List of castles in Scotland
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This list of castles in Scotland is a link page for any castle in Scotland.
The first castles were built in Scotland in the 11th and 12th centuries, with the introduction of Norman influence. These motte and bailey castles were replaced with the first stone-built castles around 1200. By the late 14th century, the large curtain-walled castles had begun to give way to more modest tower houses, vertical dwellings with less formidable defences. This type of vertical house continued to be popular with Scotland's landowning class through to the late 17th century, when classical architecture made its first appearance in the country. Meanwhile the advance of artillery pressed military engineers to devise stronger fortifications for important royal strongholds.
In the late 18th century, medieval architecture was revived, and castle-style houses were built once more. These "castles" had no defensive capability, but drew on military and tower-house architecture for their decorative detail. This trend culminated in the Scottish Baronial style of the 19th century.
There have been well over two thousand castles in Scotland, although many are known only through historical records. They are found in all parts of the country, although tower houses and peel towers are concentrated along the border with England, while the best examples of larger Renaissance-era tower houses are clustered in the north-east.
[edit] Aberdeenshire
| Name | Type | Date | Condition | Ownership | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aberdeen Castle | Unknown | 13th century | No remains | N/A | Aberdeen, NJ945064 | Destroyed June 1308 |
| Balmoral Castle | Baronial house | 1856 | Still in use as a residence | The Crown | Royal Deeside, NO254950 | On the site of a 15th century castle |
| Birse Castle | Baronial house | Restored as a residence | Private | Forest of Birse, NO520906 | Rebuilt 1911 | |
| Bognie Castle | Tower house | 1660s | Ruined | Private | Huntly NJ595450 | Also known as Conzie Castle |
| Braemar Castle | Tower house | 17th century | Preserved | Owned by the Farquharsons of Invercauld and managed by Braemar Community Ltd.[1] | Braemar, NO155923 | |
| Cairnbulg Castle | Z-plan tower house | 14th century | In use as a residence | Lady Saltoun | Cairnbulg, NK015639 | Restored in the 19th century. Also known as Philorth Castle. One of the Nine Castles of Knuckle. |
| Corgarff Castle | Tower house | c.1550 | Preserved | Historic Scotland | Strathdon, NJ254086 | |
| Craigievar Castle | Tower house | 1626 | Preserved | NTS | Alford, NJ556093 | |
| Craigston Castle | Tower house | 1607 | In use as a residence | Private | Turriff, NJ762550 | |
| Crathes Castle | Tower house | 1596 | Preserved | NTS | Banchory, NO735967 | |
| Delgatie Castle | Tower house | 1579 | Preserved | Delgatie Castle Trust | Turriff, NJ754505 | |
| Drum Castle | Tower house with additions | 13th century, 16th century | Preserved | NTS | Drumoak, NJ796005 | |
| Drumtochty Castle | Castellated house | 1812 | Occupied | Private | Auchenblae, NO699800 | |
| Dundarg Castle | 14th century, rebuilt 16th century | Ruined | Private | New Aberdour, NJ895648 | One of the Nine Castles of Knuckle | |
| Dunnideer Castle | Tower house | c.1260 | Ruined | Private | Insch, NJ613282 | |
| Dunnottar Castle | Courtyard castle | 16th century | Ruined | Private | Stonehaven, NO880838 | |
| Eden Castle | Z-plan tower house | 1577 | Ruined | Private | Banff, NJ697587 | |
| Fasque Castle | Baronial house | 1809 | Occupied | Private | Fettercairn, NO648756 | |
| Fetteresso Castle | Castellated house | 1761 | Occupied as flats | Private | Stonehaven, NO841855 | Originally a 14th century tower house |
| Findlater Castle | Courtyard castle | 14th century | Ruined | Private | Sandend, NJ540671 | |
| Castle Forbes | Castellated house | 1815 | Occupied as a residence | Chief of Clan Forbes | Alford, NJ621191 | |
| Castle Fraser | Z-plan tower house | 1636 | Preserved | NTS | Inverurie,NJ722125 | |
| Fyvie Castle | Tower house | 13th century with additions | Preserved | NTS | Fyvie, NJ763393 | |
| Esselmont Castle | Tower house | Ruined | Private | Ellon, NJ932298 | ||
| Glenbuchat Castle | Z-plan tower house | 1590 | Ruined | Historic Scotland | Kildrummy, NJ397148 | |
| Huntly Castle | L-plan tower house | 15th to 17th century | Ruined | Historic Scotland | Huntly, NJ532408 | |
| Inverallochy Castle | Ruined | Inverallochy, NK040628 | One of the Nine Castles of Knuckle | |||
| Invercauld Castle | Baronial house | 18th century | In use as accommodation | Private | Royal Deeside, NO173924 | |
| Inverugie Castle | Ruined | Inverugie, NK102482 | ||||
| Kildrummy Castle | Castle of enceinte | 12th century | Ruined | Historic Scotland | Kildrummy, NJ451165 | |
