Castles in Scotland is a link page for any castle in Scotland. A castle (from the Latin castellum) is a structure that is fortified for defence against an enemy and generally serves as a military headquarters dominating the surrounding countryside[1]. The term is most often applied to a small self-contained fortress, usually of the Middle Ages. ... Motto: (Latin for No one provokes me with impunity)1 Anthem: Multiple unofficial anthems Capital Edinburgh Largest city Glasgow Official language(s) English, Gaelic, Scots2 Government Constitutional monarchy (as part of the UK)  - Queen Queen Elizabeth II  - Prime Minister of the UK Tony Blair MP  - First Minister Jack McConnell MSP...

There are an estimated 3,000 castles in Scotland, ranging in size from royal residences and large military outposts with hundreds of rooms to simple fortified farmhouses. Many of these castles are now ruins, and some are known only through historical records. The list below is therefore not exhaustive.

Scotland contains many buildings which were built to look rather like castles, but are not usually considered to be castles. These are examples of tower houses or Scottish Baronial revival style. They would only appear in this list if the building was given the title of "castle" (e.g. Balmoral Castle). A tower house stands on a hillock near Quin along the back road from Limerick to Ennis. ... Greenock Sheriff Court displays crow-stepped gables and corbelled corner turrets. ... Balmoral Castle Balmoral Castle, painted by Queen Victoria in 1854 during its construction Balmoral Castle is currently a large mansion situated deep within the Scottish Highlands. ...

Aberdeenshire

• Balmoral Castle
• Birse Castle
• Bognie Castle, also known as Conzie Castle
• Braemar Castle
• Castle of Park
• Corgarff Castle
• Craigievar Castle
• Craigston Castle
• Crathes Castle
• Castle Fraser
• Delgatie Castle
• Drum Castle
• Drumtochty Castle
• Dunnideer Castle
• Dunnottar Castle
• Eden Castle
• Fasque Castle
• Fetteresso Castle
• Forbes Castle
• Fyvie Castle
• Esselmont Castle
• Findlater Castle
• Glenbuchat Castle
• Hatton Castle
• Huntly Castle
• Inverallochy Castle
• Invercauld Castle
• Kildrummy Castle
• Kincardine Castle
• Kinnairdy Castle
• Kindrochit Castle
• Leslie Castle
• Muchalls Castle
• Moreland Castle
• Pitsligo Castle, also known as Pitsligo Palace
• Slains Castle
• Terpersie Castle
• Tolquhoun Castle

To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Balmoral Castle Balmoral Castle, painted by Queen Victoria in 1854 during its construction Balmoral Castle is currently a large mansion situated deep within the Scottish Highlands. ... Categories: Stub | Castles in Scotland ... Braemar Castle is a castle near Braemar in the Grampian region of Scotland. ... Location of Corgarff Castle within Grampian, Scotland Corgarff Castle is a castle at the head of Strathdon in the Grampian region of Scotland. ... Categories: Stub | Castles in Scotland ... Craigston Castle, Turriff, Aberdeenshire is a historic home of the Urquhart family. ... Crathes Castle is a castle near Banchory in the Grampian region of Scotland. ... Castle Fraser is a castle near Inverurie in the Grampian region of Scotland. ... Delgatie Castle is a castle near Turriff in the Grampian region of Scotland. ... Drum Castle is a castle near Banchory in the Grampian region of Scotland. ... Dunnottar Castle Dunnottar Castle is a ruined medieval fortress located upon a rocky outcrop on the north-east coast of Scotland, about two miles south of Stonehaven. ... Fyvie Castle is a castle near Turriff in the Grampian region of Scotland. ... Findlater Castle sits in a romantic position on a 50-foot-high cliff overlooking the North Sea on the coast of what was Banffshire, Scotland. ... Huntly Castle is a ruined castle near Huntly in the Grampian region of Scotland. ... Kildrummy Castle is a ruined castle near Kildrummy the traditional Scottish county of Aberdeenshire. ... Muchalls Castle, Kincardineshire Muchalls Castle stands overlooking the North Sea in the countryside of historic Kincardineshire, Scotland. ... Moreland Castle is a castle in Scotland. ... Slains Castle is a ruined castle near Cruden Bay in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, overlooking the North Sea. ...

