Aberdour
Castle, Fife - near the 12th century St
Fillans chapel
Abernethy Round Tower, Angus
- King Malcolm III met William the Conqueror here in 1072
Ackergill Tower,
Caithness - stronghold of the Keiths
Airth Castle, Stirling
- 14th century origins; now a hotel
Airthrey Castle, Stirling
- now part of Stirling University
Alloa Tower, Stirling
- recently restored
Ardincaple Castle, Helensburgh - overlooks the
Firth of Clyde
Arnot Tower, Kinross - Arnots were recorded here in
1105.
Balgonie Castle, Fife - privately
owned
Balhousie Castle, Perth
- now the museum of the Black Watch.
Ballinbreich Castle, Fife
- on the south bank of the river Tay.
Balloch Castle, East Dunbartonshire
- by Loch Lomond
Balnagown Castle, Ross
and Cromarty - once the home of the Ross clan chief.
Baltersan Castle,
South Ayrshire This 16th century ruin may
be renovated as a time-share property.
Balvaird Castle, Perthshire
Home of the branch of the Murray family that became Earls of Mansfield.
Bardowie Castle, East Dunbartonshire
- owned by the Galbraith chieftain in the 13th century
Barr Castle,
Renfrewshire a well-preserved 15th century keep
Beaufort Castle, Beauly
- Occupied by the Frasers of Lovat from 13th century to 1990s
Birkhill
Castle, Fife - home of the Earl and Countess
of Dundee.
Blackness Castle, Stirlingshire
- shaped like a ship
Blair Castle, Perthshire
- home of the Duke of Atholl Blairquhan Castle, Ayrshire
- pronounced "Blairwhan" Borthwick Castle, Lothians - now a hotel
Bothwell
Castle, Lanarkshire - overlooks
the river Clyde Brechin Round Tower - part of the south-west corner of Brechin
Cathedral
Brodie Castle, Moray
- home of the Brodies for at least 35 generations
Broughty Castle
- now a museum of whaling, fishing, arms and armour
Buchanan Castle,
Stirlingshire - built by Duke of Montrose
Burleigh Castle, Fife - oddly shaped
Caerlaverock Castle, Dumfries
- captured by King Edward I
Caldwell Tower, East Renfrewshire - all
that remains of Caldwell Castle, probably built in the 16th century.
Cardoness
Castle, Dumfries and Galloway
- first mentioned in the records in 1220.
Carnasserie Castle, Argyll
- built by a Bishop of the Isles Castle Campbell - used to be called Castle Gloom
Castle Fraser, Aberdeenshire
- built between 1575 and 1635 Castle Grant, Badenoch and Strathspey Originally
called Castle Freuchie.
Castle Kennedy, Stranraer, Dumfries
& Galloway Home of Earl of Stair, who authorised the Glencoe massacre.
Castle Menzies - Bonnie Prince Charlie stayed in the castle in 1746 Castle
of St John, Stranraer, Dumfries
& Galloway Used by "Bonnie Dundee" to suppress the Covenanters.
Castle
Stalker, Argyll - set on a small island
Castle Stuart, Inverness - restored and reoccupied
Castle Sween, Argyll
- possibly named after a Dane named Sueno.
Cawdor Castle, Nairn -
Owned by the Thanes of Cawdor - but not Macbeth. Clackmannan Tower - remained
in the hands of the Bruce family until 1796. Claypotts Castle, Dundee -
an oddly shaped building Corgarff Castle, Aberdeenshire
- surrounded by star-shaped outer defences
Craigend Castle, Stirlingshire
- held by the Buchanans
Craigievar Castle, Aberdeenshire
- Built and owned by the Forbes family from 1610.
Craignethan Castle,
Lanarkshire - a Black Douglas castle
Cramond Tower in a suburb of Edinburgh Crathes Castle, Aberdeenshire
- with magnificent walled gardens
Crichton Castle, Lothians
- unusual stonework inside
Crookston Castle, Glasgow - one of the
few castles surviving in Glasgow
Culcreuch Castle, Stirlingshire
- now a hotel, it also houses the largest UK colony of bats
Culzean Castle,
Ayrshire - overlooking the sea Dean
Castle, Kilmarnock - well preserved
Dirleton Castle, Lothians
- amid a flower garden Doune Castle, Stirlingshire
- Monty Python film shot here
Drum Castle, Aberdeenshire
- Home of the Irvine family since 1324.
Drumlanrig Castle, Dumfriesshire
- Originally built in the 14th century by Sir James Douglas.
Drummond
Castle, Perthshire - magnificent
gardens
Dumbarton Castle - ancient stronghold of Strathclyde
Dunbar Castle, East Lothian - a ruin
perched on the edge of the sea
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Castle, Caithness occupied by the Sinclair family for 320 years.