| Kincardine Castle | Baronial house | 19th century | In use as a residence | Private | Royal Deeside, NN928093 | 14th century ruin nearby |
| Kinnaird Castle | Tower house | 1570 | In use as a lighthouse | Northern Lighthouse Board | Fraserburgh, NJ998675 | Now the Museum of Scottish Lighthouses, one of the Nine Castles of Knuckle |
| Kinnairdy Castle | Tower house | 14th and 16th centuries | In use as accommodation | Private | Aberchirder, NJ609497 | |
| Kindrochit Castle | Keep | 14th century | Ruined | Braemar, NO151913 | Founded by Malcolm Canmore in 1059 | |
| Knock Castle | Tower house | Ruined | Historic Scotland | Ballater, NO352951 | ||
| Leslie Castle | Tower house | 14th century | Restored as a residence | Private | Leslie, NJ599248 | |
| Lonmay Castle | No remains | N/A | Crimond, NK061608 | One of the Nine Castles of Knuckle | ||
| Muchalls Castle | L-plan tower house | 13th and 17th century | Muchalls, NO892918 | |||
| Castle Newe | Z-plan tower house | 1831 | No remains | N/A | Strathdon,NJ378122 | Incorporated a tower from 1604 |
| Castle of Park | In use as a residence | Private | Cornhill, NJ588571 | |||
| Pitsligo Castle | 1424 | Ruined | Rosehearty, NJ937670 | Also known as Pitsligo Palace, one of the Nine Castles of Knuckle | ||
| Pitullie Castle | 16th century | Ruined | Rosehearty, NJ944670 | One of the Nine Castles of Knuckle | ||
| Castle of Rattray | Motte | From 12th century | No remains | N/A | Rattray, NK088578 | One of the Nine Castles of Knuckle |
| Ravenscraig Castle | Inverugie, NK095487 | |||||
| Slains Castle | Tower house, rebuilt as castellated house | 1597, rebuilt 1837 | Ruined | Private | Cruden Bay, NK101361 | "New" Slains Castle |
| Slains Castle | Tower house | 13th century | Ruined | Collieston, NK052300 | "Old" Slains Castle, destroyed 1594 | |
| Terpersie Castle | Z-plan tower house | 1561 | Restored | Private | Alford, NJ546202 | |
| Tolquhon Castle | Courtyard castle | 1589 | Ruined | Historic Scotland | Pitmedden, NJ872286 |
[edit] Angus
| Name | Type | Date | Condition | Ownership | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Affleck Castle | ||||||
| Airlie Castle | ||||||
| Brechin Castle | Country house | 1709 | Occupied | Private | ||
| Brucklay Castle | ||||||
| Careston Castle | ||||||
| Colliston Castle | 1545 | |||||
| Cortachy Castle | ||||||
| Ethie Castle | 14th century | In use as a hotel | Private | |||
| Edzell Castle | Courtyard castle | 16th century | Ruined | Historic Scotland | NO584691 | Includes a unique Renaissance garden |
| Farnell Castle | ||||||
| Finavon Castle | Baronial house | 1856 | Still in use as a residence | Private | NO494564 | Ruined earlier castle nearby |
| Fordyce Castle | ||||||
| Forfar Castle | ||||||
| Glamis Castle | Baronial house | Still in use as a residence | Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne | NO384479 | ||
| Guthrie Castle | Baronial house | 1848 | Still in use as a residence | Private | Incorporates earlier structure | |
| Hatton Castle | Z-plan tower house | 1575 | Occupied | Private | NJ397148 | |
| Invermark Castle | Tower house | 16th century | Ruined | |||
| Inverquharity Castle | ||||||
| Kinnaird Castle | ||||||
| Melgund Castle | Tower house | 16th century | Restored as a residence | Private | ||
| Red Castle | Tower house | 15th century | Ruined |
[edit] Argyll and Bute
| Name | Type | Date | Condition | Ownership | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Achallader Castle | Tower house | 16th century | Ruined | |||
| Ardencaple Castle | ||||||
| Barcaldine Castle | ||||||
| Calgary Castle | ||||||
| Carnasserie Castle | Ruined | Historic Scotland | ||||
| Carrick Castle | ||||||
| Claig Castle | ||||||
| Craignish Castle | see Craignish | |||||
| Duart Castle | 13th century | Restored | Chief of Clan McLean | Isle of Mull | ||
| Dunans Castle | Baronial house | Ruined | Glendaruel | |||
| Dunaverty Castle | 13th century | Ruined | Kintyre | |||
| Dunderave Castle | ||||||
| Dunollie Castle | Tower house | Ruined | Oban | |||
| Dunstaffnage Castle | Castle of enceinte | c.1220 | Ruined | Historic Scotland | ||
| Duntrune Castle | Tower house | 12th century | Still in use as a residence | Chief of Clan Malcolm | ||
| Dunyvaig Castle | Courtyard castle | Ruined | Islay | |||
| Fincharn Castle | ||||||
| Glengorm Castle | ||||||
| Gylen Castle | Tower house | Ruined | Kerrera | |||
| Innes Chonnel Castle | ||||||
| Inveraray Castle | Castellated house | 1746 | Still in use as a residence | Duke of Argyll | Inveraray | |
| Kames Castle | Tower house | 14th century | Isle of Bute | |||
| Kilchurn Castle | 14th century | Ruined | Historic Scotland | Loch Awe | ||
| Kilmahew Castle | Tower house | Ruined | Cardross | |||
