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The Castlemap atlas charts 30 castles, 2 fortresses, 8 palaces & châteaux and 17 ruins in the Scottish Highlands. They span from 1057 to 1910.
The best known is Balmoral Castle, #14 of 7,738 worldwide.
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Balmoral Castle is a large estate house in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, and a residence of the British royal family.
Ruin · 13th century · #250 worldwide · #8 in Scotland
Urquhart Castle is a ruined castle that sits beside Loch Ness in the Highlands of Scotland.
Palace & château · 18th century · #384 worldwide · #10 in Scotland
Inveraray Castle is a country house near Inveraray in the county of Argyll, in western Scotland, on the shore of Loch Fyne, Scotland's longest sea…
Palace & château · 19th century · #394 worldwide · #11 in Scotland
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…
Castle · 13th century · #13 in Scotland
Dunvegan Castle is located 1 mile to the north of Dunvegan on the Isle of Skye, off the west coast of Scotland.
Palace & château · #16 in Scotland
Falkland Palace, in Falkland, Fife, Scotland, is a royal palace of the Scottish kings.
Castle · 13th century · #17 in Scotland
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…
Castle · 16th century · #18 in Scotland
The Castle of Mey is located in Caithness, on the north coast of Scotland, about 6 miles west of John o' Groats.
Castle · 13th century · #20 in Scotland
Blair Castle stands in its grounds near the village of Blair Atholl in Perthshire in Scotland.
Ruin · 13th century · #21 in Scotland
Lochleven Castle is a ruined castle on an island in Loch Leven, in the Perth and Kinross local authority area of Scotland.
Castle · 14th century · #22 in Scotland
Castle Stalker is a four-storey tower house or keep in the Scottish county of Argyll.
Palace & château · 19th century · #23 in Scotland
Scone Palace is a Category A-listed historic house near the village of Scone and the city of Perth, Scotland.
Castle · 11th century · #26 in Scotland
Inverness Castle is a castle overlooking the River Ness in Inverness, Highland, Scotland.
Castle · 13th century · #27 in Scotland
Duart Castle, or Caisteal Dhubhairt in Scottish Gaelic, is a castle on the Isle of Mull, beside the Sound of Mull off the west coast of Scotland,…
Fortress · 18th century · #29 in Scotland
Fort George is a large 18th-century fortress near Ardersier, to the north-east of Inverness in the Highland council area of Scotland.
Castle · 15th century · #31 in Scotland
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…
Ruin · 15th century · #32 in Scotland
Kilchurn Castle is a ruined structure on a rocky peninsula at the northeastern end of Loch Awe, in Argyll and Bute, Scotland.
Castle · 15th century · #35 in Scotland
Kisimul Castle and also known as Kiessimul Castle, is a medieval castle located on a small island off Castlebay, Barra, in the Outer Hebrides,…
Castle · 12th century · #36 in Scotland
Skibo Castle is located to the west of Dornoch in the Highland county of Sutherland, Scotland overlooking the Dornoch Firth.
Ruin · 13th century · #37 in Scotland
Dunstaffnage Castle is a partially ruined castle in Argyll and Bute, western Scotland.
Ruin · 16th century · #39 in Scotland
Ardvreck Castle is a castle, now ruinous, standing on a rocky promontory in Loch Assynt, Sutherland, Scotland, UK.
Castle · 17th century · #41 in Scotland
Braemar Castle is situated near the village of Braemar in Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
Ruin · #48 in Scotland
Castle Tioram is a ruined castle that sits on the tidal island Eilean Tioram in Loch Moidart, Scotland.
Castle · 19th century · #51 in Scotland
Taymouth Castle is situated to the north-east of the village of Kenmore, Perth and Kinross, in the Highlands of Scotland, in an estate which…
Castle · 16th century · #58 in Scotland
Brodie Castle is a well-preserved Z-plan tower house located north of Brodie about 3.5 miles west of Forres, in Moray, Scotland.
Palace & château · 19th century · #59 in Scotland
Lews Castle is a Victorian era castle located west of the town of Stornoway, Isle of Lewis, Scotland.
Fortress · #63 in Scotland
Inchtuthil is the site of a Roman legionary fortress situated on a natural platform overlooking the north bank of the River Tay southwest of…
Palace & château · 19th century · #65 in Scotland
Kinloch Castle is an Edwardian mansion located on Kinloch, on the island of Rùm, one of the Small Isles off the west coast of Scotland.
Castle · 20th century · #67 in Scotland
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.
Ruin · 13th century · #69 in Scotland
Dunollie Castle is a small ruined castle located on a hill north of the town of Oban, on the west coast of Scotland in Argyll and Bute.