Angus

• Affleck Castle
• Airlie Castle
• Brechin Castle
• Brucklay Castle
• Careston Castle
• Colliston Castle
• Cortachy Castle
• Ethie Castle
• Edzell Castle
• Farnell Castle
• Finavon Castle
• Findlater Castle
• Fordyce Castle
• Forfar Castle
• Glamis Castle
• Glenbuchat Castle
• Guthrie Castle
• Hatton Castle
• Invermark Castle
• Inverquharity Castle
• Kellie Castle
• Kinnaird Castle
• Melgund Castle
• Red Castle

Angus (Aonghas in Gaelic) is one of the traditional counties and also one of 32 unitary council regions in Scotland and a Lieutenancy area. ... Brechin Castle is a castle located in Brechin, County Angus, Scotland. ... Colliston Castle, near Arbroath, Scotland, was built in 1545 by Cardinal Beaton, abbott of Arbroath Abbey. ... Edzell Castle. ... Findlater Castle sits in a romantic position on a 50-foot-high cliff overlooking the North Sea on the coast of what was Banffshire, Scotland. ... This article or section is in need of attention from an expert on the subject. ... Kellie Castle is a castle 5 kilometres north of Pittenweem in the East Neuk of Fife, Scotland. ...

Argyll and Bute

• Barcaldine Castle
• Calgary Castle
• Carnasserie Castle
• Carrick Castle
• Craignish Castle
• Duart Castle, Isle of Mull
• Dunans Castle
• Dunderave Castle
• Dunollie Castle
• Dunstaffnage Castle
• Duntrune Castle
• Dunyvaig Castle
• Fincharn Castle
• Glengorm Castle
• Gylen Castle
• Innes Chonnel Castle
• Inveraray Castle
• Kames Castle
• Kilchurn Castle
• Kilmartin Castle
• Kilmory Castle
• Lachlan Castle
• Minard Castle
• Moy Castle
• Rothesay Castle
• Saddell Castle, see Saddell
• Skipness Castle
• Castle Stalker
• Castle Sween
• Tarbert Castle
• Torosay Castle
• Torrisdale Castle

Argyll and Bute (Earra-Ghaidheal agus Bòd in Gaelic) is both one of 32 unitary council areas; and a Lieutenancy Area in Scotland. ... Duart Castle, Isle of Mull Duart Castle is a castle on the west coast of Scotland, located on the Isle of Mull within the council area of Argyll and Bute. ... Dunans Castle viewed from the road Bridge leading from the main road to the castle Dunans Castle is located in Glendaruel (off the A886) in the Argyll and Bute region of Scotland. ... Dunollie castle Dunollie castle is a small ruin located on a hill above the town of Oban, Scotland. ... Dunstaffnage Castle. ... The introduction to this article provides insufficient context for those unfamiliar with the subject matter. ... Looking towards Gylen Castle. ... Inveraray Castle is a castle in western Scotland. ... Kilchurn Castle is a ruined 15th century structure on the northeastern end of Loch Awe, in Argyll, Scotland. ... Kilmory Castle is said to have been haunted by the ghost of a Green Lady. Other castles in the surrounding area (mid-Argyll) include Duntrune, Carnasserie, and Dunadd. ... A small village situated on the east side of the Kintyre Peninsula of Argyll and Bute, overlooking the Kilbrannan Sound and the Isle of Arran, 8 miles from Campbeltown on the B842 road to Carradale. ... Castle Stalker is a four storey tower house or keep picturesquely set on a small islet on Loch Laich, an inlet off Loch Linnhe. ...