| Kilmartin Castle | Z-plan tower house | Restored | ||||
| Kilmory Castle | Castellated house | In use as offices | Lochgilphead | |||
| Lachlan Castle | Ruined | |||||
| Minard Castle | ||||||
| Moy Castle | ||||||
| Rothesay Castle | Shell keep | 13th century | Ruined | Historic Scotland | Rothesay | |
| Saddell Castle | See Saddell | |||||
| Skipness Castle | Historic Scotland | |||||
| Castle Stalker | ||||||
| Castle Sween | 12th century | Ruined | Historic Scotland | |||
| Tarbert Castle | ||||||
| Torosay Castle | ||||||
| Torrisdale Castle | ||||||
| Castle Toward | Baronial house | In use as education centre |
[edit] Clackmannanshire
| Name | Type | Date | Condition | Ownership | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alloa Tower | Tower house | 14th century | Preserved | NTS | NS888925 | |
| Broomhall Castle | Baronial house | 1874 | In use as a hotel | Private | NS854971 | |
| Clackmannan Tower | Tower house | 14th century | Ruin | Historic Scotland | NS906919 | |
| Castle Campbell | Courtyard castle | 15th century | Ruin | Historic Scotland | NS961992 | Also known as Castle Gloom |
| Menstrie Castle | Tower house | 16th century | Restored as flats | Private | NS849967 |
[edit] Dumfries and Galloway
| Name | Type | Date | Condition | Ownership | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abbot's Tower | L-plan tower house | Late 16th century | Restored in 1990; in use as a residence | Private | NX972666 | |
| Amisfield Tower | Tower house | 17th century | Still in use as a residence | Private | NX992838 | Also known as Hempisfield Tower |
| Auchen Castle | Courtyard castle | 14th century | Ruined | Private | NT063035 | Also the name of a nearby baronial house of 1849 |
| Auchenrivock Tower | L-plan tower house | Late 16th century | Ruined | Buccleuch Estate | NY372805 | |
| Auchenskeoch Castle | Z-plan tower house | 17th century | Ruined | NX918589 | Only Z-plan tower in Galloway | |
| Baldoon Castle | Tower house | 17th century | Ruined | Private | NX426535 | |
| Balmangan Tower | Oblong plan tower house | 16th century | Ruined | NX650457 | ||
| Barclosh Castle | Oblong plan tower house | Late 16th century | Ruined | Private | NX855625 | |
| Barholm Castle | Tower house | 15th century | Restored as a residence | Private | NX521529 | |
| Barjarg Tower | L-plan tower house | Late 16th century | Progressively restored since 18th century | NX877901 | ||
| Barscobe Castle | L-plan tower house | 1648 | Restored 1971 | Private | NX660806 | |
| Blackethouse Tower | Oblong plan tower house | 16th century | Ruined | NY243744 | ||
| Blacklaw Tower | Oblong plan tower house | 16th century | Ruined | Forestry Commission | NT052067 | |
| Bonshaw Tower | Oblong plan tower house | 16th century | Preserved | Private | NY242720 | |
| Boreland Tower | Tower House | Late 16th century or early 17th century | NY066957 | |||
| Breckonside Pele | Pele tower | Late 16th or early 17th century | Ruined | NX840889 | ||
| Breckonside Tower | Oblong plan tower house | c. 1591 | Ruined | Abandonned 1980 | NT108021 | |
| Brydekirk Tower | Tower house | 16th century | Ruined | Private | NY187711 | Ruins form part of series of outbuildings at Brydekirk Mains farm |
| Caerlaverock Castle | Courtyard castle | 13th century | Ruined | Historic Scotland | NY025656 | |
| Cardoness Castle | Tower house | 15th century | Ruined | Historic Scotland | NX589553 | |
| Carsluith Castle | Tower house | 16th century | Ruined | Historic Scotland | NX494542 | |
| Castle Kennedy | Tower house | 14th century | Ruined | Earl of Stair | NX110608 | In the grounds of Lochinch Castle, extensive gardens |
| Castlemilk Tower | Tower house | 15th century | Demolished c. 1707 | NY149776 | ||
| Castle of St. John | Tower house | 16th century | Restored as a museum | Dumfries and Galloway Council | NX060607 | |
| Closeburn Castle | Tower house | 14th century | Still in use as a residence | Private | NX907921 | |
| Comlongon Castle | Tower house | 15th century | Restored as a hotel | Private | NY079690 | 19th century extensions |
| Cornal Tower | Oblong plan tower house | 16th century | Ruined | NT112044 | ||
| Corra Castle | Castle | Only remains are those of 17th century house | Private | NX867662 | ||
| Crawfordton Tower | Trapezoid plan tower house | Ruined | NX816889 | |||
| Cruggleton Castle | Motte and bailey | 12th century | Ruined | Private | NX483428 | |
| Cumstoun Castle | Oblong plan tower house | c. 1500 | Ruined | NX682532 | ||
| Dalswinton Tower | Z-plan tower house | Early 16th century | Ruined | NX945840 | ||
| Drumcoltran Tower | L-plan tower house | Late 16th century | Preserved | Historic Scotland | NX869682 | |
| Drumlanrig Castle | Renaissance house | 17th century | Still in use as a residence | Duke of Buccleuch | NX850992 | On the site of an earlier castle |
