Historic sites in Scotland
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There are thousands of historic sites and attractions in Scotland. These include Neolithic Standing stones and Stone Circles, Bronze Age settlements, Iron Age Brochs and Crannogs, Pictish stones, Roman forts and camps, Viking settlements, Mediaeval castles, and early Christian settlements. Scotland also played an important role in the development of the modern world, and there are many industrial heritage sites and museums. A few of the best known are listed below:
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[edit] Neolithic sites
- Callanish, Lewis
- Corrimony, Glen Urquhart (Glenurquhart)
- Croftmoraig, Perthshire
- Machrie Moor, Arran
- Maeshowe, Orkney
- Ring of Brodgar, Orkney
- Skara Brae, Orkney
- Standing Stones of Stenness, Orkney
[edit] Pictish stones and museums
- Main article: Pictish stones
[edit] Roman sites
[edit] Castles
- Main article: Castles in Scotland
- Castle Tioram, Moidart
- Urquhart Castle, Loch Ness
- Inverness Castle
- Stirling Castle
- Edinburgh Castle
- Blair Castle, Perthshire
- Scone Palace, Perthshire
[edit] Abbeys
- Main article: Abbeys and priories in Scotland
- Arbroath Abbey, Angus
- Fort Augustus Abbey
- Iona Abbey, Iona, Argyll
- Melrose Abbey, Scottish Borders
- Jedburgh Abbey, Scottish Borders
[edit] Cathedrals
- Main article: List of cathedrals in the United Kingdom#Scotland
- Dunkeld Cathedral, Perthshire
- Glasgow Cathedral
- St. Magnus Cathedral, Kirkwall, Orkney
[edit] Historic houses
- Linlithgow Palace, West Lothian
- Traquair House, Scottish Borders
- Abbotsford House, Scottish Borders
- Palace of Holyrood, Edinburgh
[edit] Monuments
[edit] Historic sites and battles
- Stirling Bridge, 1297
- Bannockburn 1314
- Killiecrankie, 1689
- Glenfinnan, (Raising of Standard in 1745, see Jacobitism)
- Culloden, 1746
[edit] Social History
- Highland Folk Museum, Scottish Highlands
- Atholl Country Life Museum, Perthshire
- Georgian House, Edinburgh
- New Lanark, South Lanarkshire
- People's Palace, Glasgow
- Scotland Street School Museum, Glasgow
- Springburn Museum, Glasgow
- Museum of Scottish Country Life, East Kilbride
- Dalgarven Mill Museum of Ayrshire Country Life and Costume, Dalry
The National Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh has the largest collection of historic artifacts, but there are many other smaller museums in Scotland with important collections. See also History of Scotland and Tourism in Scotland.
