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Warren Field is the location of a mesolithic calendar monument built about 8,000 BCE. [1] It includes 12 pits believed to correlate with phases of the Moon and used as a lunisolar calendar. [2] It is considered to be the oldest lunisolar calendar yet found. [3] [4] [5] It is near Crathes Castle, in the Aberdeenshire region of Scotland, in the ...
Craigievar Castle, Aberdeenshire. This is a list of castles in Scotland.A castle is a type of fortified structure built primarily during the Middle Ages.Scholars debate the scope of the word "castle", but usually consider it to be the private fortified residence of a lord or noble.
The town serves as the eastern gateway to the Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park, the first National Park in Scotland, and is often referred to as the "Gateway to the Highlands". [ 2 ] Dominating the town to the north are the Callander Crags, a visible part of the Highland Boundary Fault , rising to 343 metres (1,125 ft) at the cairn ...
Callendar House is a mansion set within the grounds of Callendar Park in Falkirk, central Scotland. [1] During the 19th century, it was redesigned and extended in the style of a French Renaissance château fused with elements of Scottish baronial architecture. However, the core of the building is a 14th-century tower house. [2]
Crathes Castle (pronounced / ˈ k r æ θ ɪ s / KRATH-iss) is a castle, built in the 16th century, near Banchory in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is in the historic county of Kincardineshire . This harled castle was built by the Burnetts of Leys and was owned by the family for almost 400 years.
[76] [77] These include some of Scotland's most famous castles including Edinburgh and Stirling, as well as numerous tower houses and ruined castles. The National Trust for Scotland (founded 1931) cares for several post-Medieval castles and estate houses, including Culzean and Craigievar that were still in occupation until the twentieth century ...
Pages in category "Listed castles in Scotland" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 310 total. This list may not reflect recent changes.
The south face of Linlithgow Palace Linlithgow Palace, c. 1678. North side of Linlithgow Palace on a sunny evening Linlithgow Palace from Linlithgow Loch looking east St. Michael's Church and Linlithgow Palace from the Peel North and west faces of Linlithgow Palace Near infra-red kite aerial photo of Linlithgow Palace looking westwards St Michael's Church with its modern crown steeple, viewed ...