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Attractions in Scotland

Sights, markets, museums and nights out in Scotland, with our top choices first and then the places readers open most.

51 places

Brough of Birsay

Historic site · OrkneyBrough of Birsay

Waulkmill Bay

Sight · OrkneyWaulkmill Bay

Noup Head Lighthouse

Landmark · OrkneyNoup Head Lighthouse

Midhowe Tomb & Chambered Cairn

Historic site · OrkneyMidhowe Tomb & Chambered Cairn

Church · OrkneyItalian Chapel | Orkney

Ness of Brodgar

Historic site · OrkneyNess of Brodgar

a stone monument in a grassy field with a body of water in the background

Landmark · OrkneyTomb of the Eagles

Westray Heritage Trust

Museum · OrkneyWestray Heritage Trust

Orkney Fossil & Heritage Centre

Museum · OrkneyOrkney Fossil & Heritage Centre

Orkneyinga Saga Centre

Museum · OrkneyOrkneyinga Saga Centre

a lighthouse on top of a cliff near the ocean

Sight · OrkneyFlotta

Dwarfie Stane

Historic site · OrkneyDwarfie Stane

Unstan Chambered Cairn

Landmark · OrkneyUnstan Chambered Cairn

Sanday Heritage Centre

Museum · OrkneySanday Heritage Centre

Earls Bu & Church : Orphir

Historic site · OrkneyEarls Bu & Church : Orphir

Broch of Gurness

Landmark · OrkneyBroch of Gurness

Banks Chambered Tomb

Landmark · OrkneyBanks Chambered Tomb

Knap of Howar

Ruins · OrkneyKnap of Howar

Scapa Flow Museum

Museum · OrkneyScapa Flow Museum

Hackness Martello Tower and Battery

Landmark · OrkneyHackness Martello Tower and Battery

Stromness Museum

Museum · OrkneyStromness Museum

Noltland Castle

Castle · OrkneyNoltland Castle

Deerness

Sight · OrkneyDeerness

Maeshowe Chambered Cairn

Historic site · OrkneyMaeshowe Chambered Cairn

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