| Dundeugh Castle | L-plan tower house | 16th century | Ruined | Forestry Commission | NX601880 | |
| Dunskey Castle | Tower house | 16th century | Ruined | Private | NX003533 | |
| Earsltoun Castle | L-plan tower house | 16th century | Decayed but roof maintained | Private | NX614841 | Used as farm store |
| Edingham Castle | Oblong plan tower house | 16th century | Ruined | NX839628 | ||
| Eliock Castle | Tower house | 16th century | Ruined | NS797075 | ||
| Elshieshields Tower | Tower house | 16th century | Restored | NY069850 | ||
| Fourmerkland Tower | Oblong plan tower house | 1590 | Preserved | NX908808 | ||
| Frenchland Tower | Oblong plan tower house | Late 16th or early 17th century | Ruined | NT102054 | ||
| Friars Carse | NX125850 | |||||
| Gillesbie Tower | Oblong plan tower house | 16th century | Ruined | NY172919 | ||
| Gilnockie Tower | Tower house | 16th century | Restored as a residence | Private | NY382785 | Also known as Hollows Tower |
| Glenae Tower | Tower house | 16th century | Ruined | NX984905 | Entrance reminiscent of bastle-house or pele-house | |
| Hills Tower | Oblong plan tower house | 16th century | Restored c. 1930 | NX912726 | Retains barmkin and gatehouse | |
| Hoddom Castle | Fortified enclosure containing L-plan tower house | 1565 | Preserved | NY155729 | ||
| Hollows Tower | Oblong plan tower house | 16th century | Restored 1978-80 | NY382785 | ||
| Isle Tower | Oblong plan tower house | 1587 | Preserved | NY149776 | ||
| Kenmure Castle | Castle | 16th century | NX635764 | |||
| Kinnelhead Bastle-House | Oblong plan bastle-house | Ruined | NT028016 | |||
| Kirkconnell Tower | Tower house | 15th century | Still in use as a residence | Private | NX979680 | |
| Lag Tower | Oblong plan tower house | Ruined | NX881862 | |||
| Langholm Tower | Tower house | 16th century | Ruined | NY361849 | ||
| Lochar Tower | Rectangular plan tower house | 16th century | Ruined | NY028690 | ||
| Lochhouse Tower | Oblong plan tower house | 16th century | Restored as a residence | Private | NT082033 | |
| Lochinch Castle | Baronial house | 1867 | Still in use as a residence | Earl of Stair | NX106618 | |
| Lochmaben Castle | Castle of enceinte | 14th century | Ruined | Historic Scotland | NY088811 | |
| Lochwood Castle | L-plan tower house | 15th century | Ruined | Private | NY084967 | Also known as Lochwood Tower |
| Lochnaw Castle | Tower house | 16th century | NW991628 | Large 17th century additions | ||
| Lockerbie Tower | Oblong plan tower house | 16th century | Demolished 1967 | NY136814 | Site cleared to make way for present police station | |
| MacLellan's Castle | Tower house | 16th century | Ruined | Historic Scotland | NX681510 | |
| Mellingshaw Tower | Tower house | 16th century | Ruined | NT037088 | ||
| Morton Castle | Courtyard castle | 15th century | Ruined | Historic Scotland | NX890992 | Preceded by a 13th century castle |
| Mouswald Tower | Oblong plan tower house | c. 1562 | Ruined | NY062739 | ||
| Orchardton Tower | Tower house | 15th century | Ruined | Historic Scotland | NX817550 | |
| Raecleugh Tower | Tower house | Ruined | NT038118 | |||
| Repentance Tower | Tower house | 1565 | Preserved | Private | NY155722 | |
| Robgill Tower | Tower house | NY248717 | ||||
| Sanquhar Castle | Courtyard castle | 15th century | Ruined | Private | NS785092 | Partially restored in the 19th century |
| Sorbie Tower | Tower house | 16th century | Ruined | Historic Scotland | NX449470 | |
| Threave Castle | Tower house | 14th century | Ruined | Historic Scotland | NX739623 | |
| Tibber's Castle | Motte and bailey | 13th century | Ruined | Private | NX862982 | |
| Torthorwald Castle | Motte and bailey | 14th century | Ruined | Private | NY033782 |
[edit] City of Dundee
| Name | Type | Date | Condition | Ownership | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Broughty Castle | Tower house | 15th century | In use as a museum | Dundee City Council | NO463303 | |
| Claypotts Castle | Z-plan tower house | 16th century | Preserved | Historic Scotland | NO451319 | |
| Dudhope Castle | Extended tower house | 15th century | In use as offices | Dundee City Council | NO393306 | |
| Mains Castle | Courtyard castle | 16th century | Preserved | Private | NO410330 | |
| Powrie Castle | Z-plan tower house | 16th century | Ruined | Private | NO420345 | 17th century wing restored |
[edit] East Ayrshire
| Name | Type | Date | Condition | Ownership | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barr Castle | Tower house | 15th century | In use as a museum | Galston NS501366 | Also known as Lockhart Tower | |
| Busbie Castle | Tower house | 14th century | No remains | N/A | Knockentiber | Demolished in the 1950s. See Knockentiber |
