Undiscovered Scotland

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• Aberdeen Art Gallery Schoolhill, Aberdeen AB10 1FQ. STB 3 Star Visitor Attraction.
• Aberdeen Maritime Museum Shiprow, Aberdeen AB11 5BY. STB 5 Star Visitor Attraction. (Undiscovered Scotland Feature Page)
• Aberdeen Science Centre The Tramsheds, 179 Constitution Street, Aberdeen AB24 5TU.
• Aberdeenshire Farming Museum Unique, semi-circular Home Farm steading and recreation of a 1950s farm. Aden Country Park, Mintlaw, Peterhead AB42 5FQ. STB 3 Star Museum.
• Aboyne Highland Games Heald early August each year.
• Aden Country Park A beautiful 230 acre Park in Mintlaw, Aberdeenshire offering a range of facilities, activities, events and opportunities for relaxation and recreation.
• Alford Valley Community Railway Working narrow-gauge railway in Alford. (Undiscovered Scotland Feature Page)
• Arbuthnot Museum, Peterhead Discover the wealth of Peterhead's maritime history in one of Aberdeenshire's oldest museums. St Peter Street, Peterhead AB42 1QD. STB 2 Star Museum.
• The Ballater Gallery Art gallery selling original art by mainly Scottish Artists. 46 Bridge Street, Ballater, AB35 5QD.
• Balmoral Estate Scottish home to the Royal Family. Balmoral, Ballater AB35 5TB. STB 5 Star Attraction.
• Banchory Museum Gateway to Royal Deeside. Bridge Street, Banchory AB31 5SX.
• Banff Museum One of Scotland's oldest Museums, founded in 1828. High Street, Banff AB45 1AE. STB 2 Star Museum.
• Bennachie Forest Forestry Commission visitor centre. Near Inverurie.
• Blairs Catholic Museum The history of Catholicism in Scotland. South Deeside Road, Blairs, Aberdeen AB12 5YQ.
• Braemar Castle Tower house with surrounding wall. (Undiscovered Scotland Feature Page)
• Braemar Church Attractive church in Braemar. (Undiscovered Scotland Feature Page)
• The Braemar Gathering Takes place on the first Saturday in September. A packed programme of events includes international athletics, pipers and dancers, and a hill race. The Princess Royal and Duke of Fife Memorial Park, Braemar.
• Braemar Highland Experience provides unique road and off-road tours in the Cairngorms National Park.
• Brandsbutt Symbol Stone An early Pictish symbol stone, with an Ogham inscription. (Undiscovered Scotland Feature Page)
• The Cairnwell Group Three easily climbed mountains. (Undiscovered Scotland Feature Page)
• Castle Fraser The largest and most elaborate of Scottish castles built on the Z plan design, plus walled gardens and parkland. (Undiscovered Scotland Feature Page)
• Corgarff Castle Tower house with later fortifications in a lonely position. (Undiscovered Scotland Feature Page)
• Craigievar Castle Iconic tower house, amongst the best preserved and the most loved in Scotland. (Undiscovered Scotland Feature Page)
• Crathes Castle One of the most superb castles in Scotland: NTS. (Undiscovered Scotland Feature Page)
• Cullerlie Stone Circle A circle of eight stones enclosing an area consecrated by fires on which eight small cairns were later built. About 4000 years old. 0.75m S of Garlogie off the B9125. (Undiscovered Scotland Feature Page)
• Culsh Earth House A well-preserved underground passage, with roofing slabs intact over the large chamber and entrance. About 2000 years old. At Culsh, 1m E of Tarland on the B9119. (Undiscovered Scotland Feature Page)
• Deer Abbey Remains of an abbey within a walled garden. (Undiscovered Scotland Feature Page)
• Delgatie Castle Fascinating castle and the Clan Hay Centre. (Undiscovered Scotland Feature Page)
• The Den & The Glen A magical world of make-believe and fun for children (and adults) of all ages, set amidst 28 acres of spectacular scenic beauty on Royal Deeside. Maryculter, Aberdeen AB12 5FT.
• Deveron Projects' Town Collection: Huntly Based in the rural market town of Huntly, Scotland, we connect artists, communities and places through creative research and engagement. Our Town Collection is around 80 contemporary public artworks that are on display throughout the town in local buildings, shops, businesses, churches, halls and centres.
• Drum Castle, Garden & Estate The oldest intact building in the care of the National Trust for Scotland. (Undiscovered Scotland Feature Page)
• Duff House Country Gallery. Arts in an historic setting. Banff. STB 4 Star Visitor Attraction.
