s much more to be discovered in its unknown corners.

A symmetrical, Georgian-style large country house stands at the top of an immaculate lawn, with large yew trees to either side. It is a sunny day with fluffy white clouds across a blue sky.

Greenbank Garden teacher information

Greenbank Garden is a 2.5acre walled garden which has been divided into many small plots demonstrating various horticultural styles. The whole space is effectively an outdoor classroom.

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Haddo House teacher information

The site of Haddo House has been continuously occupied by the same branch of the Gordon family since the 15th century.

Harmony Garden teacher information

Harmony is a garden of abundance. The vegetable garden demonstrates traditional growing techniques, while the mixed flower borders are skilfully laid out to provide an aesthetic frame for the grand Georgian house.

Purple alliums grow in the foreground, with Inveresk Lodge standing in the background.

Inveresk Lodge Garden teacher information

Inveresk Lodge Garden is an attractive, terraced hillside garden surrounding a 17th-century lodge house. There’s a small mixed woodland area to one side of the meadow and a pond with a dipping platform.

Inverewe teacher information

Inverewe is set on a peninsula on the shores of Loch Ewe, within the Wester Ross National Scenic Area. It’s renowned for its exotic plants which flourish here on a latitude that’s more northerly than Moscow.

J M Barrie’s Birthplace bedroom with cradle and painting of a St Bernard dog

J M Barrie’s Birthplace teacher information

J M Barrie, writer and creator of Peter Pan, was born at 9 Brechin Road, Kirriemuir in 1860. He lived there until he was 10 years old.

Trees are reflected in the clear water at Killiecrankie on a sunny day.

Killiecrankie teacher information

The Pass of Killiecrankie is a spectacular, deep river gorge cloaked in ancient woodland and flanked on the west by the River Garry. The Battle of Killiecrankie (part of the first Jacobite rising) took place nearby in 1689.

A view across the snow-capped Five Sisters of Kintail, reflected in the loch.

Kintail teacher information

Kintail is a beautiful stretch of West Highland landscape, which includes the Five Sisters of Kintail (designated a National Scenic Area) and the Falls of Glomach (one of the highest waterfalls in Britain).

A view of a grand drawing room, with many red furnishings. Oil paintings hang on the patterned walls.

Leith Hall, Garden & Estate teacher information

Leith Hall was built over three centuries, starting in 1650, and remained the home of the Leith-Hay family until the mid-20th century. The views are wonderful from the extensive garden and estate.

A view of a wide glen sweeping towards tall mountains in the distance. A large boulder stands in the foreground and a river runs through the centre.

Mar Lodge Estate teacher information

Mar Lodge Estate is recognised as one of the most important nature conservation landscapes in the British Isles. Set within the Cairngorms National Park, and with 15 Munros within its boundaries, it has some of the most remote and scenic wild land in Scotland.

A view of the kitchen in Moirlanich Longhouse.

Moirlanich Longhouse teacher information

Moirlanich Longhouse is a rare survivor of the Scottish longhouse, in which a family and their livestock lived under one roof. It dates from the early to mid-19th century.

An old wooden desk stands at the side of a wood-panelled room. It has leather sections on top, with brass drawer handles. On top of the desk is a range of writing equipment, including a paper holder, ink wells and various paperweights. Ornate large vases stand behind the desk.

Newhailes House & Gardens teacher information

Newhailes is an important example of a late 17th-century house (with impressive 18th-century additions) set within a designed landscape.

Preston Mill & Phantassie Doocot teacher information

​Preston Mill is one of the oldest water-driven meal mills in Scotland. There has been a mill on this site for centuries.

Priorwood Garden teacher information

​Priorwood Garden has a fine orchard, woodland garden and flower borders. Harmony and Priorwood Gardens are 300 metres from each other, and a class can visit both gardens within half a day.

children at Robert Burns Birthplace Museum

Robert Burns Birthplace Museum teacher information

The best place to get close to Robert Burns and his genius is his birthplace in the beautiful village of Alloway.

Scottish Borders

Robert Smail’s Printing Works teacher information

Robert Smail’s Printing Works is a working time capsule. It offers an insight into the Victorian period of industrial, educational and technological change and is one of the few remaining letterpress printers in the UK.

Thomas Carlyle’s Birthplace teacher information

This unassuming white-painted cottage was built by Thomas Carlyle’s father and uncle – both stonemasons – and is a simple gem of Scottish 18th-century vernacular architecture.

Threave Garden & Nature Reserve and Rockcliffe teacher information

Threave's wonderful garden and wider estate are a haven for wildlife all year round. Rockcliffe is one of Scotland's prettiest coastal nature reserves.