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Castles in Scotland
159 landmarks in the Castlemap atlas — every one on the interactive map.
See them on the map →The most famous castle in Scotland is Balmoral Castle, ranked #15 of 7,051 in the world — followed by Edinburgh Castle and Antonine Wall.
The Castlemap atlas charts 98 castles, 6 fortresses, 7 palaces & châteaux and 48 ruins in Scotland. They span more than 17 centuries — from Antonine Wall (founded 142) to Dunrobin Castle (1845). Every one is plotted with its photo, founding date and story on the interactive castle map of Scotland.
All 159 castles in Scotland
- Balmoral Castle
Palace & château · 14th century · #15 worldwide · #1 in Scotland
Balmoral Castle is a large estate house in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, and a residence of the British royal family.
- Edinburgh Castle
Castle · 12th century · #32 worldwide · #2 in Scotland
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.
- Antonine Wall
Fortress · 2nd century · #64 worldwide · #3 in Scotland
Defensive fortification in Roman Britain
- Stirling Castle
Castle · #75 worldwide · #4 in Scotland
Stirling Castle, located in Stirling, is one of the largest and most historically and architecturally important castles in Scotland.
- Holyrood Palace
Palace & château · 17th century · #78 worldwide · #5 in Scotland
The Palace of Holyroodhouse, also known as Holyrood Palace, is the official residence of the monarch of the United Kingdom in Scotland.
- Glamis Castle
Castle · 14th century · #236 worldwide · #6 in Scotland
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…
- Dunnottar Castle
Ruin · 14th century · #239 worldwide · #7 in Scotland
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…
- Urquhart Castle
Ruin · 13th century · #250 worldwide · #8 in Scotland
Urquhart Castle is a ruined castle that sits beside Loch Ness in the Highlands of Scotland.
- Linlithgow Palace
Ruin · #287 worldwide · #9 in Scotland
The ruins of Linlithgow Palace are located in the town of Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland, 15 miles west of Edinburgh.
- Doune Castle
Castle · 14th century · #10 in Scotland
Doune Castle is a medieval stronghold near the village of Doune, in the Stirling council area of central Scotland and the historic county of…
- Dunrobin Castle
Palace & château · 19th century · #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…
- Dunvegan Castle
Castle · 13th century · #12 in Scotland
Dunvegan Castle is located 1 mile to the north of Dunvegan on the Isle of Skye, off the west coast of Scotland.
- Caerlaverock Castle
Ruin · 13th century · #13 in Scotland
Caerlaverock Castle is a moated triangular castle first built in the 13th century.
- Dumbarton Castle
Castle · #14 in Scotland
Dumbarton Castle has the longest recorded history of any stronghold in Scotland.
- Falkland Palace
Palace & château · #15 in Scotland
Falkland Palace, in Falkland, Fife, Scotland, is a royal palace of the Scottish kings.
- Eilean Donan Castle
Castle · #16 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 of Mey
Castle · 16th century · #17 in Scotland
The Castle of Mey is located in Caithness, on the north coast of Scotland, about 6 miles west of John o' Groats.
- Culzean Castle
Castle · #18 in Scotland
Culzean Castle is a castle overlooking the Firth of Clyde, near Maybole, Carrick, in South Ayrshire, on the west coast of Scotland.
- Blair Castle
Castle · 13th century · #19 in Scotland
Blair Castle stands in its grounds near the village of Blair Atholl in Perthshire in Scotland.
- Loch Leven Castle
Ruin · 13th century · #20 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 Stalker
Castle · 14th century · #21 in Scotland
Castle Stalker is a four-storey tower house or keep in the Scottish county of Argyll.
- Scone Palace
Palace & château · #22 in Scotland
Scone Palace is a Category A-listed historic house near the village of Scone and the city of Perth, Scotland.
- Tantallon Castle
Ruin · 14th century · #23 in Scotland
Tantallon Castle is a ruined mid-14th-century fortress, located 5 kilometres east of North Berwick, in East Lothian, Scotland.
- Dunfermline Palace
Ruin · #24 in Scotland
Dunfermline Palace is a ruined former Scottish royal palace and important tourist attraction in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland.
- Inverness Castle
Castle · 19th century · #25 in Scotland
Inverness Castle is a castle overlooking the River Ness in Inverness, Highland, Scotland.
