List of castles in Scotland
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Castles in Scotland is a link page for any castle in Scotland.
There are an estimated 3,000 castles in Scotland, ranging in size from royal residences and large military outposts with hundreds of rooms; to simple fortified farmhouses. Many of these castles are now ruins and some are known only through historical records. The list below is therefore not exhaustive.
Scotland contains many buildings which were built to look like castles, but are not usually considered to be castles. These are examples of tower houses or Scottish Baronial revival style. They should only appear in this list if the building was given the title of "castle" (e.g. Balmoral Castle).
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[edit] Aberdeenshire
- Balmoral Castle
- Birse Castle
- Bognie Castle, also known as Conzie Castle
- Braemar Castle
- Castle of Park
- Corgarff Castle
- Craigievar Castle
- Craigston Castle
- Crathes Castle
- Castle Fraser
- Delgatie Castle
- Drum Castle
- Drumtochty Castle
- Dunnideer Castle
- Dunnottar Castle
- Eden Castle
- Fasque Castle
- Fetteresso Castle
- Findlater Castle
- Forbes Castle
- Fyvie Castle
- Esselmont Castle
- Glenbuchat Castle
- Hatton Castle
- Huntly Castle
- Inverallochy Castle
- Invercauld Castle
- Kildrummy Castle
- Kincardine Castle
- Kinnairdy Castle
- Kindrochit Castle
- Leslie Castle
- Muchalls Castle
- Moreland Castle
- Pitsligo Castle, also known as Pitsligo Palace
- Slains Castle
- Terpersie Castle
- Tolquhoun Castle
[edit] Angus
- Affleck Castle
- Airlie Castle
- Brechin Castle
- Brucklay Castle
- Careston Castle
- Colliston Castle
- Cortachy Castle
- Ethie Castle
- Edzell Castle
- Farnell Castle
- Finavon Castle
- Fordyce Castle
- Forfar Castle
- Glamis Castle
- Glenbuchat Castle
- Guthrie Castle
- Hatton Castle
- House of Dun
- Invermark Castle
- Inverquharity Castle
- Kinnaird Castle
- Melgund Castle
- Red Castle
[edit] Argyll and Bute
- Barcaldine Castle
- Calgary Castle
- Carnasserie Castle
- Carrick Castle
- Claig Castle
- Craignish Castle
- Duart Castle, Isle of Mull
- Dunans Castle
- Dunaverty Castle
- Dunderave Castle
- Dunollie Castle
- Dunstaffnage Castle
- Duntrune Castle
- Dunyvaig Castle
- Fincharn Castle
- Glengorm Castle
- Gylen Castle
- Innes Chonnel Castle
- Inveraray Castle
- Kames Castle
- Kilchurn Castle
- Kilmahew Castle
- Kilmartin Castle
- Kilmory Castle
- Lachlan Castle
- Minard Castle
- Moy Castle
- Rothesay Castle
- Saddell Castle, see Saddell
- Skipness Castle
- Castle Stalker
- Castle Sween
- Tarbert Castle
- Torosay Castle
- Torrisdale Castle
[edit] Clackmannanshire
- Alloa Tower
- Broomhall Castle
- Clackmannan Tower
- Castle Campbell
- Menstrie Castle
[edit] Dumfries and Galloway
- Auchen Castle
- Amisfield Tower
- Baldoon Castle
- Barholm Castle
- Caerlaverock Castle
- Cardoness Castle
- Carsluith Castle
- Castle of St. John
- Closeburn Castle
- Comlongon Castle
- Drumlanrig Castle
- Gilnockie Tower
- Castle Kennedy
- Kirkconnell Tower
- Lochmaben Castle
- Lochhouse Tower
- Lochwood Castle, also known as Lochwood Tower
- Lochnaw Castle
- MacLellan's Castle
- Orchardton Tower
- Sanquhar Castle
- Sorbie Tower
- Threave Castle
- Tibber's Castle
- Torthorwald Castle
[edit] City of Dundee
- Broughty Castle
- Castle Huntly (HM Prison)
- Claypotts Castle
- Dudhope Castle
