South Scotland Tourist Attractions

A

Leadhills and Wanlockhead Railway

The Leadhills & Wanlockhead Railway Society has constructed and operates a tourist railway that now reaches the border with Lanarkshire and Dumfries & Galloway

Photo - Leadhills and Wanlockhead Railway

B

Bothwell Castle

Bothwell is Scotland?s largest and finest 13th century castle

Photo - Bothwell Castle

C

Culzean Castle & Country Park

Culzean Castle & Country Park is perched on a promontory with views over the Firth of Clyde

Photo - Culzean Castle & Country Park

D

Hermitage Castle

Hermitage Castle is an awesome, eerie ruin, set in a lonely spot,

Photo - Hermitage Castle

E

Souter Johnnie's Cottage

The former home of the shoemaker John Davidson, immortalised by Robert Burns as Souter Johnie in his supernatural tale Tam o’ Shanter.

Photo - Souter Johnnie's Cottage


G

Museum of Lead Mining

The Museum of Lead Mining is unique to Scotland as it is the only former lead mine open to the public

Photo - Museum of Lead Mining

H

Cumbernauld Museum

Displays tell the story of the area from Roman times throught the agricultural and industrial eras of the 18th and 19th Centuries, to the present day new town.

Photo - Cumbernauld Museum


J

Edinburgh Dungeon

The Edinburgh Dungeon is part horror show and part history lesson about some of the darker episodes and practices of Edinburgh in bygone years..

Photo - Edinburgh Dungeon


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