The Castle Guide – a selection of Scottish castles
There are now over 300 castles in this guide, sorted alphabetically. Please use the search box below to look a castle name, a clan or family name , or a town to see what’s within a few miles. Just type in your search term, select what you are searching by, and away you go!
Achnacarry Castle, ruins of C17 tower house of Camerons destroyed C18; also occupied C19 mansion of same name
- Closest To: Spean Bridge
- Access: S.O.A.C. Public Access
- Grid Reference: NN175879
Achnagairn Castle or House, occupied C19/20 baronial-style mansion available for use as a venue
- Closest To: Kirkhill, Beauly, Inverness
- Access: Occasional Access
- Grid Reference: NH554449
Ackergill Tower, occupied C16 tower of the Keiths, Sinclairs & Dunbars extended to C19
- Closest To: Wick, Keiss
- Access: S.O.A.C. Public Access
- Grid Reference: ND353547
Adpar Motte, relandscaped e/w of ?motte within private grounds, no evidence of ditch or bailey
- Closest To: Newcastle Emlyn
- Access: No Access
- Grid Reference: SN309409
Affleck Castle, privately occupied C15 tower house of the Auchenlecks and later, Reids; abandoned C18 and refurbished
- Closest To: Monikie, Carnoustie, Monifieth, Broughty Ferry, Dundee
- Access: No Access
- Grid Reference: NO493389
Aiket Castle, privately occupied C15 tower of the Cunninghames extended C17 and occupied to C20. Restored late C20
- Closest To: Dunlop, Stewarton, Beith
- Access: No Access
- Grid Reference: NS388488
Aikwood Tower, occupied C16 tower of the Scotts restored C20 by Lord Steel; now available as a venue
- Closest To: Selkirk, Ettrickbridge
- Access: Occasional Access
- Grid Reference: NT420260
Ailsa Castle, ruins of tower of the Hamiltons in ruins C16 and restored, used as a prison until C19
- Access: S.O.A.C. Public Access
- Grid Reference: NX022995
Airds Castle, ruins of C15 castle of Macdonalds later held from the Crown on coastal promontory site
- Closest To: Carradale, Saddell
- Access: S.O.A.C. Public Access
- Grid Reference: NR820383
Airdrie House, much extended and altered occupied C16 tower of the Lumsdens, Prestons and Anstruthers
- Closest To: Crail, Anstruther
- Access: No Access
- Grid Reference: NO567084
Airlie Castle, privately occupied C18 mansion incorporating parts of a castle of the Ogilvies dating back to the 15th century
- Closest To: Alyth, Kirriemuir
- Access: No Access
- Grid Reference: NO293522
Airth Castle, occupied C15 tower of Bruces on site of earlier castle, extended C16-19 and now run as a hotel
- Closest To: Airth, Kincardine, Stenhousemuir
- Access: Free Public Access
- Grid Reference: NS900868
Aithernie Castle, ruins of C17 tower house of the Riggses and Watsons, ruined by early C19
- Access: S.O.A.C. Public Access
- Grid Reference: NO380357
Aldie Castle, privately occupied C16 tower of the Mercers with later courtyard abandoned C18 and restored C20
- Access: No Access
- Grid Reference: NT052977
Aldourie Castle, occupied C17 tower house of the Mackintoshes extended C19 and now run as a hotel
- Access: No Access
- Grid Reference: NH601372
Allardice Castle, privately occupied and restored C16 tower house of the Allardices extended C17 into courtyard mansion
- Access: No Access
- Grid Reference: NO818739
Alloa Tower, a large C14 tower house of the Erskine Earls of Mar; later extensions now demolished. National Trust for Scotland.
- Closest To: Alloa
- Access: Chargeable Public Access
- Grid Reference: NS889925
Allt Cunedda or Cae Gaer, much denuded e/w of oval fortified enclosure - uncertain date or use
- Closest To: Kidwelly
- Access: No Access
- Grid Reference: SN405088
Allt Y Ferin Castle or Dinweilyr, motte and?bailey within earlier promontory fort
- Closest To: Llanegwad
- Access: No Access
- Grid Reference: SN522232
Almond Castle, ruined C15 tower of the Crawfords extended by Livingstones C16, Forfeited and abandoned C18
- Access: S.O.A.C. Public Access
- Grid Reference: NS956773
Altyre Castle, C13 motte of the Comyns abandoned C15, adjacent to ruined C12/13 chapel; ?site of later tower house
- Closest To: Forres
- Access: S.O.A.C. Public Access
- Grid Reference: NJ035553
Amhuinnsuidhe Castle, occupied C19 D Bryce mansion built for the Murray Earl of Dunmore, now run as a hotel
- Access: Free Public Access
- Grid Reference: NB050078
Amisfield Tower, occupied C16 tower of the Charteris family extended in flamboyant style C17
- Access: Occasional Access
- Grid Reference: NX992838
Angle Castle is a ruined hall-house, serving as manorial site but no evidence of other defences
- Closest To: Angle
- Access: No Access
- Grid Reference: SM866030
Annan Castle, remains of a C12 earthwork castle of the Bruce Lords of Annandale eroded by river and destroyed by the C16
- Closest To: Annan
- Access: Free Public Access
- Grid Reference: NY192668