Eilean Donan

May 2, 1999.Reading time 3 minutes.

Perhaps the most photographed castle in Scotland, and a film location for dozens of films

Nunraw Abbey

May 17, 1999.Reading time less than 1 minute.

A working Trappist monastery only a few miles outside of Edinburgh.

Niedpath

May 19, 1999.Reading time 5 minutes.

A beautiful, picturesque tower overlooking the River Tweed

Smailholm Tower

May 20, 1999.Reading time 2 minutes.

A lovingly restored tower hose in the Scottish Borders, under the care of Historic Scotland

Portencross Castle

May 22, 1999.Reading time 2 minutes.

A very small, mostly-restored tower house on the western cost, along the rocky beach

Rowallan

May 22, 1999.Reading time 1 minute.

We only saw the gatehouse, but there is a private (and large) restored castle somewhere behind them

Doune

May 23, 1999.Reading time 5 minutes.

Best known as the castle in Monty Python’s Holy Grail, this is one of the tallest towers in Scotland

St Marykirk

May 23, 1999.Reading time less than 1 minute.

The longest church in Scotland at 206 feet, and the second largest parish church in Scotland

Stirling Great Hall

May 23, 1999.Reading time 2 minutes.

A stunning interior and exterior restoration of the Great Hall of Stirling Castle

Argyll’s Lodging

May 23, 1999.Reading time 3 minutes.

Argyll’s Lodging is a well-preserved town mansion built in 1632 by Sir William Alexander, who later went on to found Novia Scotia. When Sir Alexander died, the house was passed to the Argyll family, who continued to add on to the sprawling building