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This document provides information about castles located in Scotland, including Edinburgh Castle, Urquhart Castle, Craigievar Castle, Fraser Castle, and Balmoral Castle. It outlines an itinerary for visiting these castles that involves flying into Edinburgh and staying in luxury accommodations, traveling by bus to visit various castles, and taking a cruise on Loch Ness. Brief histories and details are given for each castle, such as Edinburgh Castle being built on a volcanic rock overlooking the city with a Great Hall and St. Margaret's Chapel. Distances between major cities in Scotland are also listed.
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- 3. Fly from New York, through London, to Edinburgh Stay in five-star hotel at base of Edinburgh Castle Travel by luxury bus to sites of other castles in Scotland Take cruise on Loch Ness near Inverness Visit Urquhart Castle Scottish Castles 3
- 4. 1093 Edinburgh Castle Located in Edinburgh 1230 Urquhart Castle Located in Inverness 1626 Craigievar Castle Located in Aberdeen 1636 Fraser Castle Located in Aberdeen 1854 Balmoral Castle Located in Aberdeen Scottish Castles 4
- 5. Located at Deeside (bank of the Dee River) Built of granite from nearby quarries of Glen Gelder Summer home of British Royalty Located on huge estate with much wildlife Facilities Exhibitions Gardens Shops Restaurant Pony stable Scottish Castles 5
- 6. Built on high volcanic rock overlooking city Bronze-age settlement established 1000 B.C. Numerous buildings and walls Main sites Great Hall with ornate wooden ceiling, armor and weapons Tiny St. Margarets Chapel, oldest building at castle Second most visited site in Great Britain (behind Tower of London) Scottish Castles 6
- 7. Edinburgh 330 miles Aberdeen 400 miles Inverness 440 miles Scottish Castles 7
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