Tour a 430-Year-Old Scottish Castle Transformed Into a Family Home The Towie Barclay Castle in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, has all the features of a traditional castle. It’s also a family home ...

The National Trust for Scotland and Historic Environment Scotland (HES) have brought the ceilings at Kellie Castle in Pittenweem to life – and they are accurate to the millimetre. The oldest of ...

An appeal by the National Trust for Scotland raised the ... where the family dog cosied in an old salt store repurposed as a snug bed. Forget dank, dour castle ruins – this preserved cocoon ...

Duffus Castle in Moray is an example of a motte and bailey castle in Scotland. The first style of castle was called a motte and bailey. Duffus Castle in Moray is an example of a motte and bailey ...

A new class of landlords in Scotland is cultivating forests of native trees and monoculture conifer plantations with an eye ...

This resource is suitable for Castles topics for P2, P3 and P4 (Second Level Curriculum for Excellence). Castles were built to keep the noble people of Scotland safe. From the safety of their big ...

Restoring a Scottish castle is a recurring dream for many, but the reality can be a minefield of conservation politics. Michael Davis, an architectural historian and writer, has published a discussion ...

Accessible only by an old stone footbridge ... buses are known to stop here on tours of the Scottish Highlands. You can reach Eilean Donan Castle by taking Stagecoach to the town of Dornie ...

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Edinburgh Castle looms above the city on ... with views of Edinburgh’s beautiful, shambling Old Town and the Pentland Hills beyond. Cosy, Scottish, baronial: Welcome to The Roseate (Lauschstudio ...

Edinburgh Castle looms ... The vibe is homely Scottish hospitality with splashes of tartan in the lounge and rooms with huge beds and thick curtains. In the bones of an old, listed building ...