| Caprington Castle | Tower house | 15th century | Still in use as a residence | Private | Near Kilmarnock NS407362 | Extended to form a baronial house in the 1830s |
| Carnell Castle | Tower house | 15th century | Still in use as a residence and hotel | Private | NS467322 | Extended to form a baronial house in 1843 |
| Cessnock Castle | Tower house | 13th century | Restored as a residence | Private | Galston NS510355 | |
| Corsehill Castle | Tower house | Ruined | Stewarton NS416467 | See Corsehill, Lainshaw, Robertland and Dunlop | ||
| Craufurdland Castle | Tower house | 14th century | Still in use as a residence | Private | Near Kilmarnock NS455407 | Extended to form a gothic house in the 19th century |
| Dean Castle | Courtyard Castle | 14th century | Restored as a museum | East Ayrshire Council | Kilmarnock NS436394 | Restored 1935-6 |
| Dunlop Castle | See Corsehill, Lainshaw, Robertland and Dunlop | |||||
| Kilmaurs Castle | Ruined | Replaced by later Kilmaurs Place | ||||
| Kingencleuch Castle | ||||||
| Lainshaw Castle | See Corsehill, Lainshaw, Robertland and Dunlop | |||||
| Lochdoon Castle | Ruined | Historic Scotland | ||||
| Loudoun Castle | Ruined | In the grounds of a theme park | ||||
| Mauchline Castle | ||||||
| Newmilns Tower | ||||||
| Ravenscraig Castle | Ruined | See Corsehill, Lainshaw, Robertland and Dunlop | ||||
| Riccarton Castle | ||||||
| Robertland Castle | See Corsehill, Lainshaw, Robertland and Dunlop | |||||
| Sorn Castle | ||||||
| Templehouse Fortalice | See Corsehill, Lainshaw, Robertland and Dunlop | |||||
| Terringzean Castle | ||||||
| Trabboch Castle |
[edit] East Dunbartonshire
| Name | Type | Date | Condition | Ownership | location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bardowie Castle | tower house | 16th C | restored | private | Bardowie NS580738 | |
| Craigend Castle | castellated mansion | 1812 | ruin | Mugdock Country Park | Milngavie NS545778 | built on old castle site[2] |
[edit] East Lothian
| Name | Type | Date | Condition | Ownership | location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auldhame Castle | tower house | 16th C | ruin | Seacliff NT602847 | ||
| Ballencrieff Castle | tower house | 1507, 1586 | restored | private; next to pig farm | Ballencrieff NT487783 | |
| Barnes Castle | uncompleted castle | ruin | Haddington NT529766 |
Extensive castle planned, but never completed above the vaults.[3] | ||
| The Bass | curtain wall & keep | 16th C | ruin | open for visitors (via boat trip) | Bass Rock NT602873 |
later adapted for artillery; stone used to build lighthouse[4] |
| Black Castle | site | Cockburnspath NT738707 |
some remains existed until c.1800[5] | |||
| Dirleton Castle | fortress | 13th C | partly ruined | Historic Scotland | Dirleton NT518840 |
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| Dunbar Castle | ruin | free access | Dunbar NT67894 |
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| Fa'side Castle | tower house (altered keep) | keep: 15th C | restored 1970s | private; stud farm, B&B | Tranent NT378710 |
also known as Fawside and Falside |
| Fenton Tower | tower house | 1587 | restored | luxury hotel, wedding venue | North Berwick NT543822 |
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| Garleton Castle | courtyard castle | 16th C | partially converted dwelling, with ruin | private | Haddington NT509767 |
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| Hailes Castle | keep & ranges | keep: 14th C | ruin | Historic Scotland; free access | East Linton NT575758 |
ranges and towers 15th-16th C |
| Luffness Castle | tower house | 16th C | altered | private | Aberlady NT476804 |
castle on site from 13th C |
| Preston Tower | keep | 15th C | ruin | NTS; free access (exterior view & garden & doocot) | Prestonpans, next to Hamilton House NT393742 |
Two storeys added in 17th C. Currently in council-maintained grounds.[6] |
| Redhouse Castle | courtyard castle | 16th C | ruin | free access through market garden | Longniddry NT463770 |
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| Saltoun Castle | Elizabethan house | 16th C | occupied | private | Pencaitland NT461685 |
building incorporates remnants of 12th C castle[7] |
| Stoneypath Tower | tower house | 16th C | restored | Nunraw Abbey NT596713 |
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| Tantallon Castle | courtyard castle | 14th C | ruin | Historic Scotland, entrance fee | North Berwick NT596851 |
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| Whittingehame | keep | 15th C | occupied | Balfour family; private | East Linton NT602733 |
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| Yester Castle | castle & keep | 13th C | ruin | private | Gifford NT556667 |
also known as the Goblin Ha' |
[edit] East Renfrewshire