- Duart Castle
Castle · 13th century · #26 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,…
- Blackness Castle
Castle · 15th century · #27 in Scotland
Blackness Castle is a 15th-century fortress, near the village of Blackness, Scotland, on the south shore of the Firth of Forth.
- Craigmillar Castle
Ruin · 13th century · #28 in Scotland
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…
- Fort George (Highland)
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.
- Cawdor Castle
Castle · 15th century · #30 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…
- Kilchurn Castle
Ruin · 15th century · #31 in Scotland
Kilchurn Castle is a ruined structure on a rocky peninsula at the northeastern end of Loch Awe, in Argyll and Bute, Scotland.
- Drumlanrig Castle
Castle · #32 in Scotland
Drumlanrig Castle is situated on the Queensberry Estate in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland.
- Kisimul Castle
Castle · 15th century · #33 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,…
- Craigievar Castle
Castle · 17th century · #34 in Scotland
Craigievar Castle is a harled castle or fortified country house 6 miles south of Alford, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
- Skibo Castle
Castle · #35 in Scotland
Skibo Castle is located to the west of Dornoch in the Highland county of Sutherland, Scotland overlooking the Dornoch Firth.
- Dunstaffnage Castle
Ruin · 13th century · #36 in Scotland
Dunstaffnage Castle is a partially ruined castle in Argyll and Bute, western Scotland.
- Ardvreck Castle
Ruin · 16th century · #37 in Scotland
Ardvreck Castle is a castle, now ruinous, standing on a rocky promontory in Loch Assynt, Sutherland, Scotland, UK.
- Brodick Castle
Castle · 16th century · #38 in Scotland
Brodick Castle is a castle situated outside the port of Brodick on the Isle of Arran, an island in the Firth of Clyde, Scotland.
- Braemar Castle
Castle · 17th century · #39 in Scotland
Braemar Castle is situated near the village of Braemar in Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
- Findlater Castle
Ruin · #40 in Scotland
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…
- Dunadd
Ruin · 6th century · #41 in Scotland
Dunadd is a hillfort in Argyll and Bute, Scotland, dating from the Iron Age and early medieval period and is believed to be the capital of the…
- Hermitage Castle
Ruin · 13th century · #42 in Scotland
Hermitage Castle is a semi-ruined castle in the border region of Scotland. It stands in the remote valley of the Hermitage Water, part of Liddesdale…
- Threave Castle
Castle · 14th century · #43 in Scotland
Threave Castle is situated on an island in the River Dee, 2.5 kilometres west of Castle Douglas in the historical county of Kirkcudbrightshire in…
- Floors Castle
Palace & château · 18th century · #44 in Scotland
Floors Castle, in Roxburghshire, south-east Scotland, is the seat of the Duke of Roxburghe.
- Crathes Castle
Castle · 16th century · #45 in Scotland
Crathes Castle is a castle built in the 16th century, near Banchory in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is in the historic county of Kincardineshire.
- New Slains Castle
Ruin · 16th century · #46 in Scotland
Slains Castle, also known as New Slains Castle to distinguish it from the nearby Old Slains Castle, is a ruined castle in Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
- Castle Tioram
Ruin · #47 in Scotland
Castle Tioram is a ruined castle that sits on the tidal island Eilean Tioram in Loch Moidart, Scotland.
- Dunbar Castle
Ruin · 11th century · #48 in Scotland
Dunbar Castle was one of the strongest fortresses in Scotland, situated in a prominent position overlooking the harbour of the town of Dunbar, in…
- Roxburgh Castle
Ruin · #49 in Scotland
Roxburgh Castle is a ruined royal castle that overlooks the junction of the rivers Tweed and Teviot, in the Borders region of Scotland.
- Bothwell Castle
Ruin · 13th century · #50 in Scotland
Bothwell Castle is a large medieval castle, sited on a high, steep bank, above a bend in the River Clyde in South Lanarkshire, Scotland.
- Taymouth Castle
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…
- Drum Castle
Castle · 18th century · #52 in Scotland
Drum Castle is a castle near Drumoak in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. For centuries it was the seat of the chief of Clan Irvine.
- Huntly Castle
Ruin · #53 in Scotland
Huntly Castle is a ruined castle north of Huntly in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, where the rivers Deveron and Bogie meet.