Castle · 15th century · #72 in Scotland
Drummond Castle is located in Perthshire, Scotland. The castle is known for its gardens, described by Historic Environment Scotland as "the best…
Ruin · 19th century · #79 in Scotland
Armadale Castle is a ruined country house in Armadale, Skye, former home of the MacDonalds.
Castle · 16th century · #84 in Scotland
Castle Menzies in Scotland is the ancestral seat of the Clan Menzies and the Menzies Baronets.
Castle · 16th century · #85 in Scotland
Ballindalloch Castle, known as the "pearl of the north", is a Scottish castle located in Ballindalloch, Banffshire, Scotland.
Ruin · #88 in Scotland
Dunscaith Castle also known as Dun Scaich, Dun Sgathaich Castle and Tokavaig, is a ruined castle on the coast of the Isle of Skye, in the north-west…
Palace & château · 19th century · #89 in Scotland
Beaufort Castle or Castle Dounie is a baronial style mansion built in 1880 and incorporating older building work.
Castle · 15th century · #91 in Scotland
Castle Sinclair Girnigoe is located about 3 miles north of Wick on the east coast of Caithness, Scotland.
Castle · 17th century · #95 in Scotland
Methven Castle is a privately owned 17th-century house situated east of Methven, in Perth and Kinross, Scotland.
Ruin · #98 in Scotland
Balvenie Castle is a ruined castle 1 km north of Dufftown in the Moray region of Scotland.
Ruin · 12th century · #99 in Scotland
Duffus Castle, near Elgin, Moray, Scotland, was a motte-and-bailey castle and was in use from c. 1140 to 1705.
Ruin · 13th century · #100 in Scotland
Inverlochy Castle is a ruined, 13th-century castle near Inverlochy and Fort William, Highland, Scotland.
Castle · 16th century · #101 in Scotland
Corgarff Castle is located slightly west of the village of Corgarff, in Aberdeenshire, north-east Scotland.
Castle · 16th century · #102 in Scotland
Ackergill Tower is located on the coast of Sinclair's Bay, about 2.5 miles north of Wick, Caithness, in northern Scotland.
Castle · 16th century · #105 in Scotland
Abergeldie Castle is a four-floor tower house in Crathie and Braemar parish, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
Castle · 15th century · #111 in Scotland
Dornoch Castle is situated opposite Dornoch Cathedral in the town of Dornoch, Scotland.
Castle · 17th century · #112 in Scotland
Dunbeath Castle is located on the east coast of Caithness, 2 kilometres south of Dunbeath, in northern Scotland.
Castle · 16th century · #121 in Scotland
Elcho Castle is located close to the south bank of the River Tay approximately four miles south-east of Perth, Scotland, in the region of Perth and…
Castle · 14th century · #123 in Scotland
Huntingtower Castle, once known as Ruthven Castle or the Place of Ruthven, is located near the village of Huntingtower beside the A85 and near the…
Castle · 19th century · #131 in Scotland
Darnaway Castle, also known as Tarnaway Castle, is located in Darnaway Forest, 3 miles southwest of Forres in Moray, Scotland.
Ruin · 15th century · #135 in Scotland
Moy Castle is a ruined castle near Lochbuie on the Isle of Mull, Scotland. The site is now a scheduled monument.
Ruin · 16th century · #139 in Scotland
Gylen Castle is a ruined castle, or tower house, at the south end of the island of Kerrera in Argyll and Bute, Scotland, on a promontory overlooking…
Ruin · 15th century · #141 in Scotland
Caisteal Maol is a ruined castle located near the harbour of the village of Kyleakin, Isle of Skye, Scotland.
Castle · #149 in Scotland
Mingary Castle, also known as Mingarry Castle, is a castle situated one mile southeast of the small village of Kilchoan in Lochaber, Scotland.
Ruin · 13th century · #150 in Scotland
Aros Castle, also known as Dounarwyse Castle, is a ruined 13th-century castle near Salen on the Isle of Mull, Scotland.
Ruin · 12th century · #153 in Scotland
Spynie Palace, also known as Spynie Castle, was the fortified seat of the Bishops of Moray for about 500 years in Spynie, Moray, Scotland.
Castle · 17th century · #156 in Scotland
Barcaldine Castle is a 17th-century tower house castle located at Barcaldine 9 miles north of Oban, Scotland.
Castle · 17th century · #160 in Scotland
Brahan Castle was situated 3.5 miles south-west of Dingwall, in Easter Ross, Highland Scotland.
The Castlemap atlas charts 30 castles, 2 fortresses, 8 palaces & châteaux and 17 ruins in the Scottish Highlands. They span from 1057 to 1910.
The best known is Balmoral Castle, #14 of 7,738 worldwide.
Inverness Castle — 1057.
