Cardrona Tower
Location: Cardrona Forest near Peebles, Scottish Borders, Lowlands of Scotlandkind of castle: 16th-century peel tower, L-shapedtoday: ruin, accessible to see from the outside, great care …
Castles
Caisteal Maol, Isle of Skye
Location: near Kyleakin, Isle of Skye, Inner Hebrides, Highlands of Scotlandkind of castle: 15th-century fortress with a rectangular keeptoday: ruined condition, can be explored by …
Hopetoun House – The ancestral home of the Hope Family
Location: Queensferry, South Queensferry, West Lothian, Lowlands of Scotlandkind of castle: country house; stately mansiontoday: partially private, partially open to the public, available for events …
Castle Roy
Location: just north of Nethy Bridge, on the B970, Strathspey, Highlands of Scotlandkind of castle: 12th-century courtyard castletoday: open to the public, parking spaces and …
Urquhart Castle
Location: near Drumnadrochit, Loch Ness, Highlands of Scotlandkind of castle: curtain wall castle including a tower housetoday: open to the publicpublic transport: regular buses from …
Eilean Donan Castle
Location: Eilean Donan, Dornie, near the Kyle of Lochalsh, Kintail, Highlands of Scotlandkind of castle: 13th-century tower house castletoday: privately owned and opened to the …
Craigmillar Castle
Location: near Craigmillar, Edinburgh, Scotlandkind of castle: ruinous 14th century stone castle with courtyardtoday: open to the publicpublic transport: regular buses from Edinburgh City Centre …
Lauriston Castle
Location: Edinburgh, Lowlands Scotlandkind of castle: L-plan tower housetoday: open to the public as a museum via guided tours, grounds open to the public (free)public …
Dunstaffnage Castle and Chapel
Location: Dunbeg, near Oban, Argyll, Scottish Highlandskind of castle: stone fortresstoday: open to publicpublic transport: buses to Dunbeg, short walk to the Castle itselfscheduled monument: …
Roslin Castle
Also spelled: Rosslyn CastleLocation: near Roslin village, Midlothian, Lowlands of Scotlandkind of castle: 14th century stone castletoday: partly ruined, partly habitablepublic transport: buses from Edinburgh …