Clackmannanshire

• Alloa Tower
• Broomhall Castle
• Castle Campbell

Look Aboot Ye Clackmannanshire (Siorrachd Chlach Mhannainn in Gaelic) is one of the 32 council areas of Scotland, and a lieutenancy area, bordering Perth and Kinross, Stirling and Fife. ... Alloa Tower in Alloa in central Scotland is the surviving part of the mediæval residence of the Erskine family, the Earls of Mar. ... Castle Campbell is a mediæval castle situated above the town of Dollar, Clackmannanshire in central Scotland. ...

Dumfries and Galloway

• Auchen Castle
• Baldoon Castle
• Barholm Castle
• Caerlaverock Castle
• Cardoness Castle
• Carsluith Castle
• Castle of St. John
• Closeburn Castle
• Comlongon Castle
• Drumlanrig Castle
• Gilnockie Tower
• Castle Kennedy
• Kirkconnell Tower
• Lochmaben Castle
• Lochnaw Castle
• MacLellan's Castle
• Orchardton Tower
• Sanquhar Castle
• Sorbie Tower
• Threave Castle
• Tibber's Castle
• Torthorwald Castle

Dumfries and Galloway (Dùn Phris agus Gall-Ghaidhealaibh in Gaelic) is one of 32 unitary council areas in Scotland. ... Caerlaverock Castle. ... The Castle of St. ... Drumlanrig Castle is a large castle in the Southwest of Scotland, near to Thornhill, in Dumfries and Galloway. ... Threave Castle is situated on an island in the River Dee and was the home of the Douglas family from the 1300s to 1640. ...

City of Dundee

• Broughty Castle
• Castle Huntly (HM Prison)
• Claypotts Castle
• Dudhope Castle
• Mains Castle
• Powrie Castle

City of Dundee (Mòr-bhaile Dhùn Dèagh in Gaelic) is one of 32 unitary council regions in Scotland. ... Broughty Castle, completed around 1495, was surrendered to the English in 1547 by Lord Gray following the Battle of Pinkie; it wasnt for another three years, in February 1550 that the French and Scots managed to recapture it. ... // Location Castle Huntly sits approximately seven miles west of Dundee in the Carse of Gowrie, in central Scotland. ... Claypotts Castle Claypotts Castle is a medieval castle located in the suburban West Ferry area of Dundee, United Kingdom. ...

East Ayrshire

• Barr Castle
• Caprington Castle
• Carnell Castle
• Cessnock Castle
• Corsehill Castle
• Craufurdland Castle
• Dean Castle
• Dunlop Castle
• Kingencleuch Castle
• Lainshaw Castle
• Lochdoon Castle
• Loudoun Castle
• Mauchline Castle
• Newmilns Tower
• Ravenscraig Castle
• Riccarton Castle
• Robertland Castle
• Sorn Castle
• Templehouse Fortalice
• Terringzean Castle
• Trabboch Castle

Logo of East Ayrshire Council East Ayrshire (Siorrachd Inbhir Àir an Ear in Gaelic) is one of 32 unitary council regions in Scotland. ... Loudoun Castle is a developing theme park set around the ruins of Loudoun Castle in Galston in the Loudoun area, South-West Scotland. ...

East Dunbartonshire

• Craigend Castle
• Mugdock Castle

East Dunbartonshire (Siorrachd Dhùn Bhreatainn an Ear in Gaelic) is one of 32 unitary authority areas in Scotland. ...

East Lothian

• Ballencrief Castle
• Black Castle
• Castle of the Bass, see Bass Rock
• Dirleton Castle
• Dunbar Castle, see John Muir Country Park
• Fenton Tower, see Kingston, East Lothian
• Hailes Castle
• Luffness Castle
• Tantallon Castle
• Yester Castle, also known as the Goblin Ha'

East Lothian (Lodainn an Ear in Gaelic) is one of 32 unitary council areas in Scotland, and a lieutenancy Area. ... Bass Rock from North Berwick. ... Dirleton Castle Dirleton Castle ( ) is a medieval fortress in the village of Dirleton, East Lothian, Scotland. ... View from the park looking north-west. ... Kingston Kingston is a small hamlet near North Berwick in East Lothian, Scotland. ... Tantallon Castle is located 3 miles east of North Berwick in Scotland. ...

