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• Irvine, Ayrshire
  ...gh Constable of Scotland, Hugh de Morville. It also served as the capital of [[Cunninghame]]. The poet [[Robert Burns]] lived here for a time, after wh ...nninghame and Largs. The dispute was resolved by Robert II's Royal Charter of 8 April 1372 conferring Royal Burgh status on Irvine.
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• River Leader
  ...ire]]. It flows southwards from the [[Lammermuir Hills]] through the towns of [[Lauder]] and [[Earlston]], joining the River Tweed at [[Leaderfoot]]. The river gives its name to one of the famous of valleys of the [[Middle Shires]]: Lauderdale, which it carves in beautiful wooded scen
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• Hume Castle
  ...ants of a late 12th or early 13th century castle of enceinte at the hamlet of [[Hume]] in [[Berwickshire]], between [[Greenlaw]] and [[Kelso]], From its earliest times the castle was a beacon station for warning of invasion from England and the only castle in these shires not destroyed in
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• Stevenston
  '''Stevenston''' is a town in [[Ayrshire]]. It is one of the 'Three Towns' along with [[Ardrossan]] and [[Saltcoats]]. ...stable of Scotland, around 1170. The town is first mentioned in a charter of c. 1240.
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• Beaumaris Castle
  ...I]] around [[Snowdonia]] in his campaign to contain rebellion in the north of Wales after 1282. ...which reason it appears squat compared with its sister castles with their high towers.
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• Avebury Stone Circle
  ...ltshire]]. Avebury contains the largest stone circle in Europe, and is one of the best known prehistoric sites in Britain. ...itage Site. They are a popular tourist attraction and also draw in crowds of neopaganism devotees.
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• Dunstaffnage Castle
  |builder=Duncan MacDougall of Lorn |ownership=Duke of Argyll
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• Kilham, Northumberland
  ...erland, 12 miles east of [[Kelso]] in Roxburghshire and 17 miles southwest of [[Berwick upon Tweed]]. ...ultural dwellings and is overlooked by Kilham Hill and the northern limits of the [[Cheviots|Cheviot Hills]].
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• Edzell Castle
  |builder=David Lindsay, 9th Earl of Crawford |ownership=Earl of Dalhousie
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• Edinburgh Castle
  |picture caption=Edinburgh Castle at the head of the Old Town ...h]]; a grand royal fortress steeped in history which dominates the skyline of the city from its position on the [[Castle Rock, Edinburgh|Castle Rock]].
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• Norham Castle
  ...stle saw much action during the wars between the two kingdoms and in times of peace it was active in the struggle to keep down the [[Middle Shires#Reiver ...is part of [[Norhamshire]], deemed a detached part of the County Palatine of Durham, along with [[Islandshire]] and [[Bedlingtonshire]].
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• Angle
  ...iel'' from rocks near [[Thorn Island]]. The ship had been carrying a cargo of whisky and beer.<ref name=pint/> ...se the sheltered beach at West Angle Bay, which has been designated a Site of Special Scientific Interest. The rockpools in the bay are home to a small g
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• Dryburgh Abbey
  |diocese=Diocese of St Andrews |ownership=Historic Scotland
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• Crichton Castle
  |ownership=Historic Environment Scotland ...e village of [[Pathhead, Midlothian|Pathhead]], and the same distance east of [[Gorebridge]]. A mile to the south-west is [[Borthwick Castle]].
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• Dirleton
  |picture caption=A row of cottages opposite the castle ...] nature reserve. To the north are the Archerfield Estate and the [[Firth of Forth]].
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• Cardiff Castle
  |picture caption=The Norman keep of Cardiff Castle ...erected. Further work was conducted by Richard de Clare in the second half of the 13th century.
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• Threave Castle
  |ownership=Historic Scotland ...glas]] in [[Kirkcudbrightshire]]. It was the home of 'Black' Douglas Earls of Douglas from the late 14th century until their fall in 1455.
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• Bothwell Castle
  |picture caption=South-east tower of the castle |type=Castle of enceinte
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• Craignethan Castle
  |ownership=Historic Scotland |builder=James Hamilton of Finnart
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• Althorp
  ...also the home of his sister, Diana, before her marriage to Charles, Prince of Wales. ...:p''''' ('Orl-thorp'). The current Earl, Charles Spencer, noted that none of his family refer to it as 'Althorp', and that his father insisted on pronou
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• Alnwick Castle
  |ownership=Duke of Northumberland ...a castle and stately home in [[Northumberland]], and the seat of the Duke of Northumberland.
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• Nottingham Castle
  William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Newcastle ...rvives, but sufficient portions remain to give an impression of the layout of the site.
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• Neidpath Castle
  |ownership=Earl of Wemyss and March ...use in [[Peeblesshire]], overlooking the [[River Tweed]] about a mile west of [[Peebles]]. The castle is closed to the public.
