Castles of Scotland
Site Rating:
Although the featured attractions, sites and landmarks are always chosen by me, I have made a serious effort to differentiate 4 levels:
- (***) This is, for whatever reason, a very personal favourite! Will definitely be on my itinerary! Could possibly be disappointing for someone else though.
- (**) A major must-see tourist attraction that you can find in many a brochure.
- (*) Worth seeing and possibly interesting if you happen to be in the vicinity.
- (-) A hefty dollop of imagination is a must, but it might be interesting if you know the background.
1 - England (Cumbria & Northumberland)
2 - Lothian & Scottish Borders
- Blackness Castle **
- Borthwick Castle *
- Cessford Castle *
- Crichton Castle ***
- Dirleton Castle ***
- Drochil Castle *
- Dryhope Tower *
- Dunbar Castle *
- Fast Castle ***
- Ferniehirst Castle **
- Greenknowe Tower **
- Hailes Castle ***
- Hermitage Castle ***
- Innerwick Castle *
- Linlithgow Palace **
- Midhope Castle *
- Neidpath Castle **
- Newark Castle *
- Redhouse Castle *
- Roxburgh Castle *
- Smailholm Tower ***
- Caerlaverock Castle ***
- Cardoness Castle *
- Carsluith Castle *
- Cruggleton Castle ***
- Dunskey Castle *
- Gilnockie Tower ***
- Lochmaben Castle ***
- Morton Castle ***
- Sanquhar Castle **
- Threave Castle ***
- Torthorwald Castle *
4 - Ayrshire & Arran (Coming!)
5 - Edinburgh
6 - Glasgow & The Clyde (Coming!)
7 - Fife & St Andrews (Coming!)
8 - Loch Lomond, Stirling & The Trossachs
- Alloa Tower **
- Castle Campbell ***
- Doune Castle ***
- Dumbarton Castle ***
- Finlarig Castle ***
- Stirling Castle ***
- Aros Castle ***
- Asgog Castle *
- Barcaldine Castle *
- Carnasserie Castle **
- Carrick Castle *
- Castle Coeffin **
- Castle Stalker **
- Castle Sween **
- Duart Castle ***
- Dunadd Fort ***
- Dunollie Castle *
- Dunstaffnage Castle and Chapel ***
- Dunyvaig Castle *
- Fincharn Castle **
- Gylen Castle ***
- Innis Chonnel Castle *
- Inveraray Castle **
- Kilchurn Castle ***
- Moy Castle **
- Old Castle Lachlan **
- Royal Castle of Tarbert *
- Skipness Castle **
- Toward Castle *
11 - Fort William, Ben Nevis & Lochaber
- Auchindoun Castle ***
- Balmoral Castle **
- Boyne Castle ***
- Braemar Castle **
- Castle Fraser **
- Corgarff Castle **
- Coull Castle *
- Craigievar Castle **
- Crathes Castle **
- Drum Castle **
- Duffus Castle ***
- Dunnottar Castle ***
- Dunnydeer Castle *
- Dunphail Castle *
- Esslemont Castle *
- Findlater Castle ***
- Fyvie Castle **
- Gight Castle ***
- Glenbuchat Castle *
- Huntly Castle ***
- Kildrummy Castle ***
- Kindrochit Castle *
- Leslie Castle **
- Peel of Lumphanan *
- Pitsligo Castle **
- Red Castle ***
- Tolquhon Castle **
13 - Aviemore & The Cairngorms
14 - Isle of Skye & Kyle of Lochalsh
- Brochel Castle *
- Caisteal Maol *
- Caisteal Uisdean ***
- Dunscaith Castle **
- Duntulm Castle *
- Dunvegan Castle **
- Eilean Donan Castle **
- Knock (Camus) Castle *
- Strome Castle *
15 - Inverness, Loch Ness & Nairn
16 - Caithness, Sutherland & Ross
- Ackergill Tower *
- Ardvreck Castle **
- Bucholly Castle ***
- Caisteal Bharraich **
- Castle of Mey **
- Castle of Old Wick **
- Castles Sinclair & Girnigoe ***
- Dunrobin Castle **
- Old Keiss Castle **
- Skelbo Castle **
17 - Western Isles (Outer Hebrides)
18 - Orkney Islands
19 - Shetland Islands