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Guidebooks

Our official Historic Scotland souvenir guides are the perfect accompaniment when travelling to one of our many sites or for keeping memories alive after a Scottish trip. Listed below alphabetically find the guide you are looking for and learn the fascinating history behind each iconic location.

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Edinburgh Castle Guidebook

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Edinburgh Castle dominates the skyline, atop a rocky outcrop in the heart of Scotland’s capital. The official souvenir Edinburgh Castle Guidebook i...

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Official Souvenir Guide Bundle: Edinburgh Castle, Stirling Castle & Urquhart Castle

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Plan ahead and get excited for your next visit to our most popular properties with our convenient Official Souvenir Guide bundle. Here you'll find ...

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Stirling Castle Guidebook

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Stirling Castle is one of the great highlights of Scotland’s colourful historic landscape. With a history dating back at least to the 1100s, it has...

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Urquhart Castle Guidebook

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Official souvenir Urquhart Castle Guidebook. The castle overlooks Loch Ness and is linked to Pictish history. It was also a strategic castle during...

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children ages 8-12

Discover Edinburgh Castle - Guide

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The stories behind Edinburgh Castle are fascinating. Who lived here? Who died here? And how did they protect themselves from attack? learn more fro...

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The Stirling Palace Tapestries Guidebook

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A 24-page guide to the Stirling Palace Tapestries. The colourful embroidered artworks keep the Scottish Renaissance spirit alive at the palace. The...

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Urquhart Castle guide leaflet - Various Languages

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 This official visitor’s guide introduces French, German, Italian and Spanish-speaking visitors to Urquhart Castle, overlooking Loch Ness. The cast...

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Aberdour Castle Guidebook

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The official Historic Scotland Aberdour Castle Guidebook. This remarkable castle is steeped in history — its oldest part was built around the 10th ...

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Arbroath Abbey Guidebook

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Read the official Arbroath Abbey Guidebook souvenir guide, detailing a location of great historical significance. Built in 1178 by King William the...

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Arnol Blackhouse Guidebook

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For generations in rural Scotland, many lived in ‘blackhouses’, which were long thatched constructions where man and beast lived together under the...

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Balvenie Castle Guidebook

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Discover the fascinating history of Balvenie Castle with this official Historic Scotland Guidebook. Originally constructed by the influential Comyn...

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Blackness Castle Guidebook

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Discover the intriguing history of Blackness Castle, also known as the 'ship that never sailed', through this official souvenir Guidebook. Original...

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Bonawe Historic Iron Furnace Guidebook

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Explore the past of the Bonawe Historic Iron Furnace with this guide. Situated near the River Awe, in the heart of Argyll's lush forest, the furnac...

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Bothwell Castle Guidebook

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The official souvenir guidebook for Bothwell Castle.  Conceived on a grand scale in the late 1200s, Bothwell Castle was never completed to its orig...

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Caerlaverock Castle guide leaflet - Various Languages

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The official visitor’s guide paints a colourful picture of this great medieval stronghold for French or German-speaking visitors. Caerlaverock Cast...

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Caerlaverock Castle Guidebook

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An official souvenir guide which paints a colourful picture of this Maxwell Clan stronghold. Caerlaverock Castle’s design is both curious and aston...

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Cairnpapple Hill Guidebook

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Cairnpapple Hill is a classic and well-preserved site that provides a fascinating look into the prehistoric spirituality of the British Isles. It h...

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Cardoness Castle and Carsluith Castle Guidebook

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Both Cardoness and Carsluith Castles are testaments to the differing lives of medieval nobility around the Galloway Coast. This official souvenir g...

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Castle Campbell Guidebook

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The impressive and elegant Castle Campbell is located above the town of Dollar in Clackmannanshire. The property was acquired by Colin Campbell, 1s...

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Clan and Castle

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Scotland’s clan history is central to its identity. The shared kinship groups from Gaelic tradition are best known for the romantic picture painted...

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Clava Cairns guide leaflet

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The official visitors guide to Clava Cairns - English language edition. On a gravel terrace above the River Nairn stands one of Scotland’s most evo...

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Corgarff Castle Guidebook

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Corgarff Castle is a small yet beautiful site in the Aberdeenshire moorland. The main tower still stands, although many of the outbuildings are sad...

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Craigmillar Castle Guidebook

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This official souvenir guide tells the story of Craigmillar Castle, an attractive and well-preserved site just outside Edinburgh. Craigmillar Castl...

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Craignethan Castle Guidebook

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Craignethan Castle’s location was chosen for strategic reasons. Surrounded by steep gorges on three of its sides, the castle was spectacularly easy...

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