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The Atlas Obscura Guide To Holywood

2 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Holywood, Scotland

Updated December 7, 2022
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The Black Hole terrace.

Holywood, Scotland

Garden of Cosmic Speculation

A 30-acre garden inspired by the principles of modern physics.
Robert Burns Ellisland Farm

Holywood, Scotland

Robert Burns Ellisland Farm

Experience history from the stomping grounds of the great Scottish poet.
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Stones at the Twelve Apostles

Dumfries, Scotland

Twelve Apostles Stone Circle

This Neolithic Stone Circle is the largest in mainland Scotland
0 miles from Holywood
Standing in the choir

Dumfries, Scotland

Lincluden Collegiate Church

These ruins of a Gothic church hold the tomb of Princess Margaret, Lady of Galloway
2 miles from Holywood
Moat Brae

Dumfries, Scotland

Moat Brae

After playing in this house and its gardens as a child, J.M. Barrie credited it for helping inspire the story of Peter Pan.
3 miles from Holywood
Dumfries Museum—the camera obscura is on the top floor.

Dumfries, Scotland

Dumfries Camera Obscura

The oldest working camera obscura in the world sits on the top floor of an old windmill tower.
3 miles from Holywood

Dumfries, Scotland

Rosefield Mills

This decaying, grandiose tweed mill once housed the Norwegian Army in exile.
3 miles from Holywood
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