- St Andrews Castle
Ruin · 12th century · #54 in Scotland
St Andrews Castle is a ruin located in the coastal Royal Burgh of St Andrews in Fife, Scotland.
- Castle Fraser
Castle · 15th century · #55 in Scotland
Castle Fraser is a large Z-plan castle near Kemnay, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is considered one of the most elaborate examples of its type and one…
- Kildrummy Castle
Ruin · 13th century · #56 in Scotland
Kildrummy Castle is a ruined castle near Kildrummy, in Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
- Brodie Castle
Castle · 16th century · #57 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.
- Roslin Castle
Ruin · 14th century · #58 in Scotland
Roslin Castle is a partially ruined castle near the village of Roslin in Midlothian, Scotland.
- Fyvie Castle
Castle · 13th century · #59 in Scotland
Fyvie Castle is a castle in the village of Fyvie, near Turriff in Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
- Dalkeith Palace
Palace & château · 18th century · #60 in Scotland
Dalkeith Palace is a country house in Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland. It was the seat of the Dukes of Buccleuch from 1642 until 1914, and is owned by…
- Borthwick Castle
Castle · 15th century · #62 in Scotland
Borthwick Castle is one of the largest and best-preserved surviving medieval Scottish fortifications.
- Midhope Castle
Castle · 16th century · #63 in Scotland
Midhope Castle is a late 16th-century tower house in Scotland. It is situated in the hamlet of Abercorn on the Hopetoun estate, About 4 kilometres to…
- Rothesay Castle
Ruin · 19th century · #64 in Scotland
Rothesay Castle is a ruined castle in Rothesay, the principal town on the Isle of Bute, in western Scotland.
- Aberdour Castle
Castle · 12th century · #65 in Scotland
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…
- Dunollie Castle
Ruin · 13th century · #66 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.
- Drummond Castle
Castle · 15th century · #67 in Scotland
Drummond Castle is located in Perthshire, Scotland. The castle is known for its gardens, described by Historic Environment Scotland as "the best…
- Castle Campbell
Castle · #68 in Scotland
Castle Campbell is a medieval castle situated above the town of Dollar, Clackmannanshire, in central Scotland.
- Dirleton Castle
Ruin · 13th century · #69 in Scotland
Dirleton Castle is a medieval fortress in the village of Dirleton, East Lothian, Scotland.
- Dalhousie Castle
Castle · #70 in Scotland
Dalhousie Castle is a castle in Cockpen, Midlothian, Scotland. Dalhousie Castle is situated near the town of Bonnyrigg, 8 miles south of Edinburgh.
- Muness Castle
Castle · 16th century · #71 in Scotland
Muness Castle is located on Unst, which is one of the Shetland Islands of Scotland. The castle is three kilometres east of the village of Uyeasound.
- Turnberry Castle
Ruin · #72 in Scotland
Turnberry Castle is a fragmentary ruin on the coast of Kirkoswald parish, near Maybole in Ayrshire, Scotland.
- Thirlestane Castle
Castle · #73 in Scotland
Thirlestane Castle is a castle set in extensive parklands near Lauder in the Borders of Scotland.
- Smailholm Tower
Castle · #74 in Scotland
Smailholm Tower is a peel tower at Smailholm, around five miles west of Kelso in the Scottish Borders.
- Duntrune Castle
Castle · #75 in Scotland
Duntrune Castle is located on the north side of Loch Crinan and across from the village of Crinan in Argyll and Bute, west of Scotland.
- Armadale Castle
Ruin · 19th century · #76 in Scotland
Armadale Castle is a ruined country house in Armadale, Skye, former home of the MacDonalds.
- Kellie Castle
Castle · 14th century · #78 in Scotland
Kellie Castle is a castle just outside Arncroach and below the dominant hill in the area, Kellie Law.
- Broughty Castle
Castle · 15th century · #79 in Scotland
Broughty Castle is a historic castle on the banks of the River Tay in Broughty Ferry, Dundee, Scotland.
- Castle Menzies
Castle · #80 in Scotland
Castle Menzies in Scotland is the ancestral seat of the Clan Menzies and the Menzies Baronets.
- Dunscaith Castle
Ruin · #81 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…
- Edzell Castle
Ruin · 16th century · #82 in Scotland
Edzell Castle is a ruined 16th-century castle, with an early-17th-century walled garden.
