Best of Scottish Highlands
The 20 best museums in Scottish Highlands
Our curated top 20 museums in Scottish Highlands, ranked by quality rating, image richness and content depth. For the complete list of 260 museums see the full museums index for Scottish Highlands.
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Dalgarven Mill Museum of Country Life and Costume
Dalgarven Mill is near Kilwinning, in the Garnock Valley, North Ayrshire, Scotland and it is home to the Museum of Ayrshire Country Life and Costume. The watermill has been completely restored over a
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Balmoral Castle
Balmoral Castle ( bal-MORR-əl) is a large estate house in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, and a residence of the British royal family. It is near the village of Crathie, 9 miles (14 km) west of Ballater and
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Township, Auchindrain, Loch Fyne
Township, Auchindrain, Loch Fyne in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom.
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McLean Museum and Art Gallery
The McLean Museum and Art Gallery (now officially the Watt Institution) is a museum and art gallery situated in Greenock, Inverclyde, Scotland. It is the main museum in the Inverclyde area, it is free
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Crathes Castle
Crathes Castle (pronounced KRATH-iss) is a castle built in the 16th century, near Banchory in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is in the historic county of Kincardineshire. This harled castle was built by
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Craigievar Castle
Craigievar Castle is a harled castle or fortified country house 6 miles (9.7 km) south of Alford, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It was the seat of Clan Sempill, and the Forbes family resided here for 350 y
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Braemar Castle
Braemar Castle is situated near the village of Braemar in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is a possession of the chief of Clan Farquharson and is leased to a local charitable foundation. It is open to the
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Skye Museum of Island Life
The Skye Museum of Island Life is a museum in Kilmuir, Skye, Scotland, which is dedicated to preserving a township of thatched cottages as they would have been on Skye at the end of the 18th century.
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Corgarff Castle
Corgarff Castle is located slightly west of the village of Corgarff, in Aberdeenshire, north-east Scotland. It stands by the Lecht road, which crosses the pass between Strathdon and Tomintoul.
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Arbroath Signal Tower Museum
Category A Date Added 11/10/1971 Local Authority Angus Planning Authority Angus Burgh Arbroath NGR NO 64051 40447 Coordinates 364051, 740447 — 1813. Classical and castellated group of twin lodges and
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Barnhill Tollhouse, Dundee Road, Perth
Barnhill Tollhouse, Dundee Road, Perth in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom.
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Kinnaird Head Lighthouse
There are two lighthouses located on Kinnaird Head, in Fraserburgh, Scotland: a historical one built in a converted castle; and its modern replacement, built in 1991. The original lighthouse now forms
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