Historic sites in Scotland
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There are thousands of historic sites and attractions in Scotland. These include Neolithic Standing stones and Stone Circles, Bronze Age settlements, Iron Age Brochs and Crannogs, Pictish stones, Roman forts and camps, Viking settlements, Mediaeval castles, and early Christian settlements. Scotland also played an important role in the development of the modern world, and there are many industrial heritage sites and museums. A few of the best known are listed below:
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[edit] Sites and monuments
[edit] Neolithic sites
- Callanish, Lewis
- Corrimony, Glen Urquhart (Glenurquhart)
- Croftmoraig, Perthshire
- Kilmartin Glen, Argyll
- Machrie Moor, Arran
- Maeshowe, Orkney
- Ring of Brodgar, Orkney
- Skara Brae, Orkney
- Standing Stones of Stenness, Orkney
[edit] Pictish stones
Main article: Pictish stones
[edit] Roman sites
[edit] Castles
Main article: List of castles in Scotland
[edit] Abbeys
Main article: Abbeys and priories in Scotland
[edit] Cathedrals
Main article: List of cathedrals in the United Kingdom#Scotland
[edit] Historic houses
Main article: Historic houses in Scotland
[edit] Monuments
- Wallace Monument, Stirling
- National Monument, Edinburgh
- Nelson Monument, Edinburgh
- Scott Monument, Edinburgh
[edit] Historic sites and battles
- Stirling Bridge, 1297
- Bannockburn 1314
- Killiecrankie, 1689
- Glenfinnan, (Raising of Standard in 1745, see Jacobitism)
- Culloden, 1746
[edit] Museums
Main article: List of museums in Scotland
