Castles of Scotland
Moyra Torphins
Successful Promotional Package
• Interesting Cultural Attraction
• Quality Accommodations
• Accessible Location
Scottish Promotional Package
• Fly from New York, through London, to
Edinburgh
• Stay in five-star hotel at base of Edinburgh
Castle
• Travel by luxury bus to sites of other
castles in Scotland
• Take cruise on Loch Ness near Inverness
• Visit Urquhart Castle
Scottish Castles
Balmoral Castle
• Located at Deeside (bank of the Dee River)
• Built of granite from nearby quarries of Glen
Gelder
• Summer home of British Royalty
• Located on huge estate with much wildlife
• Facilities
– Exhibitions
– Gardens
– Shops
– Restaurant
– Pony stable
Edinburgh Castle
• Built on high volcanic rock overlooking city
• Bronze-age settlement established in 1000
B.C.
• Numerous buildings and walls
• Main sites
– Great Hall with ornate wooden ceiling,
collection of armor and weapons
– Tiny St. Margaret’s Chapel, oldest surviving
building at castle
• Second most visited site in Great Britain
(behind Tower of London)
Air Distances From London
• Edinburgh 330 miles
• Aberdeen 400 miles
• Inverness 440 miles