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• Ludlow Castle
  |events=The Anarchy, Second Barons' War,<br />Wars of the Roses, Civil War |ownership=The Earl of Powis
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• York Castle
  |picture caption=Clifford's Tower, the keep of York Castle |battles=Siege of York in 1644
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• Doune Castle
  |builder=Robert Stewart, Duke of Albany |height={{convert|29|m|ft|0|x}} to top of Lord's tower
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• Dirleton Castle
  |type=Castle of enceinte |ownership=Historic Scotland
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• Tantallon Castle
  |type=Castle of ''enceinte'' |builder=William Douglas, 1st Earl of Douglas
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• Rochester Cathedral
  |full name=Cathedral Church of Christ<br />and the Blessed Virgin Mary |church=Church of England
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• Mearns Castle
  |ownership=Church of Scotland ...arns Castle Church. The castle also gives its name to nearby Mearns Castle High School.
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• Liddel Strength
  ...pastscape|11686|Liddel Strength}}</ref> There are also fragmentary remains of a pele tower subsequently built upon the site.<ref>{{pastscape|975069|Lidde ...of Dumfriesshire with Cumberland and once they were the southern boundary of the [[Debatable Lands]].
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• Pevensey Castle
  ...Pevensey (1147)<br />Third Siege of Pevensey (1264–65)<br />Fourth Siege of Pevensey (1399) ...t [[Pevensey]] in [[Sussex]]. The site is a Scheduled Monument in the care of [[English Heritage]] and is open to visitors.
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• Blanchland Abbey
  ...y in the late 13th century. The 16th century former Abbot's house (now The Lord Crewe Arms Hotel) is a Grade II* listed building and the whole site is a Sc ...y that it was safe, that the invaders had passed. During their celebration of bell ringing, the Scottish invaders heard the bells, turned around and rans
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• Dalry, Ayrshire
  |census year=2001<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Scotland's Census Results Online|title =Comparative Population Profile: Dalry Locali ...can be found on the summit of Carwinning Hill to the North of Dalry, west of the B784 to [[Largs]].
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• Lancaster Castle
  |ownership=Duchy of Lancaster ...n the 11th&nbsp;century on the site of a Roman fort overlooking a crossing of the [[River Lune]].
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• Dunlop
  ...tee01wils#page/472/mode/2up</ref> The village lies on the A735, north-east of [[Stewarton]], seven miles from [[Kilmarnock]]. The road runs on to [[Lugto ...nciation was Dulop or Delap without an 'n' and this has led to suggestions of other origins.<ref name="P227">Paterson, Page 227</ref><ref name="D126">Dob
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• Prince's Cairn
  |picture caption=The Prince's Cairn by the [[Sound of Arisaig|Loch nan Uamh]] ...society dedicated to the study, recording and preservation of the memories of the Jacobite period.
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• Victoria and Albert Museum
  ...rgest museum of decorative arts and design, housing a permanent collection of over 4.5&nbsp;million objects. It was founded in 1852 and named after Queen ...nsington]], in an area that has become known as "[[Albertopolis]]" because of its association with Prince Albert, the [[Albert Memorial]] and the major c
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• Rivington
  ...Census. The civil parish originated as the township of the ancient parish of [[Bolton le Moors]]. ...an church, now a Unitarian Chapel. A grammar school was founded by charter of Elizabeth I in 1556.
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• Eilean Donan
  ...television dominates the island, which lies about a mile from the village of Dornie. Since the castle's restoration in the early 20th century, a footbri ...f name=gro>{{GRO10}}</ref> but there were no "usual residents" at the time of the 2011 census.<ref name=NRS/>
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• Craigmillar Castle
  |ownership=Historic Scotland ...h-east of the city centre, on a low hill to the south of the modern suburb of [[Craigmillar]].
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• Torphichen Preceptory
  |ownership=Historic Scotland ...for other purposes over the ages, is in the care of [[Historic Environment Scotland]].
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• Stevenston, Ayrshire
  |picture=Stevenston High Kirk, North Ayrshire, Scotland.jpg |picture caption=Stevenston High Kirk and town
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• St Andrew's Castle
  |picture=General view of castle from SE.jpg |ownership=Historic Environment Scotland
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• Balgonie Castle
  |village=Milton of Balgonie ...ife|River Leven]] in [[Fife]], near [[Milton of Balgonie]], two miles east of [[Glenrothes]].
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• Rothesay Castle
  |island=Isle of Bute |builder= Alan, High Steward of Scotland or Walter Stewart
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• Borve Castle, Sutherland
  '''Borve Castle''' stood by [[Farr Point]] on the north coast of [[Sutherland]], and is now a sparse ruin. ...t=Martin |year=2008 |title=Castles of the Clans: The Strongholds and Seats of 750 Scottish Families and Clans |isbn=978-1-899874-36-1 |pages=376-377}}</r
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• Stoke-by-Nayland
  ...a recreation field. Possibly once the site of a monastery, the population of the civil parish at the 2001 census was 703, falling to 682 at the Census 2 The village is first recorded in 946 in the will of Ælfgar, an Earl, where he endowed land to a community in the village, poss
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