East Renfrewshire

• Mearns Castle

East Renfrewshire (Siorrachd Rinn Friù an Ear in Gaelic) is one of 32 unitary council regions in Scotland. ...

City of Edinburgh

• Craigmillar Castle
• Edinburgh Castle
• Lauriston Castle
• Liberton Tower
• Melville Castle
• Merchiston Castle

City of Edinburgh (Mòr-bhaile Dhùn Èideann in Gaelic) is one of 32 unitary council regions in Scotland. ... Craigmillar castle Craigmillar castle is a castle situated five kilometres south-east of the centre of the city of Edinburgh. ... Edinburgh Castle and NorLoch, around 1780 by Alexander Nasmyth Edinburgh Castle is an ancient stronghold on the Castle Rock in the centre of the city of Edinburgh, has been in use by assorted military forces since 900 BC and only transferred from Ministry of Defence administration recently. ... Lauriston Castle as it appeared in 1775, before the 1827 addition by William Burn. ...

Falkirk

• Airth Castle
• Almond Castle
• Blackness Castle
• Castle Cary Castle
• Elphinstone Tower

Falkirk (an Eaglais Bhreac in Gaelic) is one of the 32 council areas in Scotland. ... Blackness Castle was a minor garrison on the Firth of Forth, but John Selzer considered it important enough to add the massive spur protecting the gate and shortened the Stern tower as a base for 3 heavy guns. ...

Fife

• Aberdour Castle
• Arnot Tower
• Balgonie Castle
• Ballinbreich Castle
• Collairnie Castle
• Couston Castle
• Dairsie Castle
• Denmylne Castle
• Earlshall Castle
• Falkland Palace
• Fernie Castle
• Fordell Castle
• Kellie Castle
• Lochore Castle
• Lordscairnie Castle
• Myres Castle
• Newark Castle
• Pitreavie Castle
• Ravenscraig Castle
• Rossend Castle
• Rosyth Castle
• Rumgally House
• St Andrews Castle
• Scotstarvit Castle
• Wemyss Castle

Fife (Fìobh in Gaelic) is a council area of Scotland, situated between the Firth of Tay and the Firth of Forth, with landward boundaries to Perth and Kinross and Clackmannanshire. ... Falkland Palace is a former Scottish royal palace in Falkland, Fife. ... Kellie Castle is a castle 5 kilometres north of Pittenweem in the East Neuk of Fife, Scotland. ... Rossend Castle is an historic building in Burntisland, a town in Fife, Scotland. ... Ruins of St Andrews castle overlooking the North Sea St Andrews castle is a picturesque ruin located in the coastal town of St Andrews in Fife, Scotland. ... Wemyss Castle, in West Wemyss, Fife, Scotland was the ancient seat of the family of the same name and has played a conspicuous part in Scottish history. ...

City of Glasgow

• Cathcart Castle
• Crookston Castle
• Haggs Castle

The City of Glasgow Council (Mòr-bhaile Ghlaschu in Gaelic) is one of the 32 Scottish unitary authorities, formerly Glasgow District Council and Glasgow Corporation in Glasgow, Scotland. ... Crookston Castle is located in the Pollok district of Glasgow, some 5 miles (8 km) south of the city center and overlooking the Levern Water, just before its confluence with the White Cart Water. ... Haggs Castle is a castle in the neighbourhood of Pollokshaws, in Glasgow, Scotland. ...