Dundonald
Castle, Ayrshire - a Stewart stronghold
Dunollie Castle, Argyll - fortress
of the kings of Dalriada
Dunnottar Castle, Aberdeenshire
- high on a rocky outcrop, surrounded by the sea.
Dunrobin Castle,
Sutherland - occupied by the earls and
dukes of Sutherland since 13th century Dunstaffnage Castle, Argyll
- built by the MacDougalls
Dunure Castle, Ayrshire
- ancient seat of the Kennedys of Carrick
Dunvegan Castle, Skye
- occupied by MacLeods since 1270 Edinburgh Castle - the most visited castle in
Scotland
Edzell Castle, Angus
- with its unique walled garden Elcho Castle, Perthshire
- overlooks the river Tay Fast Castle, Scottish
Borders - a ruin, perched on a cliff overlooking the North Sea
Finlaystone
House, Renfrewshire - home of the MacMillan chief Fort George, Inverness
- the largest artillery fortification in Britain
Foulis Castle, Ross
and Cromarty - home of the Munros since the 11th century
Fyvie Castle,
Aberdeenshire - one of the most impressive
frontages of the many in Aberdeenshire Glamis Castle, Angus
- reputed to be one of the most haunted
Glencairn Castle, Dumfries
& Galloway - once the home of Annie Laurie, immortalised in song Glengorm
Castle, Mull - dramatic and impressive
Hailes Castle, Lothians - sits high
above a river Hermitage Castle, Scottish
Borders - strategically placed near the English border.
Huntingtower
Castle, Perthshire - earlier called
Ruthven Castle
Inveraray Castle, Argyll
- Campbell Earls of Argyll Inverkip Castle, Ayrshire
- privately owned Inverness Castle - now the Sheriff Court and Police Department
Kelburn Castle, Ayrshire - in a
country park
Kellie Castle, Fife
- with a walled garden
Kilbryde Castle, Stirlingshire
a 16th century L-plan tower house
Kilconquhar Castle, Fife
- now a time share development
Kilravock Castle, Nairn - on land owned
by the Rose family since 1290 to the present day.
Lauriston Castle,
Cramond, Edinburgh - a 13th century stronghold of the Napiers of Merchiston Levan
Castle, Inverclyde - overlooks the Firth of Clyde
Lochinch Castle,
Stranraer, Dumfries & Galloway
replaced Castle Kennedy
Loch Leven Castle, Fife
- on an island on Loch Leven
Lochmaben Castle, Dumfries
- built by Edward I of England
Lochore Castle, Fife
- also known as Inchgall or the Isle of the Strangers
MacDuff's Castle,
Fife - overlooks the sea
Maclellan's
Castle, Kirkcudbright - built by the local Provost
Mains Castle,
Dundee - has an unusually high stair turret
Mains Castle, East Kilbride
- a 15th century tower house
Maybole Castle, Ayrshire
- a town house of the Kennedy earls of Cassilis
Mearns Castle, Newton
Mearns, East Renfrewshire - now serving a useful function - as part of a church
Megginch Castle, Perthshire -
occupied by Drummonds since 1664
Menstrie Castle, Stirlingshire
- owned by the founder of Nova Scotia
Morton Castle, Dumfries
& Galloway - above a loch with the Lowther Hills behind
Mugdock
Castle, Dunbartonshire - in a
country park Neidpath Castle, Peebles - overlooking the river Tweed
Newark Castle, Inverclyde - now next door to a shipyard Provan Hall, Glasgow
- possibly the oldest building in Glasgow.
Ravenscraig Castle, Fife
- 70 feet above the beach at Kirkcaldy
Rosslyn Castle, Lothians
- overshadowed by Rosslyn Chapel
Rosyth Castle, Fife
- now surrounded by a Royal Naval Dockyard.
Rothesay Castle - built
initially as a defence against the Vikings Scotstarvit Tower - a well preserved
16th century tower
Skibo Castle, Dornoch - Andrew Carnegie's creation
Slains Castle, Aberdeenshire
- high above the precipitous cliffs of Buchan.
Smailholm Tower, Borders
- in isolated moorland
St Andrews Castle, Fife
- with the sea below
Stirling Castle - another very popular castle
Strathaven Castle, South Lanarkshire
- also known as Avondale Castle
Tantallon Castle, Lothians
- opposite the Bass Rock
Taymouth Castle, Perthshire
- in the heart of Perthshire
Thirlstane Castle, Borders
- well preserved
Threave Castle, Dumfries
- on an island in the river Urquhart Castle, Loch Ness - one of Scotland's
largest castles
Wemyss Castle - where Mary Queen of Scots met Lord
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