- Ballindalloch Castle
Castle · #83 in Scotland
Ballindalloch Castle, known as the "pearl of the north", is a Scottish castle located in Ballindalloch, Banffshire, Scotland.
- Beaufort Castle (Scotland)
Castle · #84 in Scotland
Castle near Beauly in Inverness-shire, northern Scotland
- Castle Sinclair Girnigoe
Castle · 15th century · #85 in Scotland
Castle Sinclair Girnigoe is located about 3 miles north of Wick on the east coast of Caithness, Scotland.
- Lauriston Castle
Castle · 16th century · #86 in Scotland
Lauriston Castle is a 16th-century tower house with 19th-century extensions overlooking the Firth of Forth, in Edinburgh, Scotland.
- Lochranza Castle
Castle · 16th century · #87 in Scotland
Lochranza Castle is an L-plan fortified tower house situated on a promontory in Lochranza, on the northern part of the Isle of Arran in Scotland.
- Airth Castle
Castle · #88 in Scotland
Airth Castle is a castle overlooking the village of Airth and the River Forth, in the Falkirk area of Scotland.
- Methven Castle
Castle · #89 in Scotland
Methven Castle is a privately owned 17th-century house situated east of Methven, in Perth and Kinross, Scotland.
- Kirkwall Earl's Palace
Ruin · 17th century · #90 in Scotland
The Earl's Palace is a ruined Renaissance-style palace near St Magnus's Cathedral in the centre of Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland.
- Scalloway Castle
Castle · 16th century · #91 in Scotland
Scalloway Castle is a tower house in Scalloway, on the Shetland Mainland, the largest island in the Shetland Islands of Scotland.
- Inverlochy Castle
Ruin · 13th century · #92 in Scotland
Inverlochy Castle is a ruined, 13th-century castle near Inverlochy and Fort William, Highland, Scotland.
- Balvenie Castle
Ruin · #93 in Scotland
Balvenie Castle is a ruined castle 1 km north of Dufftown in the Moray region of Scotland.
- Duffus Castle
Ruin · 12th century · #94 in Scotland
Duffus Castle, near Elgin, Moray, Scotland, was a motte-and-bailey castle and was in use from c. 1140 to 1705.
- Corgarff Castle
Castle · #95 in Scotland
Corgarff Castle is located slightly west of the village of Corgarff, in Aberdeenshire, north-east Scotland.
- Neidpath Castle
Castle · 13th century · #96 in Scotland
Neidpath Castle is an L-plan rubble-built tower house, overlooking the River Tweed about 1 mile west of Peebles in the Borders of Scotland.
- Ackergill Tower
Castle · 16th century · #97 in Scotland
Ackergill Tower is located on the coast of Sinclair's Bay, about 2.5 miles north of Wick, Caithness, in northern Scotland.
- Abergeldie Castle
Castle · #98 in Scotland
Abergeldie Castle is a four-floor tower house in Crathie and Braemar parish, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
- Dundas Castle
Castle · 15th century · #99 in Scotland
Dundas Castle is a 15th-century castle, with substantial 19th-century additions by William Burn, near South Queensferry, on the outskirts of…
- Castle Sween
Ruin · 11th century · #100 in Scotland
Castle Sween, also known as Caisteal Suibhne, and Caistéal Suibhne, is located on the eastern shore of Loch Sween, in Knapdale, south of the forestry…
- Finlaggan Castle
Castle · #101 in Scotland
Finlaggan is a historic site on Eilean Mòr in Loch Finlaggan, on the island of Islay, around 4 km west of the ferry terminal at Port Askaig.
- Crookston Castle
Ruin · 12th century · #102 in Scotland
Crookston Castle is a ruined medieval castle in the Pollok area of Glasgow, Scotland.
- Claypotts Castle
Castle · #103 in Scotland
Claypotts Castle is a late medieval castle in the suburban West Ferry area of Dundee, Scotland.
- Dunbeath Castle
Castle · 17th century · #104 in Scotland
Dunbeath Castle is located on the east coast of Caithness, 2 kilometres south of Dunbeath, in northern Scotland.
- Dornoch Castle
Castle · #105 in Scotland
Dornoch Castle is situated opposite Dornoch Cathedral in the town of Dornoch, Scotland.