| Name | Type | Date | Condition | Ownership | location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mearns Castle | Tower house | 15th century | Restored as a church | NS552553 |
[edit] City of Edinburgh
| Name | Type | Date | Condition | Ownership | location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Craigmillar Castle | keep & later ranges | 14th C | ruin | Historic Scotland | NT288709 | towers and curtain wall added 15th C; walled courtyard 16th C [8] |
| Craiglockhart Castle | tower house | 13th C | ruin | NT226703 | ||
| Dundas Castle | keep | 15th C | ruin | private | NT116767 | |
| Edinburgh Castle | fortress | 15th C | complete | Historic Scotland | Edinburgh NT252735 | site of various castle since before 10th C[9] |
| Lauriston Castle | tower house | 16th C | altered; occupied | City of Edinburgh Council | NT204762 | |
| Liberton Tower | tower house | 17th C | occupied | private ownership; open by appt. | NT267694 | |
| Merchiston Castle | keep | 15th C | altered | Napier University | NT243717 |
[edit] Falkirk
| Name | Type | Date | Condition | Ownership | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Airth Castle | ||||||
| Almond Castle | ||||||
| Blackness Castle | Historic Scotland | |||||
| Castle Cary Castle | ||||||
| Elphinstone Tower |
[edit] Fife
| Name | Type | Date | Condition | Ownership | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aberdour Castle | Historic Scotland | |||||
| Arnot Tower | ||||||
| Balgonie Castle | ||||||
| Ballinbreich Castle | ||||||
| Collairnie Castle | ||||||
| Couston Castle | ||||||
| Culross Palace | Historic Scotland | |||||
| Dairsie Castle | ||||||
| Denmylne Castle | ||||||
| Earlshall Castle | ||||||
| Falkland Palace | Historic House | National Trust for Scotland | ||||
| Fernie Castle | ||||||
| Fordell Castle | ||||||
| Halyards Palace | Ruin | |||||
| Kellie Castle | National Trust for Scotland | |||||
| Lochore Castle | ||||||
| Lordscairnie Castle | ||||||
| Myres Castle | ||||||
| Newark Castle | ||||||
| Pitreavie Castle | ||||||
| Ravenscraig Castle | Ruin | Historic Scotland | ||||
| Rossend Castle | ||||||
| Rosyth Castle | ||||||
| Rumgally House | ||||||
| St Andrews Castle | Ruin | Historic Scotland | ||||
| Scotstarvit Castle | Historic Scotland | |||||
| Wemyss Castle | Historic House |
[edit] City of Glasgow
| Name | Type | Date | Condition | Ownership | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bishop's Castle, Glasgow | ||||||
| Cathcart Castle | ||||||
| Crookston Castle | Historic Scotland | |||||
| Haggs Castle |
[edit] Highland
[edit] Inverclyde
| Name | Type | Date | Condition | Ownership | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ardgowan Tower | ||||||
| Castle Levan | Historic House | |||||
| Castle Wemyss | Historic House | |||||
| Duchal Castle | Ruin | |||||
| Dunrod Castle | See Inverkip | |||||
| Easter Greenock Castle | No remains | |||||
| Newark Castle | Historic Scotland |
[edit] Midlothian
| Name | Type | Date | Condition | Ownership | location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Borthwick Castle | tower house | 1430 | complete | private hotel | Gorebridge NT370597 | |
| Crichton Castle | courtyard castle | 14th C | ruin | Historic Scotland | Gorebridge NT380612 | |
| Dalhousie Castle | tower house | 16th C | altered | private hotel | Dalhousie NT320636 | incororates remains of 13th C castle[10] |
| Dalkeith Castle | mansion | 18th C | complete | private ownership; ground open regularly | Dalkeith NT333679 | incorporates reamins of 12th C castle[11] |
| Hawthornden Castle | tower house | 17th C | complete | private | Loanhead NT287637 | inorporates ruined 15th C keep[12] |
| Melville Castle | castellated mansion | 18th C | restored | private hotel | Dalkeith NT310669 | built on site of earlier castle[13] |
| Newbattle Castle | fortified house | 17th C | altered | College of Education | Dalkeith NT333660 | also known as Newbattle Abbey; incorporates remains of abbey |
| Roslin Castle | keep & ranges | 14th C | partly complete | Earl of Rosslyn; Landmark Trust- managed holiday accommodation | Roslin NT274628 | ranges date from 15th-16th C[14] |
[edit] Moray
| Name | Type | Date | Condition | Ownership | location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aikenway Castle | Ruined | |||||
| Asliesk Castle | Ruined | |||||
| Auchindoun Castle, Dufftown | Ruined | |||||
| Ballindalloch Castle | Historic House | Private | ||||
| Balvenie Castle, Dufftown | Ruined | |||||
| Blairfindy Castle | Ruined | |||||
| Blervie Castle | Ruined | |||||
| Brodie Castle | fortified house | complete | National Trust for Scotland | Open to public | ||
| Burgie Castle | Ruined | |||||
| Coxton Tower | Ruined | |||||
| Craigneach Castle | No remains | |||||
| Cullen Castle | Ruined | |||||
| Darnaway Castle | Historic house | |||||
