The Lothians
Linlithgow PalaceInside one of Scotland's most spectacular ruins you cannot help but walk in the footsteps of royalty. This royal pleasure palace was the birthplace of Mary Queen of Scots. Visit the great hall where monarchs hosted banquets or tour James IV’s suite of chambers..
Rosslyn ChapelDating back 700 years Rosslyn Chapel was already famous for its mystical carvings and association with Knights Templar and masonic rites when The Da Vinci Code brought it to world prominence. Spooky and intriguing.
Blackness CastleThe auspicious start as a residence for the powerful Crichton family gave way to a chequered history. Seized by James II, it remained in Crown ownership as a garrison and then a prison. It has undergone many alterations, but could not withstand Cromwell’s artillery in 1651. It was an important military base until the 1870s when it became a munitions depot
New LanarkNew Lanark is a World Heritage site built in 1786 by David Dale as philanthropic approach to industrial working and social reform. This is far from a dry historical tour and only 20 miles west of Belstane. The market town of Lanark is worth a visit too.
Antonine WallScotland's Roman Wall. Built to keep the Picts out, the biggest engineering project Scotland has ever seen, it stretched from coast to coast taking advantage of the landscape to make a forbidding barrier.
