SCT Scotland
80 castles, fortresses, palaces and ruins within 100 km of the city centre — every one on the interactive map, with photos, distances and directions.
The closest is Dudhope Castle, 1 km north-west of the city centre; the most famous is Balmoral Castle — #18 of 8,133 worldwide — 66 km north. The oldest dated site in the circle is Trimontium, founded c. 50.
The 100 km circle reaches into 2 countries — Scotland (78), England (2).
18 km north · Castle · #243 worldwide
Glamis Castle is situated beside the village of Glamis in Angus, Scotland. It is the home of the Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne, and is open to the…
17 km south-east · Ruin
St Andrews Castle is a ruin located in the coastal Royal Burgh of St Andrews in Fife, Scotland.
6 km east · Castle
Broughty Castle is a historic castle on the banks of the River Tay in Broughty Ferry, Dundee, Scotland.
5 km east · Castle
Claypotts Castle is a late medieval castle in the suburban West Ferry area of Dundee, Scotland.
3 km north · Castle
Mains Castle is a 16th-century castle in Dundee, Scotland. The castle consists of several buildings surrounding a courtyard, although several of the…
1 km north-west · Castle
Dudhope Castle is an extended late medieval tower house located on the southern face of Dundee Law in Dundee, Scotland.
59 km south · Castle · #37 worldwide
Edinburgh Castle is a historic castle in Edinburgh, Scotland. It stands on Castle Rock, which has been occupied by humans since at least the Iron Age.
58 km south · Palace & château · #84 worldwide
The Palace of Holyroodhouse, also known as Holyrood Palace, is the official residence of the monarch of the United Kingdom in Scotland.
27 km south-west · Palace & château
Falkland Palace, in Falkland, Fife, Scotland, is a royal palace of the Scottish kings.
39 km south-west · Ruin
Lochleven Castle is a ruined castle on an island in Loch Leven, in the Perth and Kinross local authority area of Scotland.
29 km west · Palace & château
Scone Palace is a Category A-listed historic house near the village of Scone and the city of Perth, Scotland.
49 km south-east · Ruin
Tantallon Castle is a ruined mid-14th-century fortress, located 5 kilometres east of North Berwick, in East Lothian, Scotland.
53 km south-west · Ruin
Dunfermline Palace is a ruined former Scottish royal palace and important tourist attraction in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland.
58 km south-east · Ruin
Dunbar Castle was one of the strongest fortresses in Scotland, situated in a prominent position overlooking the harbour of the town of Dunbar, in…
29 km west · Fortress
Inchtuthil is the site of a Roman legionary fortress situated on a natural platform overlooking the north bank of the River Tay southwest of…
54 km south-west · Castle
Castle Campbell is a medieval castle situated above the town of Dollar, Clackmannanshire, in central Scotland.
49 km south-west · Ruin
Aberdour Castle is in the village of Easter Aberdour, Fife, Scotland. Parts of the castle date from around 1200, making Aberdour one of the two…
57 km west · Castle
Drummond Castle is located in Perthshire, Scotland. The castle is known for its gardens, described by Historic Environment Scotland as "the best…
+ 18 more in this range — every one is on the interactive map.
66 km north · Palace & château · #18 worldwide
Balmoral Castle is a large estate house in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, and a residence of the British royal family.
87 km south-west · Fortress · #69 worldwide
The Antonine Wall was a turf fortification on stone foundations, built by the Romans across what is now the Central Belt of Scotland, between the…
71 km south-west · Castle · #82 worldwide
Stirling Castle, located in Stirling, is one of the largest and most historically and architecturally important castles in Scotland.
72 km north-east · Ruin · #246 worldwide
Dunnottar Castle is a ruined medieval fortress located upon a rocky headland on the northeast coast of Scotland, about 2 miles south of Stonehaven in…
66 km south-west · Ruin · #296 worldwide
The ruins of Linlithgow Palace are located in the town of Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland, 15 miles west of Edinburgh.
73 km south-west · Castle
Doune Castle is a medieval stronghold near the village of Doune, in the Stirling council area of central Scotland and the historic county of…
64 km north-west · Castle
Blair Castle stands in its grounds near the village of Blair Atholl in Perthshire in Scotland.
61 km south-west · Castle
Blackness Castle is a 15th-century fortress, near the village of Blackness, Scotland, on the south shore of the Firth of Forth.
60 km south · Ruin
Craigmillar Castle is a ruined medieval castle in Edinburgh, Scotland. It is three miles south-east of the city centre, on a low hill to the south of…
81 km north · Castle
Craigievar Castle is a harled castle or fortified country house 6 miles south of Alford, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
67 km north · Castle
Braemar Castle is situated near the village of Braemar in Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
74 km north-east · Castle
Crathes Castle is a castle built in the 16th century, near Banchory in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is in the historic county of Kincardineshire.
+ 32 more in this range — every one is on the interactive map.
Distances are straight-line from the city centre. City coordinates and population: Wikidata Q123709.
The Castlemap atlas maps 80 landmarks (51 castles · 3 fortresses · 5 palaces & châteaux · 21 ruins) within 100 km of the centre of Dundee, measured straight-line — a curated selection of well-documented landmarks, not a count of every fortification ever built.
Dudhope Castle, a castle 1 km north-west of the city centre.
Balmoral Castle, ranked #18 of 8,133 worldwide in the atlas's fame ranking — 66 km north from Dundee.
The oldest dated landmark in the circle is Trimontium, founded c. 50 — 97 km south. Earlier structures may have existed; this is the oldest with a documented founding year.
Nearby city guides: Edinburgh (58 km) · Aberdeen (93 km) · Glasgow (104 km) · Inverness (137 km). See also medieval castles · all rankings · castles by country.
