The most famous castle in Scotland is Balmoral Castle, ranked #14 of 7,738 in the world — followed by Edinburgh Castle and Antonine Wall.
The Castlemap atlas charts 94 castles, 6 fortresses, 13 palaces & châteaux and 54 ruins in Scotland. They span more than 24 centuries — from Broch of Gurness (founded 500 BC) to Carbisdale Castle (1910). Every one is plotted with its photo and story on the interactive castle map of Scotland.
Map of castles in Scotland
On the map they cluster thickest around Dundee — 78 within a 100 km day trip, then Edinburgh (75) and Glasgow (71). The northernmost is Muness Castle, the southernmost MacLellan's Castle — about 678 km apart.
Planning a visit? Day-trip guides: Castles near Edinburgh · Castles near Glasgow · Castles near Dundee · Castles near Aberdeen · Castles near Inverness.
By region: Castles in the Scottish Highlands · Castles in Aberdeenshire.
See them on the map →When they were built
Of the 167 landmarks mapped in Scotland, 149 carry a sourced founding date. Most were founded in the 16th century — 35 of them. 87 predate 1500 and 15 were built after 1700.