• Dunnottar Castle Castle situation on top of a rocky outcrop. (Undiscovered Scotland Feature Page)
• Dyce Symbol Stones Two Pictish stones, one with the older type of incised symbols and the other with symbols accompanied by a cross and decoration. Normally 0.75m N of Kirkton off Aberdeen Airport ring road but currently removed from site for conservation. (Undiscovered Scotland Feature Page)
• East Aquhorthies Stone Circle A recumbent stone circle about 4000 years old. 1m W of Inverurie on the A96. (Undiscovered Scotland Feature Page)
• Findlater Castle Formidable ruined castle on coastal cliffs. (Undiscovered Scotland Feature Page)
• Fordyce Joiner's Workshop and Visitor Centre Discover the importance of the rural carpenter to the local community. Seaview, Back Street, Fordyce AB45 2SU. STB 2 Star Museum.
• Forvie NNR This huge area of sand dunes and coastal heath lies next to the Ythan Estuary. Twelve miles north of Aberdeen, through Newburgh off the A975 road.
• Fowlsheugh RSPB Reserve Come to Fowlsheugh in spring or summer to marvel at the spectacle of hundreds of thousands of seabirds crammed onto the cliffs to raise their young. Nearest town: Stonehaven.
• Fraserburgh Heritage Centre Step back in time through centuries of history. Quarry Road, Fraserburgh AB43 9DT. STB 4 Star Attraction.
• Fyvie Castle Ghosts, legends and folklore are all woven into the tapestry of Fyvie Castle’s 800-year history. (Undiscovered Scotland Feature Page)
• Glenbuchat Castle The most domestic of the Strathdon castles. (Undiscovered Scotland Feature Page)
• Glendronach Distillery Distillery and visitor centre. (Undiscovered Scotland Feature Page)
• Glen Garioch Distillery Scotland's most easterly distillery, in Oldmeldrum. (Undiscovered Scotland Feature Page)
• Glenglassaugh Distilery Distillery near Sandend that reopened in 2008. (Undiscovered Scotland Feature Page)
• Glenshee Ski Centre Cairnwell, By Braemar, AB35 5XU.
• Glen Tanar NNR One of the largest and finest remnants of Scotland's native pinewoods dominates this reserve. Three miles southwest of Aboyne, off the B976 road.
• Gordon Highlanders Museum A glimpse into life in the Regiment and in Aberdeenshire. St Lukes, Viewfield Road, Aberdeen AB15 7XH.
• Grampian Transport Museum Alford. (Undiscovered Scotland Feature Page)
• Grassic Gibbon Centre Museum dedicated to the author, Lewis Grassic Gibbon. (Undiscovered Scotland Feature Page)
• Haddo House For all its grandeur, visitors to Haddo House often remark how homely it feels. Perhaps this has something to do with it being home to the Gordon family for over 400 years. (Undiscovered Scotland Feature Page)
• Huntly Castle Remains of a fine castle on the north side of Huntly. (Undiscovered Scotland Feature Page)
• Huntly Falconry Centre Broadland, Cairnie, Huntly, AB54 4UU.
• Kildrummy Castle Once a vast and important fortress. (Undiscovered Scotland Feature Page)
• Kinkell Church The ruins of a 16th-century parish church, with fine sacrament house dated 1524, and the grave slab of Gilbert de Greenlaw, killed in battle in 1411. (Undiscovered Scotland Feature Page)
• Leith Hall A typical Scottish laird’s residence brimming with family treasures. Huntly AB54 4NQ. (Undiscovered Scotland Feature Page)
• Little Treasures and Grampian Toy Museum A wonderful collection of dolls houses and vintage toys attractively displayed. Also a well stocked shop. Petersfield, Kemnay, AB51 5PR.
• Loanhead of Daviot Stone Circle The best known of a group of recumbent stone circles, enclosing a ring cairn. Beside it is a small burial enclosure. From 4000-4500 years old. Near Daviot, 5m NW of Inverurie off the A96. (Undiscovered Scotland Feature Page)
• Macduff Marine Aquarium 11 High Shore, Macduff AB44 1SL. STB 4 Star Attraction. (Undiscovered Scotland Feature Page)
• Maggie Law Maritime Museum Excellent little museum in Gourdon. (Undiscovered Scotland Feature Page)
• Maiden Stone The Maiden Stone is a Pictish cross slab that stands about 3 meters tall and probably dates to the 9th century AD. Near Chapel of Garioch, 4.5m NW of Inverurie on the A96. (Undiscovered Scotland Feature Page)
• The Mains of Drum Garden Centre and Restaurant Scotland's only Five Star Visit Scotland accredited Garden Centre and a superior shopping destination on Royal Deeside. 'Taste our Best' awarded restaurant. Drumoak, Banchory, AB31 5AN.
