Record is back with another festive Walk of the Week, and to celebrate Christmas being just around the corner, we have picked ...

Dumbarton Castle was built on top of volcanic rock beside the sea. In the 1200s it protected Scotland from Vikings. During World War 2 it became a lookout tower and was fitted with anti-aircraft guns.

Particularly a Scottish Baronial castle bristling with turrets and towers, castellations and crenelations. The promise of fragrant peat fires and sweeping staircases designed for grand entrances.

Home to the area's noble Forbes family for over 300 years until it was turned over to the National Trust for Scotland in 1963, it's more of a tower house than a castle, with small rooms and narrow ...