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Castles, Palaces & Stately Homes

Doune Castle is a late 14th century stronghold and is the product of a single building period, and has survived unchanged.
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Duff House is a Georgian house in Banff which is now hosts part of the collection of the National galleries of Scotland.
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Dunstaffnage Castleis one of Scotland's oldest stone castles.
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Built on the most magnificent scale, Dunstanburgh Castle stands on a remote headland and was often the subject of Turner's paintings.
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Edzell Castle's guests include Mary Queen of Scots, in 1562, and her son James VI, in 1580 and 1589.
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Eilean Donan Castle, in Loch Duich has one of only two left handed staircases in Great Britain
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Flint Castle, was the first of "the iron ring of castles" built in 1277, during King Edward I's campaign to conquer Wales.
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Harlech Castle is spectacularly sited on the cliff tops over looking the Irish Sea.
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The Castle has a reputation, both from its history and its appearance, as one of the most sinister and atmospheric in Scotland.
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s built in stages from the 15th century by the Clan Ruthven family and was known for several hundred years as the 'House of Ruthven'.
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Huntly Castle is a noble ruin which once was the ancestral home of the chief of Clan Gordon, Earl of Huntly.
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Penrhyn Castle was built between 1820 and 1840 and hosts one of the finest art collections in North Wales.
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One of Wales' best-kept secrets, Kidwelly Castle is remarkably well preserved and its twin-towered gatehouse stands almost to full height
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Kilchurn Castle was built in about 1450 by Sir Colin Campbell and it incorporates the first purpose-built barracks in Scotland.
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Although in ruins, Kildrummy Castle is one of the most extensive castles of 13th century date to survive in eastern Scotland.
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The history of Laugharne Castle stretches back nearly 900 years.
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Linlithgow Palace was one of the principal residences of the monarchs of Scotland in the 15th and 16th centuries.
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Loch Leven Castle,believed to have been built around 1300, is a ruined castle on an island in Loch Leven.
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Lochranza Castle is an L-plan tower house on the North of the Isle of Arran dating back to the 13th century.
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The Norman knight Odo de Barri was granted the lands of Manorbier in gratitude for his military help in conquering Pembrokeshire
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