• Mar Lodge Estate A traditional Highland Estate which encompasses 4 of the 5 highest peaks in the Cairngorms. Mar Lodge, Braemar AB35 5YJ.
• Memsie Cairn A large stone-built cairn, possibly of Bronze Age date, but enlarged during field clearance during the last two centuries. 3.5m S of Fraserburgh on the A981 in Memsie Village.
• Millshore Pottery The wee shop for handmade pottery, local crafts, and antiques at Mill of Nethmill, By Pennan, Fraserburgh, AB43 6JA.
• Morgan McVeigh's An imaginative mix of cafe/restaurant, food hall and country shop, we cater for locals and visitors alike. Culsalmond, AB52 6UY. STB 5 Star Tourist Shop.
• Muir of Dinnet NNR Muir of Dinnet is a mosaic of reedbeds, woodland, bogs and heath with Lochs Davan and Kinord at its centre. The Burn O' Vat Visitor Centre is signposted the A93 and the B9119.
• Museum of Scottish Lighthouses Kinnaird Head, Stevenson Road, Fraserburgh AB43 9DU. (Undiscovered Scotland Feature Page)
• Peel of Lumphanan This great earthwork of 13th-century date was the site of a fortified residence. (Undiscovered Scotland Feature Page)
• Picardy Stone One of the oldest, simplest, Pictish symbol stones, possibly of 7th-century date. (Undiscovered Scotland Feature Page)
• Pitmedden Garden It’s hard to imagine a garden today being planted on such an extravagant scale. The heart of the property is the formal walled garden originally laid out in 1675 by Sir Alexander Seton. Ellon AB41 7PD. (Undiscovered Scotland Feature Page)
• Provost Skene's House STB 3 Star Attraction. 16th century town with an attractive series of period room settings. Guestrow, Aberdeen AB10 1AS.
• Royal Deeside Railway A heritage railway offering steam and diesel passenger services every Summer weekend. An award-winning restored station. On-board catering. Superb views. Milton of Crathes, Banchory, AB31 5QH.
• Royal Lochnagar Distillery Distillery close to Balmoral Castle. (Undiscovered Scotland Feature Page)
• Slains Castle Spooky ruined castle standing on the cliff edge. (Undiscovered Scotland Feature Page)
• St Cyrus NNR The cliffs and dunes of St Cyrus support a distinctive range of plants, including many southern species. Six miles north of Montrose, off the A92 road.
• St Fittick's Church Remains of an old church near Aberdeen. (Undiscovered Scotland Feature Page)
• St James the Less Church A church near Cruden Bay. (Undiscovered Scotland Feature Page)
• St Machar’s Cathedral The nave and towers of the Cathedral remain in use as a church, and the ruined transepts are in care. In the south transept is the fine tomb of Bishop Dunbar, 1532. In Old Aberdeen. (Undiscovered Scotland Feature Page)
• St Mary’s Kirk, Auchindoir One of the finest medieval parish churches in Scotland, roofless, but otherwise entire. (Undiscovered Scotland Feature Page)
• Stonehaven War Memorial In a superb position overlooking Stonehaven. (Undiscovered Scotland Feature Page)
• Tarves Heritage Centre An excellent museum in Tarves. (Undiscovered Scotland Feature Page)
• Tarves Tomb A fine altar tomb of William Forbes, the laird who enlarged Tolquhon Castle. The carving is a remarkable survival. In Tarves kirkyard, 15m NNW of Aberdeen on the A920. (Undiscovered Scotland Feature Page)
• The Tolbooth Museum One of the oldest buildings in Aberdeen. Castle Street, Aberdeen.
• Tolbooth Museum, Stonehaven Visit Stonehaven's oldest building. The Harbour, Stonehaven AB39 2JU. STB 3 Star Museum.
• Tolquhon Castle STB 3 Star Castle. Noted for its highly ornamented gatehouse, Tolquhon is one of the most picturesque of the castles in the Grampian countryside. 24km north of Aberdeen on the A920. (Undiscovered Scotland Feature Page)
• Tolquhon Gallery Art gallery in north-east Scotland exhibiting original paintings, sculpture and studio crafts by Scottish and British artists. Tolquhon, Tarves, Ellon, AB41 7LP.
• Tomnaverie Stone Circle A recumbent stone circle about 4000 years old. Near Mill of Wester Coull, about 3m NW of Aboyne on the B9094. (Undiscovered Scotland Feature Page)
• Torry Battery Defending the south side of Aberdeen Harbour. (Undiscovered Scotland Feature Page)