Highland

• Achnacarry
• Ackergill Tower
• Ardtonish Castle
• Ardvreck Castle
• Armadale Castle
• Balnagown Castle
• Beaufort Castle
• Braal Castle
• Brahan Castle
• Brims Castle
• Carbisdale Castle
• Caisteal Maol
• Castle Chanonry of Ross
• Castle of Mey
• Castle Stalker
• Cawdor Castle
• Castle Craig
• Claig Castle
• Dalcross Castle
• Dornoch Castle
• Dounreay Castle, see Dounreay
• Dunaverty Castle
• Dunbeath Castle
• Dunrobin Castle
• Dunscaith Castle
• Duntulm Castle
• Dunvegan Castle
• Eilean Donan Castle
• Erchless Castle
• Foulis Castle
• Freswick
• Glengarry Castle
• Invergarry Castle
• Inverlochy Castle
• Inverness Castle
• Keiss
• Kilravock Castle
• Kinloch Castle
• Kinlochaline Castle
• Knock Castle
• Castle Leod
• Lochindorb Castle
• Mingarry Castle
• Moniack Castle
• Ormlie
• Rait Castle
• Scrabster Castle
• Sinclair & Girnigoe Castle
• Skibo Castle
• Strome Castle
• Castle Stuart
• Castle Tioram
• Tulloch Castle
• Urquhart Castle

The Highland unitary authority area (Roinn na Gàidhealtachd in Gaelic) is a local government area in the Scottish Highlands and the largest local government area in Scotland. ... Achnacarry is a small hamlet, private estate, and a castle in the Lochaber region of Highland, Scotland, about 15 miles north of the town of Fort William near the village of Spean Bridge. ... Ardvreck Castle // Location Standing on a rocky promontory jutting out into Loch Assynt in north west Scotland, Ardvreck Castle is a ruined castle dating from the 16th century. ... Kildary is a small village in Easter Ross, Ross and Cromarty, Highland, Scotland. ... Beaufort Castle, under construction in the late 1870s. ... Carbisdale Castle was built by the Duchess of Sutherland and is now used as a youth hostel, operated by the Scottish Youth Hostel Association. ... The Castle Chanonry of Ross is also sometimes spelt Canonry or Chanonrie. ... The Castle of Mey (formerly Barrogill Castle) is in dramatic situation on the north coast of Scotland, about 6 miles west of John OGroats. ... Castle Stalker is a four storey tower house or keep picturesquely set on a small islet on Loch Laich, an inlet off Loch Linnhe. ... Cawdor Castle is a tower house set amid magnificent gardens in the parish of Cawdor, approximately 10 miles (16 km) east of Inverness and 5 miles (8 km) southwest of Nairn in Scotland. ... Castle Craig was dedicated October 29th, 1900 and was given to the people of Meriden, Connecticut by Marylisa Rosado. ... Dounreay (Ordnance Survey Grid reference NC982669) is the name of a now ruinous castle on the north coast of Caithness, in the Highland area of Scotland. ... Dunbeath Castle is a castle on the east coast of Caithness in the Scottish Highlands. ... Dunrobin Castle is a stately home in Sutherland, north east Scotland. ... Dunscaith Castle also known as Dun Sgathaich Castle, Dun Scaich, and Tokavaig is a Castle in the north of Scotland. ... Dunvegan Castle, looking towards MacLeods Tables Dunvegan Castle is a castle at Dunvegan on the Isle of Skye, off the west coast of Scotland. ... Categories: Castles in Scotland | Stub ... Image:FoulisCastleSide. ... Inverness Castle Inverness Castle Inverness Castle Today Inverness Castle sits on a cliff overlooking the River Ness, in Inverness, Scotland. ... Kilravock Castle (pronounced Kil-rock) is a traditional Scottish castle in the village of Nairn, near Inverness, Scotland. ... Kinlochaline Castle Kinlochaline Castle is a 12th century Scottish fortress in Morvern, Lochaber, Highland. ... Mingarry Castle. ... Skibo Castle is located to the west of Dornoch in Sutherland, Scotland overlooking the Dornoch Firth. ... Castle Tioram Castle Tioram (pronounced Chee-rum) is a ruined castle that sits on a tidal island in Loch Moidart, Lochaber, Highland, Scotland. ... Urquhart Castle, main tower Urquhart Castle (, ; Ordnance Survey Grid reference NH530286) sits beside Loch Ness in Scotland along the A82 road, between Fort William and Inverness. ...

