Regions
Ancient places in Scotland
670 places worth the journey, gathered by region — from island cairns to border abbeys.
- Argyll and Bute 91 places
Achallader Castle · Achanduin Castle · Achnabreck Cup and Ring Marks
- Highland 67 places
An Dun · Ardjachie Stone · Ardvreck Castle
- Aberdeenshire 64 places
Aikey Brae stone circle · Aquhorthies stone circle · Ardlair Stone
- Dumfries and Galloway 61 places
Barsalloch Fort · Broadlea henge · Birrens Roman Fort (Blatobulgium)
- Orkney Islands 52 places
Barnhouse Settlement · Broch of Ayre · Blackhammer Chambered Cairn
- Scottish Borders 39 places
Black Meldon · Capon Tree · Cademuir Hill Fort
- Perth and Kinross 38 places
Abernethy Round Tower · Ardoch Roman Fort · Balvaird Castle
- Fife 32 places
Abdie stone · Balbirnie Stone Circle · Aberdour Castle and Gardens
- Angus 27 places
Aberlemno Sculptured Stones · Affleck Castle · Arbroath Abbey
- Shetland Islands 25 places
Benie Hoose · Broch of Cullingsburgh · Broch of Mousa
- Outer Hebrides 22 places
Calanais Standing Stones · Barpa Langass · Callanish III
- Moray 17 places
Auchinhove · Ballindalloch Castle · Birnie Symbol Stone
- East Lothian 16 places
Black Castle, East Lothian · Blackcastle Hill, East Lothian · Broxmouth
- City of Edinburgh 13 places
Cat Stane · Bullion Stone · Craigmillar Castle
- Stirling 13 places
Cambuskenneth Abbey · Castle Law, Dumyat · Coldoch Broch
- East Dunbartonshire 12 places
Antonine Wall · Auchendavy · Balmuildy
- Falkirk 12 places
Antonine Wall: Rough Castle · Blackness Castle · Bridgeness Slab
- North Ayrshire 12 places
Carn Ban, Arran · Auchagallon Stone Circle · Kilpatrick Dun
- Aberdeen City 8 places
Dyce Symbol Stones · Lang Stane of Hilton · Market Cross, Castle Street, Aberdeen
- South Ayrshire 8 places
Brig o' Doon · Crossraguel Abbey · Culzean Castle
- Midlothian 7 places
Castle Law · Borthwick Castle · Crichton Castle
- Renfrewshire 5 places
Paisley Abbey · The Craigends Yew · Castle Semple Collegiate Church
- Clackmannanshire 4 places
Alloa Tower · Castle Campbell · Clackmannan Mercat Cross
- West Lothian 4 places
Cairnpapple Hill · Castle Greg · Linlithgow Palace
- Glasgow City 3 places
Crookston Castle · Glasgow Cathedral · Hill House / Pollok House
- Inverclyde 3 places
Granny Kempock Stone · Newark Castle, Port Glasgow · Wallace Oak (Port Glasgow)
- South Lanarkshire 3 places
Black Hill (South Lanarkshire) · Lanark Castle · Bothwell Castle
- Dundee City 2 places
Broughty Castle · Claypotts Castle
- East Ayrshire 2 places
Bickering Bush · Market Cross, The Square, Cumnock
- North Lanarkshire 2 places
Bothwellhaugh Roman Fort · Croy Hill
- West Dunbartonshire 2 places
Bruce Tree · Dumbarton Castle and Dumbarton Rock
- argyll-and-bute 1 place
Kildonan Dun
- dundee-city 1 place
Balgarthno Stone Circle
- orkney-islands 1 place
Wheebin standing stone
- shetland-islands 1 place
Fethaland