- Culcreuch Castle
Castle · 13th century · #107 in Scotland
Culcreuch Castle is a Scottish castle close to the village of Fintry, near Loch Lomond. It had been the home of the Barons of Culcreuch since 1699.
- Duns Castle
Castle · 19th century · #108 in Scotland
Duns Castle, Duns, Berwickshire is a historic house in Scotland, the oldest part of which, the massive Norman Keep or Pele Tower, supposedly dates…
- Brechin Castle
Castle · 13th century · #111 in Scotland
Brechin Castle is a castle in Brechin, Angus, Scotland. The castle was constructed in stone during the 13th century.
- Aberdeen Castle
Castle · #113 in Scotland
Aberdeen Castle was a late Middle Ages fortification, in Aberdeen, Scotland. It was situated on Castle Hill, a site today known as the Castlegate,…
- Skipness Castle
Castle · 13th century · #114 in Scotland
Skipness Castle stands on the east side of the Kintyre peninsula in Scotland, near the village of Skipness.
- Elcho Castle
Castle · 16th century · #115 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…
- Huntingtower Castle
Castle · #116 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…
- Delgatie Castle
Castle · 11th century · #118 in Scotland
Delgatie Castle is a castle near Turriff, in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. The castle consists of a white-harled, five-storey tower dating from the 16th…
- Mugdock Castle
Ruin · #119 in Scotland
Castle with associated chapel and house, all ruins, in Stirling, Scotland, UK
- Mains Castle
Castle · 16th century · #120 in Scotland
Mains Castle is a 16th-century castle in Dundee, Scotland. The castle consists of several buildings surrounding a courtyard, although several of the…
- Noltland Castle
Castle · #122 in Scotland
Noltland Castle is located near Pierowall on the island of Westray in the Orkney Islands of Scotland.
- Alloa Tower
Castle · 14th century · #123 in Scotland
Alloa Tower in Alloa, Clackmannanshire, in central Scotland, is an early 14th-century tower house that served as the medieval residence of the…
- Tolquhon Castle
Ruin · 16th century · #124 in Scotland
Tolquhon Castle is a ruined late-16th-century castle in Aberdeenshire, north-east Scotland.
- Darnaway Castle
Castle · #125 in Scotland
Darnaway Castle, also known as Tarnaway Castle, is located in Darnaway Forest, 3 miles southwest of Forres in Moray, Scotland.
- Balgonie Castle
Castle · 14th century · #126 in Scotland
Balgonie Castle is located on the south bank of the River Leven near Milton of Balgonie, 3.5 kilometres east of Glenrothes, Fife, Scotland.
- Carrick Castle
Castle · 14th century · #127 in Scotland
Carrick Castle is a 14th-century tower house on the west shore of Loch Goil on the Cowal Peninsula, in Argyll and Bute, west of Scotland.
- Moy Castle
Ruin · 15th century · #128 in Scotland
Moy Castle is a ruined castle near Lochbuie on the Isle of Mull, Scotland. The site is now a scheduled monument.
- Fa'side Castle
Castle · 15th century · #129 in Scotland
Fa'side Castle is a 15th-century keep located in East Lothian in Scotland. The castle is approximately 2 miles southwest of Tranent, and 2 mi…
- Gylen Castle
Ruin · 16th century · #131 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…
- Glenbuchat Castle
Ruin · 16th century · #132 in Scotland
Glenbuchat Castle is a historic Z plan Scottish castle built in 1590 for John Gordon of Cairnbarrow to mark his wedding.
- Carnasserie Castle
Ruin · 16th century · #133 in Scotland
Carnasserie Castle is a ruined 16th-century tower house, noted for its unusual plan and renaissance detailing.
- Caisteal Maol
Ruin · #134 in Scotland
Caisteal Maol is a ruined castle located near the harbour of the village of Kyleakin, Isle of Skye, Scotland.
- Hailes Castle
Castle · 14th century · #135 in Scotland
Hailes Castle is a mainly 14th century castle about a mile and a half south-west of East Linton, East Lothian, Scotland.
- Dunyvaig Castle
Castle · #136 in Scotland
Dunyvaig Castle is located on the south side of Islay, in Argyll, Scotland, on the shore of Lagavulin Bay, 4 kilometres from Port Ellen.