Inverclyde

• Castle Levan
• Castle Wemyss
• Newark Castle

Inverclyde (Inbhir Chluaidh in Gaelic) is one of 32 council areas in Scotland. ... Newark Castle stands close to the last shipyard on the Lower Clyde. ...

Midlothian

• Borthwick Castle
• Crichton Castle
• Dalhousie Castle
• Newbattle Castle, also known as Newbattle Abbey
• Roslin Castle

The central portions of the old province of Lothian in Scotland, centred around Edinburgh, became known as Midlothian, Scotland. ... Borthwick Castle. ... The façade around the courtyard at Crichton Castle. ... Dalhousie Castle is a castle in Scotland. ...

Moray

• Auchindoun Castle, Dufftown
• Ballindalloch Castle
• Balvenie Castle, Dufftown
• Blervie Castle
• Brodie Castle
• Drumin Castle
• Duffus Castle

Moray (Moireibh in Gaelic), one of the 32 unitary council regions (or areas) of Scotland, lies in the north-east of the country and borders on the regions of Aberdeenshire and Highland. ... Auchindoun Castle is a 15th century L-Plan tower castle near Duffton in the Grampian region of Scotland. ... Ballindalloch Castle (a. ... Balvenie Castle is a ruined castle near Dufftown in the Grampian region of Scotland. ... Brodie Castle is a castle near Forres in the Moray region of Scotland. ...

North Ayrshire

• Ardrossan Castle
• Auchenharvie Castle
• Brodick Castle
• Clonbeith Castle
• Cunninghamhead Castle
• Eglinton Castle
• Kelburn Castle
• Kerelaw Castle
• Kilbirnie Palace
• Kildonan Castle
• Law Castle
• Lochranza Castle
• Pitcon
• Portencross Castle
• Rowallan Castle
• Skelmorlie Castle

North Ayrshire (Siorrachd Inbhir Àir a Tuath in Gaelic) is one of 32 unitary council regions 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. ... Situated on a promontory in the middle of Lochranza, on the North of the Isle of Arran in Scotland. ... Portencross Castle. ...

North Lanarkshire

• Bedlay Castle, Chryston
• Dalzell House, Motherwell

North Lanarkshire (Siorrachd Lannraig a Tuath in Gaelic) is one of 32 unitary council regions in Scotland. ...

Orkney

• Balfour Castle
• The Bishop's Palace
• The Earl's Palace, Birsay
• The Earl's Palace, Kirkwall
• Kirkwall Castle
• Notland Castle

The Orkney Islands form one of 32 unitary council regions in Scotland, and are a Lieutenancy Area. ... The Bishops Palace, Kirkwall was built at the same time as the adjacent St Magnus Cathedral in the centre of Kirkwall, Orkney was being constructed, and housed the cathedrals first bishop, William the Old of the Norwegian Catholic church who took his authority from the Archbishop of Trondheim. ... The Earls Palace in Birsay, Orkney is a ruined castle. ... The ruins of the Earls Palace, Kirkwall lie near St Magnus Cathedral in the centre of Kirkwall, Orkney. ...

Perth and Kinross

• Ardblair Castle
• Balhousie Castle
• Balvaird Castle
• Blackcraig Castle
• Burleigh Castle
• Craighall Castle
• Dalnagar Castle
• Drummond Castle
• Dupplin Castle
• Elcho Castle
• Finlarig Castle
• Forter Castle
• Huntingtower Castle
• Kinnaird Castle
• Lethendy Tower
• Loch Leven Castle
• Meggernie Castle
• Megginch Castle
• Castle Menzies
• Methven Castle
• Murthly Castle
• Newton Castle
• Taymouth Castle
• Tullibole Castle

