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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.

Edinburgh Castle Guidebook, Stirling Castle Guidebook, Skara Brae Guidebook and many more available online.

Every purchase you make helps us protect over 5000 years of Scottish history. Thank you for playing a part in something that means so much both now and for future generations.

The Bishop's and Earl's Palaces Guidebook

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The Bishop's Palace and Earl's Palace are commonly visited together. Revisit them whenever you like through this official souvenir guidebook. The p...

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The Brochs of Gurness and Midhowe Guidebook

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Gurness Broch and Midhowe Broch sit on either side of Eynhallow Sound. The Sound separates the islands of Orkney and Rousay. Discover both sites in...

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The Brough of Birsay Guidebook

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The Brough of Birsay sits just off the island of Orkney. It has been home to Norse and Pictish settlers over hundreds of years. Visiting is only po...

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The Picts guide

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For centuries, the Picts dominated much of what is now Scotland. Their chief legacy is a large number of stone carvings, featuring their distinctiv...

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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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Threave Castle Guidebook

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The famous 'Black' Douglas dynasty owned Threave Castle and guarded it fiercely. Read more about the castle's history in this 28-page souvenir guid...

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Tolquhon Castle Guidebook

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The official souvenir Tolquhon Castle Guidebook. A tower stood on the site of Tolquhon Castle in Aberdeenshire from the early 1400s, but its fine e...

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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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Urquhart Castle Guidebook

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Explore the wonderful history of this iconic site with our official Urquhart Castle Guidebook. Once one of Scotland’s largest castles, Urquhart saw...

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Whithorn Priory and St Ninian's Chapel and Cave Guidebook

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Local Scottish historians have collaborated on this official guide, which explores Whithorn Priory, St Ninian's Chapel and St Ninian's Cave. Whitho...

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