Elcho

May 27, 1999.Reading time 4 minutes.

This somewhat restored z-plan towerhouse stands on the bank of the River Tay

Collearn House

May 27, 1999.Reading time less than 1 minute.

A lovely restored country house hotel in Auchterarder

Balhousie

May 27, 1999.Reading time 2 minutes.

Now the site of the Black Watch Museum, a well-maintained 17th century baronial house

Hume

May 27, 1999.Reading time 3 minutes.

It looks like a giant castle tower, but it’s really a 19th century folly built on the foundations of an older castle

Huntingtower

May 27, 1999.Reading time 4 minutes.

Huntingtower is an unusual, well-preserved castle, consisting of three different phases of building, including ornate painted ceilings inside

Dunnottar

May 28, 1999.Reading time 5 minutes.

An enormous castle complex on a huge peninsula, separated from the mainland by a narrow pass

Lost Glen

May 28, 1999.Reading time 2 minutes.

The second day we were in Scotland, we found a postcard at one of the shops that had a roadsign on it that just said ‘LOST’. We laughed that we were spending a lot of time there. We looked through the road atlas to find it, so we could say we’d been there, but no luck.

Huntly

May 28, 1999.Reading time 3 minutes.

Huntly is considered one of the “noblest baronial mansions” in Scotland, it feels almost modern

Kildrummy

May 28, 1999.Reading time 6 minutes.

An extensive 13th century ruined castle.

Corgarff

May 28, 1999.Reading time 3 minutes.

A unique star-shaped curtain wall surrounds the restored tower