- Mains Castle
- Powrie Castle
[edit] East Ayrshire
- Barr Castle
- Caprington Castle
- Carnell Castle
- Cessnock Castle
- Corsehill Castle
- Craufurdland Castle
- Dean Castle
- Dunlop Castle
- Kingencleuch Castle
- Lainshaw Castle
- Lochdoon Castle
- Loudoun Castle, in grounds of a theme park
- Mauchline Castle
- Newmilns Tower
- Ravenscraig Castle
- Riccarton Castle
- Robertland Castle
- Sorn Castle
- Templehouse Fortalice
- Terringzean Castle
- Trabboch Castle
[edit] East Dunbartonshire
[edit] East Lothian
- Auldhame Castle
- Ballencrief Castle
- Barnes Castle
- Black Castle
- The Bass Castle, (substantial ruin)
- Dirleton Castle
- Dunbar Castle, (ruin)
- Fa'side Castle
- Fenton Tower, see Kingston, East Lothian
- Garleton Castle
- Hailes Castle (ruin)
- Luffness Castle
- Preston Tower
- Redhouse Tower (ruin)
- Stoneypath Tower, near Garvald (recently fully restored)
- Tantallon Castle
- Whittingehame Castle (in good order)
- Yester Castle, also known as the Goblin Ha'
[edit] East Renfrewshire
- Mearns Castle
[edit] City of Edinburgh
[edit] Falkirk
- Airth Castle
- Almond Castle
- Blackness Castle
- Castle Cary Castle
- Elphinstone Tower
[edit] Fife
- Aberdour Castle
- Arnot Tower
- Balgonie Castle
- Ballinbreich Castle
- Collairnie Castle
- Couston Castle
- Culross Palace
- Dairsie Castle
- Denmylne Castle
- Earlshall Castle
- Falkland Palace
- Fernie Castle
- Fordell Castle
- Halyards Palace
- Kellie Castle
- Lochore Castle
- Lordscairnie Castle
- Myres Castle
- Newark Castle
- Pitreavie Castle
- Ravenscraig Castle
- Rossend Castle
- Rosyth Castle
- Rumgally House
- St Andrews Castle
- Scotstarvit Castle
- Wemyss Castle
[edit] City of Glasgow
[edit] Highland
- Achnacarry
- Ackergill Tower
- Ardtornish Castle
- Ardvreck Castle
- Balnagown Castle
- Beaufort Castle
- Braal Castle
- Brahan Castle
- Brims Castle
- Carbisdale Castle
- Castle Chanonry of Ross
- Castle of Mey
- Castle Stalker
- Cawdor Castle
- Castle Craig, Highland
- Dalcross Castle
- Dornoch Castle
- Dounreay Castle, see Dounreay
- Dunbeath Castle
- Dunrobin Castle
- Eilean Donan Castle
- Erchless Castle
- Foulis Castle
- Freswick
- Glengarry Castle
- Castle Grant
- Invergarry Castle
- Inverlochy Castle
- Inverness Castle
- Keiss
- Kilravock Castle
- Kinloch Castle
- Kinlochaline Castle
- Castle Leod
- Lochindorb Castle
- Mingarry Castle
- Moniack Castle
- Newmore Castle
- Ormlie
- Rait Castle
- Red Castle
- Scrabster Castle
- Sinclair & Girnigoe Castle
- Skibo Castle
- Strome Castle
- Castle Stuart
- Teaninich Castle
- Castle Tioram
- Tor Castle
- Tulloch Castle
- Urquhart Castle
[edit] Isle of Skye
[edit] Inverclyde
[edit] Midlothian
- Borthwick Castle
- Crichton Castle
- Dalhousie Castle
- Dalkeith Castle
- Hawthornden Castle
- Melville Castle
- Newbattle Castle, also known as Newbattle Abbey
- Roslin Castle
[edit] Moray
- Aikenway Castle
- Asliesk Castle
- Auchindoun Castle, Dufftown
- Ballindalloch Castle
- Balvenie Castle, Dufftown
- Blairfindy Castle
- Blervie Castle
- Brodie Castle
- Burgie Castle
- Coxton Tower
- Craigneach Castle (no remains)
- Cullen Castle
- Darnaway Castle
- Deskie Castle (no remains)
- Deskford Tower
- Drumin Castle
- Duffus Castle
- Dunphail Castle
- Elgin Castle
- Earnside Castle (no remains)
- Findochty Castle
- Forres Castle (no remains)
- Gauldwell Castle
- Gordon Castle
- Hempriggs Castle (no remains)
- Inverugie Castle (no remains)