Perth and Kinross (Peairt agus Ceann Rois in Gaelic) is one of 32 unitary council areas in Scotland, and a Lieutenancy Area. ... Balvaird Castle, viewed from the north. ... West facade of Burleigh Castle ruins. ... The castle was built there in 1491 by Sir John Drummond. ... The front of Elcho Castle The castle is located a short distance from the River Tay approximately four miles from Perth. ... Finlarig Castle is an early 17th century castle standing on on a peninsula between the River Lochay and Loch Tay, roughly 1 kilometre north of Killin in the district of Perthshire, Scotland. ... Huntingtower Castle in Perthshire was built in the 13th century by the Ruthven family. ... Loch Leven Castle is a castle on an island at in Loch Leven in the Perth and Kinross region of Scotland. ... Situated in the heart of Perthshire in central Scotland, Meggernie Castle is located halfway up Glenlyon, where the river Lyon flows through on its way to join Loch Tay. ... Situated in Perth and Kinross, in central Scotland, Megginch Castle was the family home of the late Cherry Drummond, 16th Baroness Strange. ... Castle Menzies in Scotland is home of the Menzies Clan. ... Methven Castle is situated east of Methven, in Perthshire in Scotland. ...

Renfrewshire

• Johnstone Castle
• Mearns Castle

Renfrewshire (Siorrachd Rinn Friù in Gaelic) is one of 32 unitary authority regions in Scotland. ...

Scottish Borders

• Branxholme Castle
• Duns Castle
• Fast Castle , near Coldingham
• Ferniehirst Castle
• Floors Castle, Kelso
• Fulton Tower
• Hume Castle, near Greenlaw
• Hermitage Castle, Newcastleton
• Jedburgh Castle
• Lochhouse Tower
• Lochwood Castle, also known as Lochwood Tower
• Neidpath Castle, Peebles
• Nisbet House, near Duns
• Roxburgh Castle
• Smailholm Tower
• Thirlestane Castle, Lauder
• Traquair House
• Venlaw
• Wedderburn Castle

Scottish Borders (often referred to locally as The Borders or The Borderland) is one of 35 local government unitary council areas of Scotland. ... Duns Castle. ... Floors Castle in 1880. ... Hermitage Castle is a castle in the border region of Scotland. ... Neidpath Castle is a L-plan rubble built tower, over looking the river Tweed about 1 mile west of Peebles. ... Smailholm Tower is a peel tower that stands some five miles from Kelso in the Scottish borders. ... Thirlestane Castle. ... Traquair House; photo taken during the 2004 Traquair Fair Traquair House, approximately 5 miles south of Peebles (55:36:37N 3:04:06W), is considered to be the oldest continually inhabited house in Scotland. ... Wedderburn Castle, Duns, Berwickshire is a historic home of the Earls of Home. ...

Shetland

• Muness Castle
• Scalloway Castle

See Shetland (disambiguation) for other meanings. ... // How to find Muness Castle Muness Castle lies in the south east corner of Unst, Shetlands most northerly inhabited island, not far from the rocky headland of Mu Ness. ... Scalloway Castle is a picturesque, dramatic castle at the seaside town of Scalloway in the Shetland Islands. ...

South Ayrshire

• Blairquhan Castle
• Culzean Castle
• Dundonald Castle
• Dunure Castle
• Glenapp Castle
• Greenan Castle
• Penkill Castle
• Sundrum Castle
• Thomaston Castle
• Turnberry Castle

South Ayrshire (Siorrachd Inbhir Àir a Deas in Gaelic) is one of 32 unitary council regions in Scotland, covering the southern part of Ayrshire. ... Culzean Castle (pronounced cull-ANE) is a castle near Maybole on the Ayrshire coast of Scotland. ... Located on the west coast of Scotland, about 5 miles south of Ayr. ...

