The closest is Inverness Castle, 1 km south of the city centre; the most famous is Balmoral Castle — #14 of 7,738 worldwide — 78 km south-east.
Every one of them stands in Scotland — the country page shows the full national picture.
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Castles near Inverness
34 castles, fortresses, palaces and ruins within 100 km of the city centre — every one on the interactive map, with photos, distances and directions.
Within 25 km of Inverness
- Urquhart Castle
22 km south-west · Ruin · #250 worldwide
Urquhart Castle is a ruined castle that sits beside Loch Ness in the Highlands of Scotland.
- Inverness Castle
1 km south · Castle
Inverness Castle is a castle overlooking the River Ness in Inverness, Highland, Scotland.
- Fort George (Highland)
14 km north-east · Fortress
Fort George is a large 18th-century fortress near Ardersier, to the north-east of Inverness in the Highland council area of Scotland.
- Cawdor Castle
18 km east · Castle
Cawdor Castle is a castle in the parish of Cawdor in Nairnshire, Scotland. It is built around a 15th-century tower house, with substantial additions…
- Beaufort Castle (Scotland)
16 km west · Palace & château
Beaufort Castle or Castle Dounie is a baronial style mansion built in 1880 and incorporating older building work.
- Brahan Castle
18 km north-west · Castle
Brahan Castle was situated 3.5 miles south-west of Dingwall, in Easter Ross, Highland Scotland.
Day trips: 25–60 km
- Dunrobin Castle
58 km north · Palace & château · #394 worldwide
Dunrobin Castle is a stately home in Sutherland, in the Highland area of Scotland, that serves as the family seat of the Earl of Sutherland, Chief of…
- Skibo Castle
44 km north · Castle
Skibo Castle is located to the west of Dornoch in the Highland county of Sutherland, Scotland overlooking the Dornoch Firth.
- Brodie Castle
33 km north-east · Castle
Brodie Castle is a well-preserved Z-plan tower house located north of Brodie about 3.5 miles west of Forres, in Moray, Scotland.
- Carbisdale Castle
50 km north · Castle
Carbisdale Castle was built in 1907 for the Duchess of Sutherland on a hill across the Kyle of Sutherland from Invershin in the Scottish Highlands.
- Ballindalloch Castle
52 km east · Castle
Ballindalloch Castle, known as the "pearl of the north", is a Scottish castle located in Ballindalloch, Banffshire, Scotland.
- Duffus Castle
56 km north-east · Ruin
Duffus Castle, near Elgin, Moray, Scotland, was a motte-and-bailey castle and was in use from c. 1140 to 1705.
- Dornoch Castle
46 km north · Castle
Dornoch Castle is situated opposite Dornoch Cathedral in the town of Dornoch, Scotland.
- Darnaway Castle
34 km east · Castle
Darnaway Castle, also known as Tarnaway Castle, is located in Darnaway Forest, 3 miles southwest of Forres in Moray, Scotland.
- Spynie Palace
60 km east · Ruin
Spynie Palace, also known as Spynie Castle, was the fortified seat of the Bishops of Moray for about 500 years in Spynie, Moray, Scotland.
Farther afield: 60–100 km
- Balmoral Castle
78 km south-east · Palace & château · #14 worldwide
Balmoral Castle is a large estate house in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, and a residence of the British royal family.
- Eilean Donan Castle
81 km west · Castle
Eilean Donan is a small tidal island situated at the confluence of three sea lochs in the western Highlands of Scotland, about one kilometre from the…
- Blair Castle
82 km south · Castle
Blair Castle stands in its grounds near the village of Blair Atholl in Perthshire in Scotland.
- Craigievar Castle
97 km east · Castle
Craigievar Castle is a harled castle or fortified country house 6 miles south of Alford, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
- Ardvreck Castle
89 km north-west · Ruin
Ardvreck Castle is a castle, now ruinous, standing on a rocky promontory in Loch Assynt, Sutherland, Scotland, UK.
- Braemar Castle
72 km south-east · Castle
Braemar Castle is situated near the village of Braemar in Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
- Findlater Castle
90 km east · Ruin
Findlater Castle is the old seat of the Earls of Findlater and Seafield, sitting on a 50-foot-high cliff overlooking the Moray Firth on the coast of…
- Huntly Castle
86 km east · Ruin
Huntly Castle is a ruined castle north of Huntly in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, where the rivers Deveron and Bogie meet.
- Kildrummy Castle
84 km east · Ruin
Kildrummy Castle is a ruined castle near Kildrummy, in Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
- Castle Menzies
98 km south · Castle
Castle Menzies in Scotland is the ancestral seat of the Clan Menzies and the Menzies Baronets.
- Balvenie Castle
66 km east · Ruin
Balvenie Castle is a ruined castle 1 km north of Dufftown in the Moray region of Scotland.
- Inverlochy Castle
89 km south-west · Ruin
Inverlochy Castle is a ruined, 13th-century castle near Inverlochy and Fort William, Highland, Scotland.
+ 7 more in this range — every one is on the interactive map.
Distances are straight-line from the city centre. City coordinates and population: Wikidata Q160493.
Frequently asked questions
How many castles are near Inverness?
The Castlemap atlas maps 34 landmarks (17 castles · 2 fortresses · 3 palaces & châteaux · 12 ruins) within 100 km of the centre of Inverness, measured straight-line — a curated selection of well-documented landmarks, not a count of every fortification ever built.
What is the closest castle to Inverness?
Inverness Castle, a castle 1 km south of the city centre.
What is the most famous castle near Inverness?
Balmoral Castle, ranked #14 of 7,738 worldwide in the atlas's fame ranking — 78 km south-east from Inverness.
Nearby city guides: Aberdeen (133 km) · Dundee (137 km) · Glasgow (180 km) · Edinburgh (182 km). See also medieval castles · all rankings · castles by country.