Historic Scotland & National Trust for Scotland places in Moray

Lonely hilltop ruin of a 15th-century stronghold with fine stone vaults above Glen Fiddich near Dufftown, tied to the Gordon and Forbes feud of 1571; free, open all year, reached on foot from a tiny car park off the A941.

One of Scotland's oldest stone castles, the Comyns' 13th-century stronghold above Dufftown with its curtain wall, iron yett and the Stewarts' Atholl Lodging; open April to September, adult £6.80, half price in the first EH year.

The roofless shell of a rural parish church of about 1540 near Cullen, with a richly carved sacrament house of 1551 given by the Ogilvys of Findlater; free and open all year.

The best-preserved motte-and-bailey castle in state care, a 14th-century stone keep slumping on its 12th-century mound inside a water-filled moat on the Laich of Moray; free, open all year, car park at the gate.

The Lantern of the North: the roofless 13th-century cathedral of Moray with twin west towers to climb, carved chapter house, medieval tombs and a Pictish cross slab; adult £11, £10 online, half price in the first EH year.

The palace of the bishops of Moray near Elgin, the largest medieval bishop's house in Scotland, dominated by the six-storey David's Tower; free, donations welcome; closed for the winter, reopens 1 April 2027.

A church recorded in 1190 near Elgin, with a vaulted porch of 1524 and a 4 m medieval cross in its kirkyard; free, 10:00 to 16:00 in winter, keys from the Old Manse.

Seven-metre Pictish cross-slab of the 800s or 900s, Scotland's tallest early medieval carving, with a royal inauguration and a battle scene, in a glass pavilion at the east end of Forres; free, open all year, small car park beside it.

Rose-pink turreted castle of the Brodie family near Forres, with Dutch Old Masters inside, 100-plus daffodil varieties in spring and the Playful Garden for families.