- deluxe hardback (ppc with 64pp of colour illus) and paperback editions
- 4,100 entries (which actually cover far more sites than this), 1,000 more than the previous edition
- Existing entries all reviewed, most expanded
- Opening, websites and contact comprehensively updated
- Deluxe edition has 64 pages of colour photos (112)
- Redesigned entries, which now include post codes (use with caution)
- Increased number of and many new illustrations
- Maps have been redrawn with grid boxes and new codes added for locating castles in the text
- Index added for all the sites in the text and cross-references (10,000 entries)
- New indexes to find: open to the public; accommodation providers; wedding venues; gardens; and more
- Index by clan and family names greatly expanded and revised
- New section on titles and offices of state
- Printed by Bell & Bain in Glasgow
Linlithgow Palace (© Martin Coventry)