Leading Visitor Attractions 2018: Historic Environment Scotland

Linlithgow Palace © David Gill

The figures for the Leading Visitor Attractions 2018 are now available. There are a number of sites in the care of Historic Environment Scotland:

• Edinburgh Castle [12]: 2,111,578 [+2%]. 2017: 2,063,709 [+16%]
• Stirling Castle [63]: 605,241 [+7%]. 2017: 567,259 [+18%]
• Urquhart Castle [69]: 518,195 [+6%]. 2017: 488,136 [+23%]
• Glasgow Cathedral [75]: 482,783 [+24%]. 2017: 389,101 [+36%]
• Doune Castle [170]: 142,091 [+14%]. 2017: 124,341 [+38%]
• Skara Brae [179]: 111,921 [+2%]. 2017: 110,028 [+18%]
• Linlithgow Palace [187]: 94,718 [+9%]. 2017: 86,596 [+16%]
• St Andrews Castle [188]: 91,302 [+1%]. 2017: 90,617 [+18%]
• Fort George [198]: 71,906 [-5%]. 2017: 75,798 [+24%]
• Iona Abbey [200]: 64,183 [-3%]. 2017: 66,224 [+2%]
• Blackness Castle [203]: 58,388 [+36%]. 2017 42,810 [+42%]
• Melrose Abbey [204]: 58,286 [-1%]. 2017:  58,989 [+11%]
• St Andrews Cathedral [206]: 56,249 [-4%]. 2017:  58,395 [+26%]
• Tantallon Castle [213]: 43,170 [-14%]. 2017: 49,955 [+17%]
• Elgin Cathedral [217]: 39,398 [+3%]. 2017: 38,201 [+25%]
• Craigmillar Castle [220]: 35,442 [+13%]. 2017: 31,269 [+35%]
• Caerlaverock Castle [221]: 35,305 [-8%]. 2017: 38,540 [+8%]
• Dirleton Castle [224]: 29,764 [-2%]. 2017: 30,219 [+8%]
• Dumbarton Castle [226]: 28,546 [+6%]. 2017: 27,033 [+12%]
• Maeshowe [228]: 28,414 [+11%].

Iona © David Gill