| Deskie Castle | No remains | |||||
| Deskford Tower | Ruined | |||||
| Drumin Castle | Ruined | |||||
| Duffus Castle | Ruined | Historic Scotland | Open to public. Free entry | |||
| Dunphail Castle | Ruined | |||||
| Elgin Castle | Ruined | |||||
| Earnside Castle | No remains | |||||
| Findochty Castle | Ruined | |||||
| Forres Castle | No remains | |||||
| Gauldwell Castle | Historic house | Ruined | ||||
| Gordon Castle | Historic house | Private | ||||
| Hempriggs Castle | No remains | |||||
| Inverugie Castle | No remains | |||||
| Kilbuaick Castle | No remains | |||||
| Kininvie Castle | Private | |||||
| Kinneddar Castle | No remains | |||||
| Pitlurg Castle | Ruined | |||||
| Rothes Castle | Ruined | |||||
| Rothiemay Castle | Ruined | |||||
| Spynie Palace | Ruined | Historic Scotland | Open to public. Entry fee | |||
| Skeith Castle | No remains | |||||
| Castle Stripe | Ruined | |||||
| Tor Castle, Dallas | Ruined | |||||
| Tronach Castle | No remains | |||||
| Quarrelwood Castle | No remains |
[edit] North Ayrshire
| Name | Type | Date | Condition | Ownership | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ardrossan Castle | Ruin | |||||
| Auchenharvie Castle | Ruin | |||||
| Broadstone Castle | ||||||
| Brodick Castle | Historic House | National Trust for Scotland | ||||
| Clonbeith Castle | Ruin | |||||
| Cunninghamhead Castle | ||||||
| Eglinton Castle | Ruin | |||||
| Giffen castle | ||||||
| Glengarnock Castle | Ruin | |||||
| Kelburn Castle | Castle open | |||||
| Kerelaw Castle | Ruin | |||||
| Kilbirnie Place | ||||||
| Kildonan Castle | ||||||
| Law Castle | ||||||
| Lochranza Castle | Historic Scotland | Lochranza NR935505 | ||||
| Montgreenan Castle | Ruin | |||||
| Pitcon | ||||||
| Portencross Castle | ||||||
| Rowallan Castle | Historic Scotland | |||||
| Skelmorlie Castle | ||||||
| Stanecastle | Ruin |
[edit] North Lanarkshire
| Name | Type | Date | Condition | Ownership | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bedlay Castle | NS692700 | |||||
| Dalzell House |
[edit] Orkney
| Name | Type | Date | Condition | Ownership | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balfour Castle | ||||||
| The Bishop's Palace | Ruin | Historic Scotland | ||||
| Earls Palace Birsay | Historic Scotland | |||||
| Earl's Palace, Kirkwall | Ruin | Historic Scotland | ||||
| Kirkwall Castle | ||||||
| Noltland Castle |
[edit] Perth and Kinross
| Name | Type | Date | Condition | Ownership | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ardblair Castle | ||||||
| Ashintully Castle | ||||||
| Balhousie Castle | ||||||
| Balvaird Castle | Historic Scotland | |||||
| Blackcraig Castle | ||||||
| Burleigh Castle | Historic Scotland | |||||
| Castle Huntly (HM Prison) | ||||||
| Craighall Castle | ||||||
| Dalnagar Castle | ||||||
| Drummond Castle | ||||||
| Dupplin Castle | ||||||
| Elcho Castle | Historic Scotland | |||||
| Finlarig Castle | ||||||
| Forter Castle | ||||||
| Huntingtower Castle | Historic Scotland | |||||
| Kinfauns Castle | ||||||
| Kinnaird Castle, Kinnaird | ||||||
| Lethendy Tower | ||||||
| Loch Leven Castle | Ruin | Historic Scotland | ||||
| Meggernie Castle | ||||||
| Megginch Castle | ||||||
| Castle Menzies | ||||||
| Methven Castle | ||||||
| Murthly Castle | ||||||
| Newton Castle | ||||||
| Taymouth Castle | ||||||
| Tullibole Castle |
[edit] Renfrewshire
| Name | Type | Date | Condition | Ownership | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barr Castle | ||||||
| Blackhall Manor | ||||||
| Belltrees Peel | ||||||
| Castle Semple | ||||||
| Cochrane Castle | ||||||
| Erskine Castle | ||||||
| Gryffe Castle | ||||||
| Hawkhead Castle | ||||||
| Houston Castle | ||||||
| Inch Castle | ||||||
| Inchinnan Castle | ||||||
| Johnstone Castle | ||||||
| Ranfurly Castle | ||||||
| Renfrew Castle | ||||||
| Stanely Castle |
[edit] Scottish Borders
| Name | Type | Date | Condition | Ownership | location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Branxholme Castle | ||||||
| Cessford Castle | ||||||
| Cranshaws Tower | ||||||
| Dryhope Tower | ||||||
| Duns Castle | ||||||
| Edrington Castle | ||||||
| Fast Castle | courtyard castle | ruin | Hall family open: free |
Coldingham | ||
| Fatlips Castle | ||||||
| Ferniehirst Castle | ||||||
| Floors Castle | house | 1721 | occupied | Duke of Roxburghe | Kelso | ruins of Roxburgh castle in the grounds |
| Fulton Tower | ||||||
| Greenknowe Tower | ||||||
| Hume Castle | Greenlaw | |||||
| Hermitage Castle | keep | ruin | Historic Scotland | Newcastleton | ||
| Jedburgh Castle | demolished 1409 | Jedburgh | ||||
| Kirkhope Tower | ||||||
| Mervinslaw Pele | pele tower | ruin | ||||
| Neidpath Castle | keep | 14th C | private ownership; open regularly | Peebles NT236405 | Extensively remodelled in 16th C[15] | |
