Landmarks & Monuments in Northern Scotland.
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Boath Doocot
A 17th-century doocot on the site of an ancient motte. |
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Calanais Standing Stones
This is a cross shaped setting of standing stones, unique in Scotland, and outstanding in Great Britain. |
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Culloden
Culloden - the last pitched battle fought on British soil and the beginning of the end of the traditional Highland way of life. |
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Glenfinnan Monument
Set amid superb scenery at the head of Loch Shiel, the Glenfinnnan Monument was erected in tribute to those who fought and died in the Jacobite cause. |
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Jarlshof Prehistoric and Norse Settlement
This is an extraordinarily important site with a complex of ancient settlements within three acres. |
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Kinnaird Head Castle Lighthouse & Museum
This fine 16th century castle built for the Fraser family was altered to take the first lighthouse built by the Commissioners of the Northern Lighthouses in 1787. |
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Maes Howe Chambered Cairn
Maes Howe is the finest megalithic tomb in north-west Europe, with a large mound covering a stone-built passage and a large burial chamber with cells in the walls. |
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Meigle Sculptured Stone Museum
In Meigle, there is a magnificent collection of 26 sculptured monuments of the early Christian period. |
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Mousa Broch
Mousa Broch is the finest surviving Iron Age broch tower. |
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Ring of Brodgar Stone Circle & Henge
The Ring of Brodgar is a magnificent circle of upright stones with an enclosing ditch spanned by causeways. |
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Skara Brae Prehistoric Village
Skara Brae contains the best preserved group of Stone Age houses in Western Europe. |
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Spynie Palace
Spynie Palace was the residence of the Bishops of Moray from the 14th century to 1686. |
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