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Castles in Scotland is a link page for any castle in Scotland.Note that there are an estimated 3000 castles in Scotland, ranging in size from royal households 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.
See also: List of castles - Castles in England - Castles in Wales - Castles in Northern Ireland
1 Aberdeenshire
- Auchindoun Castle
- Balmoral Castle
- Ballindalloch Castle
- Balvenie Castle
- Bognie Castle (also known as Conzie Castle)
- Braemar Castle
- Brodie Castle
- Corgarff Castle
- Craigievar Castle
- Crathes CastleCrathes Castle is a castle near Banchory in the Grampian region of Scotland. Crathes sits on land gifted to the Burnett family by King Robert the Bruce in 1323. Construction of the current tower house of Crathes Castle was began 1553 but delayed several t
- Castle FraserCastle Fraser is a castle near Inverurie in the Grampian region of Scotland. Originally known as Muchall-in-Mar construction of the elaborate, five-storey Z-plan castle was begun in 1575 by the 6th Laird of Fraser, Michael Fraser and was completed in 1636
- Delgatie CastleDelgatie Castle is a castle near Turriff in the Grampian region of Scotland. A castle has stood on the site of Delgatie Castle since 1030, although the earliest parts of the castle standing today were built between 1570 and 1579. Additional wings and a ch
- Drum CastleDrum Castle is a castle near Banchory in the Grampian region of Scotland. The original 13th century tower of Drum Castle is the work of medieval architect Richard Cementarius and is believed to be one of the three oldest towers in Scotland. A large wing w
- Dunnideer Castle
- Dunnottar CastleDunnottar Castle is a castle on the east coast of Scotland, near the town of Stonehaven. The castle is open to the public, with car parking available. The castle is perched atop a rocky outcrop, almost an island, accessible only by a narrow neck of land a
- Elgin Cathedral
- Fyvie CastleFyvie Castle is a castle near Turriff in the Grampian region of Scotland. The earliest parts of Fyvie Castle date from the 13th century some sources claim it was built in 1211 by William the Lion. Fyvie was the site of an open-air court held by Robert the
- Esselmont Castle
- Findlater Castle
- Glenbuchat Castle
- Huntly CastleHuntly Castle is a ruined castle near Huntly in the Grampian region of Scotland. Originally named Strathbogie the castle was granted to Sir Adam Gordon of Huntly in the 14th century. It was fired in 1452 by the Earl of Moray then extensively rebuilt by th
- Kildrummy CastleKildrummy Castle is a ruined castle near Kildrummy in the Grampian region of Scotland. Dating from the early 13th century, the castle is believed to have been constructed by Donald, Earl of Mar. It has been besieged a number of times in its history, first
- Kindrochit Castle
- Slains Castle
- Tolquhoun Castle
2 Angus
- Affleck Castle
- Airlie Castle
- Brechin Castle
- Colliston Castle
- Cortachy Castle
- Ethie Castle
- Edzell Castle
- Farnell Castle
- Finavon Castle
- Glamis Castle
- Guthrie Castle
- Hatton Castle
- Inverquharity Castle
- Kellie Castle
- Kinnaird Castle
- Melgund Castle
- Red Castle