| Newark Castle | ||||||
| Nisbet House | House | 1630 | Restoration | Private | Duns | West Tower added 1774 |
| Roxburgh Castle | ||||||
| Smailholm Tower | Historic Scotland | |||||
| Thirlestane Castle | ||||||
| Traquair House | fortified house | occupied | private ownership; open regularly | |||
| Venlaw | ||||||
| Wedderburn Castle | ||||||
| Whitslaid Tower |
[edit] Shetland
| Name | Type | Date | Condition | Ownership | location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Muness Castle | tower house | 1598 | ruin | Historic Scotland, free site | Unst HP629012 | |
| Scalloway Castle | tower house | 1600 | ruin | Historic Scotland, free site | Scalloway 404392 |
[edit] South Ayrshire
| Name | Type | Date | Condition | Ownership | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltersan Castle | ||||||
| Blairquhan Castle | ||||||
| Culzean Castle | Historic House | National Trust for Scotland | ||||
| Dundonald Castle | Historic Scotland | |||||
| Dunure Castle | ||||||
| Glenapp Castle | ||||||
| Greenan Castle | ||||||
| Penkill Castle | ||||||
| Sundrum Castle | ||||||
| Thomaston Castle | ||||||
| Turnberry Castle |
[edit] South Lanarkshire
| Name | Type | Date | Condition | Ownership | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bothwell Castle | Ruin | Historic Scotland | ||||
| Cadzow Castle | Ruin | Historic Scotland | ||||
| Craignethan Castle | Ruin | Historic Scotland | ||||
| Crawford Castle | Ruin | Also known as Lindsay Tower | ||||
| Douglas Castle | Ruin | Also known as Castle Dangerous | ||||
| Gilbertfield Castle | Ruin | |||||
| Tower of Hallbar | ||||||
| Lee Castle | Historic House | |||||
| Rutherglen Castle | ||||||
| Strathaven Castle | Ruin |
[edit] Stirling
| Name | Type | Date | Condition | Ownership | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buchanan Castle | Ruin | |||||
| Craigend Castle | Ruin | |||||
| Culcreuch Castle | ||||||
| Doune Castle | ||||||
| Edinample Castle | ||||||
| Mugdock Castle | Ruin | |||||
| Plane Tower | ||||||
| Stirling Castle |
[edit] West Dunbartonshire
| Name | Type | Date | Condition | Ownership | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dumbarton Castle | Garrison Fortress [16] | 17-18th C [16] | Dumbarton NS398744 |
The site was the centre of the Kingdom of Strathclyde. Open to public, admission fee.[16] | ||
| Dunglass Castle | ||||||
| Balloch Castle | 1809 [17] | Glasgow NS390830 |
Ruins of the original medieval castle still remain.[17] |
[edit] West Lothian
| Name | Type | Date | Condition | Ownership | location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duntarvie Castle | tower house | 16th C | undergoing restoration | private | South Queensferry NT091765 |
|
| House of the Binns | castellated house | 17th C | complete | National Trust for Scotland | Linlithgow NT051785 |
Stands on the site of an earlier castle [18] |
| Linlithgow Palace | courtyard palace | 15th C | ruin | Historic Scotland | Linlithgow NT003774 | built on site of 12th C castle[19] |
| Niddry Castle | keep | 15th C | restored & occupied | private | Broxburn NT097743 |
[edit] Western Isles (na h-Eileanan Siar)
| Name | Type | Date | Condition | Ownership | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amhuinnsuidhe Castle | Historic house | Amhuinnsuidhe Castle Estate | Harris | |||
| Ardvourlie Castle | ||||||
| Kisimul Castle | Castlebay, Barra NL665979 |
Open to public, admission fee.[20] | ||||
| Lews Castle | Historic house | 19th C [21] | Comhairle nan Eilean Siar | Stornoway, Lewis NB419331 |
The castle is a Category A listed building.[22] | |
| 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.
- Hogwarts Castle, School of Witchcraft and Wizardry in the Harry Potter novels.
[edit] See also
[edit] Notes
- ^ Braemar Castle. Retrieved on 2008-06-02.
- ^ Coventry, p. 153
- ^ Coventry, p. 79
- ^ Coventry, p. 82
- ^ Coventry, p. 89
- ^ Coventry, p. 356
- ^ Coventry, p. 372
- ^ Coventry p. 155
- ^ Coventry, p. 202
- ^ Coventry, p. 165
- ^ Coventry, p. 166
- ^ Coventry, p. 244
- ^ Coventry, p. 316
- ^ Coventry, p. 367
- ^ Coventry, p. 329
- ^ a b c Dumbarton Castle. Historic Scotland (historic-scotland.gov.uk). Retrieved on 2008-05-16.
- ^ a b Balloch Castle. Historic Scotland (historic-scotland.gov.uk). Retrieved on 2008-05-16.
- ^ Coventry, p. 392
- ^ Coventry, p. 295
- ^ Kisimul Castle. Historic Scotland (historic-scotland.gov.uk). Retrieved on 2008-05-16.
- ^ Lews Castle and Lady Lever Park. Historic Scotland (historic-scotland.gov.uk). Retrieved on 2008-05-16.
- ^ LEWS CASTLE. Historic Scotland. Retrieved on 2008-05-16.
[edit] References
- Coventry, Martin (2001) The Castles of Scotland, 3rd Ed. Scotland: Goblinshead ISBN 1899874267
[edit] External links
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