Regions
Ancient places in Scotland
684 places worth the journey, gathered by region — from island cairns to border abbeys.
- Argyll and Bute 90 places
Achallader Castle · Achanduin Castle · Airds Castle
- Aberdeenshire 68 places
Aikey Brae stone circle · Aquhorthies stone circle · Auld Bourtreebush
- Highland 65 places
An Dun · Ardvreck Castle · Armadale Castle
- Dumfries and Galloway 64 places
Barsalloch Fort · Blatobulgium · Birrens Roman Fort
- Orkney Islands 52 places
Blackhammer Chambered Cairn · Broch of Borwick · Barnhouse Settlement
- Scottish Borders 40 places
Black Meldon · Bow Castle Broch · Cademuir Hill Fort
- Perth and Kinross 38 places
Ardoch Roman Fort · Abernethy Round Tower · Balvaird Castle
- Fife 31 places
Abdie stone · Balfarg · Balgonie Castle
- Angus 29 places
Aberlemno Sculptured Stones · Balluderon Stone · Arbroath Abbey
- Outer Hebrides 26 places
Barpa Langass · Ardvourlie Castle · Borve Castle, Benbecula
- Shetland Islands 26 places
Benie Hoose · Broch of Clickimin · Broch of Culswick
- East Lothian 16 places
Black Castle, East Lothian · Blackcastle Hill, East Lothian · Ding Dong tree
- Moray 16 places
Auchinhove · Ballindalloch Castle · Birnie Symbol Stone
- Falkirk 13 places
Antonine Wall: Rough Castle · Blackness Castle · Castlecary Roman fort
- Stirling 13 places
Castle Law, Dumyat · Cambuskenneth Abbey · Coldoch Broch
- North Ayrshire 12 places
Brodick Castle · Auchagallon Stone Circle · Carn Ban, Arran
- City of Edinburgh 11 places
Cat Stane · Craigmillar Castle · Cramond Roman Fort
- East Dunbartonshire 11 places
Auchendavy · Balmuildy · Bar Hill Fort
- Scotland 10 places
Antonine Wall · Ardnadam Farm · Balbirnie Stone Circle
- Aberdeen City 9 places
Dyce Symbol Stones · Lang Stane, Aberdeen · Dyce Symbol Stones
- South Ayrshire 8 places
Brig o' Doon · Crossraguel Abbey · Culzean Castle
- Midlothian 7 places
Borthwick Castle · Crichton Castle · Castle Law
- Renfrewshire 5 places
Castle Semple Collegiate Church · Paisley Abbey · The Craigends Yew
- Clackmannanshire 4 places
Alloa Tower · Castle Campbell · Clackmannan Mercat Cross
- West Lothian 4 places
Cairnpapple Hill · Linlithgow Palace · Torphichen Preceptory
- Glasgow City 3 places
Crookston Castle · Glasgow Cathedral · Hill House / Pollok House
- South Lanarkshire 3 places
Black Hill (South Lanarkshire) · Bothwell Castle · Lanark Castle
- Dundee City 2 places
Broughty Castle · Claypotts Castle
- East Ayrshire 2 places
Market Cross, The Square, Cumnock · Bickering Bush
- Inverclyde 2 places
Wallace Oak (Port Glasgow) · Granny Kempock Stone
- North Lanarkshire 2 places
Croy Hill · Bothwellhaugh Roman Fort
- West Dunbartonshire 2 places
Bruce Tree · Dumbarton Castle and Dumbarton Rock