- Kilbuaick Castle (no remains)
- Kininvie Castle
- Kinneddar Castle (no remains)
- Pitlurg Castle
- Rothes Castle
- Rothiemay Castle
- Spynie Palace
- Skeith Castle (no remains)
- Castle Stripe
- Tor Castle, Dallas
- Tronach Castle (no remains)
- Quarrelwood Castle (no remains)
[edit] North Ayrshire
- Ardrossan Castle
- Auchenharvie Castle
- Brodick Castle
- Clonbeith Castle
- Cunninghamhead Castle
- Eglinton Castle
- Kelburn Castle
- Kerelaw Castle
- Kilbirnie Palace
- Kildonan Castle
- Law Castle
- Lochranza Castle
- Pitcon
- Portencross Castle
- Rowallan Castle
- Skelmorlie Castle
[edit] North Lanarkshire
- Bedlay Castle, Chryston
- Dalzell House, Motherwell
[edit] Orkney
- Balfour Castle
- The Bishop's Palace
- The Earl's Palace, Birsay
- The Earl's Palace, Kirkwall
- Kirkwall Castle
- Notland Castle
[edit] Perth and Kinross
- Ardblair Castle
- Ashintully Castle
- Balhousie Castle
- Balvaird Castle
- Blackcraig Castle
- Burleigh Castle
- Craighall Castle
- Dalnagar Castle
- Drummond Castle
- Dupplin Castle
- Elcho Castle
- Finlarig Castle
- Forter Castle
- Huntingtower Castle
- Kinnaird Castle
- Lethendy Tower
- Loch Leven Castle
- Meggernie Castle
- Megginch Castle
- Castle Menzies
- Methven Castle
- Murthly Castle
- Newton Castle
- Taymouth Castle
- Tullibole Castle
[edit] Renfrewshire
- Barr Castle
- Castle Semple
- Johnstone Castle
[edit] Scottish Borders
- Abbotsford House
- Branxholme Castle
- Cessford Castle
- Cranshaws Tower, near Duns (in good order)
- Duns Castle
- Edrington Castle, near Foulden (some remains)
- Fast Castle , near Coldingham
- Fatlips Castle, near Denholm, Roxburghshire
- Ferniehirst Castle
- Floors Castle, Kelso, Roxburghshire
- Fulton Tower
- Greenknowe Tower
- Hume Castle, near Greenlaw (in good order)
- Hermitage Castle, Newcastleton
- Jedburgh Castle
- Neidpath Castle, Peebleshire
- Newark Castle
- Nisbet House, south of Duns
- Roxburgh Castle
- Smailholm Tower
- Thirlestane Castle, Lauder ('new' ediface)
- Thirlestane Castle, south-east of Lauder (original Tower - ruin)
- Traquair House
- Venlaw
- Wedderburn Castle, near Duns
- Whitslaid Tower, near Lauder, (ruin)
[edit] Shetland
[edit] South Ayrshire
- Batersan Castle
- Blairquhan Castle
- Culzean Castle
- Dundonald Castle
- Dunure Castle
- Glenapp Castle
- Greenan Castle
- Penkill Castle
- Sundrum Castle
- Thomaston Castle
- Turnberry Castle
[edit] South Lanarkshire
- Bothwell Castle
- Cadzow Castle
- Craignethan Castle
- Crawford Castle, also known as Lindsay Tower
- Douglas Castle, also known as Castle Dangerous
- Gilbertfield Castle
- Tower of Hallbar
- Lee Castle
- Strathaven Castle
[edit] Stirling
- Buchanan Castle
- Craigend Castle
- Culcreuch Castle
- Doune Castle
- Edinample Castle
- Mugdock Castle
- Plane Tower
- Stirling Castle
[edit] West Dunbartonshire
[edit] West Lothian
- Duntarvie Castle
- House of the Binns
- Linlithgow Palace
- Niddry Castle
[edit] Western Isles (na h-Eileanan Siar)
- Amhuinnsuidhe Castle
- Ardvourlie Castle
- Kisimul Castle
- Lews Castle
- Ormacleit Castle
[edit] Fictional Castles
- McDuck Castle, home of Disney cartoon character Scrooge McDuck.
- The Black Island, a Tintin story featuring a castle based on Lochranza Castle.
- The Ghosts of Inverloch, a Valérian comic, also features a Scottish castle.
- Castle Dangerous, a novel by Sir Walter Scott, drew inspiration from Douglas Castle.