- Fort Charlotte (Shetland)
Fortress · #137 in Scotland
Fort Charlotte in the centre of Lerwick, Shetland, is an artillery fort, roughly five sided, with bastions on each of three landward corners, and…
- Ardencaple Castle
Castle · 12th century · #138 in Scotland
Ardencaple Castle, also known as Ardincaple Castle, and sometimes referred to as Ardencaple Castle Light, is a listed building, situated about 1…
- Dalzell House
Castle · 15th century · #139 in Scotland
Dalzell House is a historic house in Motherwell, North Lanarkshire, Scotland.
- Mingary Castle
Castle · #140 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.
- Newark Castle (Port Glasgow)
Castle · #141 in Scotland
Castle sited on the south shore of the estuary of the River Clyde in Port Glasgow, Inverclyde, Scotland
- Dunnideer Castle
Ruin · 13th century · #142 in Scotland
Dunnideer Castle is a ruined tower house near Insch, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
- Aros Castle
Ruin · 13th century · #143 in Scotland
Aros Castle, also known as Dounarwyse Castle, is a ruined 13th-century castle near Salen on the Isle of Mull, Scotland.
- Dudhope Castle
Castle · #144 in Scotland
Dudhope Castle is an extended late medieval tower house located on the southern face of Dundee Law in Dundee, Scotland.
- Spynie Palace
Ruin · 12th century · #145 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.
- Carsluith Castle
Ruin · #146 in Scotland
Carsluith Castle is a ruined tower house, dating largely to the 16th century.
- Barcaldine Castle
Castle · 17th century · #148 in Scotland
Barcaldine Castle is a 17th-century tower house castle located at Barcaldine 9 miles north of Oban, Scotland.
- Ethie Castle
Castle · 14th century · #149 in Scotland
Ethie Castle is a 14th-century castle covering 15,091 square feet. It is located approximately 3 miles north of the fishing town of Arbroath in…
- Tarbert Castle
Castle · 15th century · #150 in Scotland
Tarbert Castle is located on the southern shore of East Loch Tarbert, at Tarbert, Argyll, Scotland, at the north end of Kintyre.
- Clackmannan Tower
Castle · 14th century · #151 in Scotland
The Clackmannan Tower is a historic five-storey tower house situated at the summit of King's Seat Hill in Clackmannan, Clackmannanshire, Scotland.
- Brahan Castle
Castle · #152 in Scotland
Brahan Castle was situated 3.5 miles south-west of Dingwall, in Easter Ross, Highland Scotland.
- Niddry Castle
Castle · 15th century · #153 in Scotland
Niddry Castle is a sixteenth-century tower house near Winchburgh, West Lothian, Scotland.
- Craignethan Castle
Ruin · 15th century · #154 in Scotland
Craignethan Castle is a ruined castle in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. It is located above the River Nethan, a tributary of the River Clyde, at…
- Melgund Castle
Castle · #155 in Scotland
Melgund Castle, lying around two kilometres due east of Aberlemno in Angus, Scotland, is a 16th-century L-plan castle which has been partially…
- Colliston Castle
Castle · #156 in Scotland
Colliston Castle is a 16th-century Z-plan tower house, altered and extended in the 18th and 19th centuries.
- Castle of St. John
Castle · 16th century · #157 in Scotland
The Castle of St John, also known as Stranraer Castle, is an early 16th-century L-plan tower house in the centre of Stranraer, in Dumfries and…
- Midmar Castle
Castle · 16th century · #159 in Scotland
Midmar Castle is a 16th-century castle in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, located 12 kilometres west of Westhill and 3.5 kilometres west of Echt.
Frequently asked questions
How many castles are in Scotland?
The Castlemap atlas maps 159 landmarks (98 castles · 6 fortresses · 7 palaces & châteaux · 48 ruins) in Scotland — a curated selection of well-documented landmarks from Wikidata, not a count of every fortification ever built.
What is the most famous castle in Scotland?
Balmoral Castle, ranked #15 of 7,051 worldwide in the atlas's fame ranking, founded in the 14th century.
What is the oldest castle in Scotland?
The oldest dated landmark in the atlas in Scotland is Antonine Wall, founded 142. Earlier structures may have existed — this is the oldest with a documented founding year.
See also: the most famous castle in every country · the oldest in every country · medieval castles · castle statistics.
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