South Lanarkshire

• Bothwell Castle
• Cadzow Castle
• Craignethan Castle
• Crawford Castle
• Douglas Castle, also known as Castle Dangerous
• Gilbertfield Castle
• Tower of Hallbar
• Lee Castle
• Lindsay Tower
• Strathaven Castle

South Lanarkshire (Siorrachd Lannraig a Deas in Gaelic) is one of 32 unitary council regions in Scotland, covering the southern part of the traditional county of Lanarkshire. ... The Donjon seen from the Great Hall Bothwell Castle is a large medieval castle sited on a high steep bank above a bend in the River Clyde between Uddingston and the small town of Bothwell in Lanarkshire, Scotland, about 10 miles (16 km) south of Glasgow. ... Cadzow Castle is a medieval ruin situated a few miles outside Hamilton, Scotland. ... Crawford Castle, substantially in ruins, is located on the north bank of the River Clyde opposite Crawford, South Lanarkshire, Scotland. ... Strathaven Castle above the A71. ...

Stirling

• Buchanan Castle
• Culcreuch Castle
• Doune Castle
• Edinample Castle
• Plane Tower
• Stirling Castle

Stirling (Sruighlea in Gaelic) is one of 32 unitary council regions in Scotland with a population of about 85,000. ... Doune Castle sited above the River Teith. ... Edinample Castle is a late 16th century castle on the southern shores of Loch Earn near Balquhidder in the district of Perthshire, Scotland. ... Stirling Castle (southwest aspect) Stirling Castle is an historic castle in Stirling, Scotland. ...

West Dunbartonshire

• Dumbarton Castle
• Balloch Castle

West Dunbartonshire (Siorrachd Dhùn Bhreatainn an Iar in Gaelic) is one of 32 unitary authority areas in Scotland. ... Dumbarton Castle has the longest recorded history of any stronghold in Great Britain. ...

West Lothian

• Dundas Castle
• Duntarvie Castle
• Linlithgow Palace
• Niddry Castle

West Lothian or Linlithgowshire (Lodainn an Iar in Gaelic) is one of 32 unitary council regions in Scotland, and a Lieutenancy area. ... The south face of Linlithgow Palace Linlithgow Palace from the east North and west faces of Linlithgow Palace The ruins of Linlithgow Palace are situated in the town of Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland, 15 miles west of Edinburgh. ...

Western Isles (na h-Eileanan Siar)

• Amhuinnsuidhe Castle
• Ardvourlie Castle
• Kisimul Castle
• Lews Castle
• Ormacleit Castle

The Western Isles are an archipelago in Scotland. ... Kisimul (also Kiessimul or Chisimul) Castle is a small medieval castle located in the centre of Castlebay on Barra, an island of the Outer Hebrides. ...

Fictional Scottish castles

• McDuck Castle, home of Disney cartoon character Scrooge McDuck.
• The Black Island, a Tintin story featuring a castle based on Lochranza Castle.
• The Ghosts of Inverloch, a Valérian comic, also features a Scottish castle.
• Castle Dangerous, a novel by Sir Walter Scott, drew inspiration from Douglas Castle.

McDuck Castle is a fictional place in The Scrooge McDuck Universe. ... Scrooge McDuck or Uncle Scrooge is a fictional Scottish character who first appeared in Dell Comics Four Color Comics #178 Christmas on Bear Mountain in December 1947. ... The Black Island (LIle Noire) is a one of a series of classic comic-strip albums, written and illustrated by Belgian writer and illustrator Hergé, featuring young reporter Tintin as a hero. ... Tintin and Snowy (Tintin et Milou) Tintin and Snowy (Tintin et Milou) are a pair of world travellers who travel around the world in a variety of adventures from The Adventures of Tintin series of classic comic books drawn and written by Hergé. Tintin The character of Tintin was created... Situated on a promontory in the middle of Lochranza, on the North of the Isle of Arran in Scotland. ... Portrait of Sir Walter Scott, by Sir Edwin Henry Landseer Sir Walter Scott, 1st Baronet (14 August 1771–21 September 1832) was a prolific Scottish historical novelist and poet popular throughout Europe during his time. ...

See also

• List of castles
• Castles in England
• Castles in Wales
• Castles in Northern Ireland