Historic Scotland is once again offering free admission to its properties over the St Andrew’s Day weekend. The free weekend runs from Saturday 27 November to Tuesday 30 November. Highlights include Urquhart Castle on Loch Ness, Huntly Castle (pictured), Skara Brae on Orkney and Iona Abbey. Many of the properties can be combined with a local walk found on Walkhighlands for example why not visit Huntly Castle and take in this circular walk along the River Deveron?
The participating properties are:
Aberdour Castle
·Arbroath Abbey
·Arnol Blackhouse (not open on 28th November, Sunday)
·Blackness Castle
·Bothwell Castle
·Caerlaverock Castle
·Cardoness Castle
·Castle Campbell
·Corgarff Castle
·Craigmillar Castle
·Craignethan Castle
·Dallas Dhu Distillery
·Dirleton Castle
·Doune Castle
·Dryburgh Abbey
·Duff House
·Dumbarton Castle
·Dunblane Cathedral
·Dunfermline Palace
·Dundrennan Abbey
·Dunstaffnage Castle
·Edinburgh Castle
·Edzell Castle
·Elgin Cathedral
·Fort George
·Glasgow Cathedral (normally a donation only based site without admission charges)
·Huntingtower Castle
·Huntly Castle
·Iona Abbey
·Jedburgh Abbey
·Linlithgow Palace
·Maeshowe Visitor Centre
·Melrose Abbey
·New Abbey Corn Mill
·Rothesay Castle
·Skara Brae
·Smailholm Tower
·Spynie Palace
·St Andrews Castle
·St Andrews Cathedral
·St Vigeans
·Stanley Mills
·Stirling Castle
·Sweetheart Abbey
·Tantallon Castle
·Tolquhon Castle
·Trinity House
·Urquhart Castle