Alloa Tower
Alloa,
Clackmannanshire, FK10 1PP
Tel: 01259 211701
Beautifully restored, this tower was built around 1497 and is the only
remaining part of the ancestral home of the Earls of Mar.
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Calanais Standing
Stones
Calanais Visitor Centre,
Calanais, Isle of Lewis,
Scotland HS2 9DY
Tel: 01851 621422
A cross-shaped setting of
standing stones, dating to around 3000bc, unique in Scotland, outstanding in
Great Britain. The visitor centre is managed by Urras Nan Tursachan.
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King Robert The Bruce's Cave
Cove Lodge, Kirkpatrick
Fleming, Dumfries & Galloway,
Scotland DG11 3AT
Tel: 014618
800285
World famous ancient monument of King Robert The Bruce's Cave. Robert The
Bruce, born at Lochmaben Castle in 1274, was crowned King of Scotland in
1306. In the winter of 1313 after suffering defeat, King Robert went into
hiding in the cave spending three months living a
solitary existence at a time when the wars of Independence were at their
bleakest for the Scots. King Robert then went forth from the cave on the
Cove Estate, raised an army and won the Historic Battle of Bannockburn in
1314, even though he was outnumbered 10 to 1. He established his claim to
the throne and thus the beginning of freedom Scotland.
Play area, picnic area and toilets all provided at the car parking area.
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National Wallace Monument
Abbey Craig,
Stirling FK9 5LF
Tel: 01786 472140
Meet Scotland's National Hero, Sir William Wallace,
you'll learn the story of his most famous victory, at the Battle of
Stirling Bridge. Visit the
Hall of Heroes to hear the stories of other famous Scots from the past and
present.
One of Scotland's finest viewpoints.
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Smailholm Tower
6 miles west of Kelso on
B6937, by Kelso near the
village of Smailholm.
Set on a high rocky Knoll,
this well preserved 16th century tower house holds an exhibition of
tapestries and costume dolls depicting characters
from Sir Walter Scott's Minstrelsy of the Borders.
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