I have most of my itinerary planned for my two week trip to Scotland. While I know there is plenty to do in Edinburgh, I may have some "extra" time for day trips... I am most interested in your suggestions of castles that I can visit via public transportation (I don't mind about a 2 hour journey each way; if a short taxi ride or short walk is involved, please let me know). Thank you....
Castles accessible via public tranportation from Edinburgh
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I'd recommend Linlithgow palace in, Linlithgow, West Lothian. Frequent buses to and from Edinburgh. The palace is in the middle of the town.
There are several - Stirling being the biggie. A quick train trip from Edinburgh.
Other easy ones are Linlithgow Palace - very short train ride.
Dirleton/Tantallon - train to North Berwick and then local buses/cabs or walking - each is about 2 miles from N Berwick.
Dunnottar - train to Stoneheven and then walk or bus to Dunnottar. About 1.5 miles from Stonehaven
St Andrews - train to Leuchars/bus to St Andrews
None of these places will be a 2 hour journey - most are less than an hour.
Do palaces count? I know there is a technical difference between a castle and a palace, but still, they're great - Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh, Falkland Palace in Falkland, Scone Palace just outside Perth. Also the afore-mentioned Linlithgow, birthplace of Mary Queen of Scots.
There are two other small castles in Edinburgh, Lauriston and Craigmillar. I haven't been to either - yet - but they look nice from photos and can be reached by local bus. Also Floors Castle in Kelso looks gorgeous, I believe also reachable via bus.