These are all the places you can visit for free on St Andrews Day weekend - including Edinburgh Castle

Historic Environment Scotland are once again doing their popular annual ticket giveaway for places to visit on St Andrews Day.

You can save an absolute fortune by entering the ticket giveaway, with a number of places on offer for you to see this St Andrews Day Weekend (November 30 - December 1) There are even places to visit as far afield as Orkney, as well as much closer to home.

A ticket to Edinburgh Castle usually costs £19.50 for adults and £11.50 for children, so it's a considerable saving.

Here are all the places you can visit in Edinburgh and the Lothians - and beyond.

Doune Castle - Doune

Fort George - Inverness

Maeshowe - Orkney

Skara Brae - Orkney

Skara Brae in Orkney (Flickr)

The Blackhouse, Arnol - Isle of Lewis

Dallas Dhu Historic Distillery - Forres

Elgin Cathedral - Elgin

Duff House - Banff

Huntly Castle - Huntly

Urquhart Castle - Loch Ness

Urquhart Castle in Loch Ness (Wikipedia Commons)

Dunstaffnage Castle - Oban

Iona Abbey - Isle of Iona

Arbroath Abbey - Arbroath

Huntingtower Castle - Perth

St Andrews Castle & Cathedral - St Andrews

Castle Campbell - Dollar

Stirling Castle - Stirling

Dunfermline Abbey & Palace - Dunfermline

Aberdour Castle - Aberdour

Blackness Castle - West Lothian

Linlithgow Palace - Linlithgow

Linlithgow Palace in Linlithgow (Wikipedia Commons)

Edinburgh Castle - Edinburgh

Craigmillar Castle - Edinburgh

Tantallon Castle - North Berwick

Bothwell Castle - Uddingston

Dumbarton Castle - Dumbarton

Rothesay Castle - Rothesay

Melrose Abbey - Melrose

Dryburgh Abbey - St Boswells

Jedburgh Abbey - Jedburgh

Jedburgh Abbey in Jedburgh (Geograph)

New Abbey Corn Mill - Dumfries

Caerlaverock Castle - Dumfries

Any of these historical sites interest you? The closing date for the ticket giveaway is November 28. All you have to do is click on a place on the map here and enter to get your free tickets. What are you waiting for?

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