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    PRESS RELEASE

    SCOTLAND’S FINEST HISTORIC ATTRACTIONS OPEN FREE FOR FOUR DAYS TO MARK ST ANDREW’S DAY

    With St Andrew’s Day just a few days away, why not plan to celebrate Scotland’s national day with a visit to one of our country’s great historic sites?

    Historic Scotland is offering the perfect incentive – free entry to 48 outstanding heritage attractions throughout the country for four days : Saturday 27th, Sunday 28th , Monday 29th and St Andrew’s Day itself, Tuesday 30th November.

    Edinburgh Castle will also be getting in the St. Andrews spirit by turning blue for the duration of the free opening.

    Historic Scotland sites open free are:

    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

    Opening times for Edinburgh Castle, Stirling Castle and Urquhart Castle are from 9.30am to 5pm. For all other properties listed above, opening times are from 9.30am to 4.30pm.

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