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!
Applegarth, motte on riverside site adjacent to working farm which occupies a possible bailey site
- Access: S.O.A.C. Public Access
- Grid Reference: NY104841
Arbuthnott Castle, remnants of C16 tower of Arbuthnotts built into much extended mansion; privately occupied
- Access: No Access
- Grid Reference: NO795751
Ardblair Castle, a privately occupied tower house and courtyard of the Blairs dating to the 16th century
- Closest To: Blairgowrie
- Access: No Access
- Grid Reference: NO163445
Ardclach Bell Tower, a small defensive C17 belfry on a hilltop for calling people to church or an alarm about raiders
- Closest To: Nairn, Forres, Ferness
- Access: Free Public Access
- Grid Reference: NH953453
Ardencaple, ?site of C12 castle; site of C16 tower of the MacAuleys rebuilt C18 into mansion, largely demolished
- Access: Free Public Access
- Grid Reference: NS282830
Ardfad Castle, ruins of C16/17 tower of the MacDougalls of Ardencaple, probably abandoned C18
- Access: S.O.A.C. Public Access
- Grid Reference: NM769195
Ardgowan Castle, unoccupied and private C15 tower of the Stewarts abandoned C18 in favour opf new mansion; restored C19
- Access: No Access
- Grid Reference: NS205728
Ardmaddy Castle, privately occupied C18 mansion incorporating parts of a C15 castle of the MacDougalls rebuilt by the Campbells C16
- Access: No Access
- Grid Reference: NM786164
Ardmillan Castle, site of C16 tower house of the Kennedies extended C17-18; burned down C20. Grounds now a caravan park
- Access: S.O.A.C. Public Access
- Grid Reference: NX170945
Ardross Castle, Fife, ruins of C14 castle of the Dishingtons, probably abandoned C17 after sale to the Scotts
- Access: S.O.A.C. Public Access
- Grid Reference: NO508007
Ardross Castle, Highland, occupied C19 baronial mansion by Ross for the Mathesons, run as a conference and wedding venue
- Closest To: Ardross, Alness, Evanton, Invergordon
- Access: No Access
- Grid Reference: NH611741
Ardrossan Castle, ruins of C15 castle of the Montgomeries demolished C17 on the site of an earlier castle; considered dangerous
- Closest To: Ardrossan,Saltcoats,Stevenston,West Kilbride,Irvine,Kilwinning
- Access: No Access
- Grid Reference: NS232423
Ardstinchar Castle, ruins of C15 tower and courtyard of the Kennedies, abandoned by Hamiltons C18 and used as a quarry
- Access: S.O.A.C. Public Access
- Grid Reference: NX087824
Ardtornish Castle, scant ruins of C13 hall and courtyard castle of theMacdonalds and MacLeans, abandoned by C17
- Access: S.O.A.C. Public Access
- Grid Reference: NM692427
Ardvorlich House, ?site of tower of the Stewarts from C16, site now occupied by late C18 mansion extended C19
- Closest To: St Fillans, Lochearnhead
- Access: No Access
- Grid Reference: NN631230
Ardvreck Castle, a ruined C16 MacLeod tower house on Loch Assynt destroyed in C18. Danger of falling masonry.
- Closest To: Inchnadamph,Assynt,Lochinver
- Access: Free Public Access
- Grid Reference: NC239236
Ardwell Mote, large ditched motte on river cliff site near estuary with fragmentary bank suggesting bailey
- Access: S.O.A.C. Public Access
- Grid Reference: NX107455
Armadale Castle, roofless shell of C19 mansion containing earlier work. Estate and gardens open to the public
- Access: Chargeable Public Access
- Grid Reference: NG640047
Arnage Castle, privately occupied C16 tower of Cheynes extended by the Rosses C18
- Access: No Access
- Grid Reference: NJ936370
Arnhall Castle, ruins of C17 tower house associated with Earls of Atholl on private estate land
- Access: S.O.A.C. Public Access
- Grid Reference: NS763986
Arniston House, occupied C18 Adam mansion containing fragments of C16 tower house, all of the Dundases
- Access: No Access
- Grid Reference: NT325594
Arnot Tower, ruined C16 tower within private grounds of C19 house. Gardens sometimes open to public
- Access: Occasional Access
- Grid Reference: NO207016
Aros Castle, ruined hall and courtyard castle of the MacDougalls and Macdonalds, and later MacLeans, abandoned in C18
- Access: S.O.A.C. Public Access
- Grid Reference: NM563450
Arrochar Castle, vanished seat of the MacFarlanes C17. Site occupied by a hotel formerly known as Arrochar House
- Access: Free Public Access
- Grid Reference: NN320048
Asgog Castle, ruins of C15 tower of the Lamonts destroyed by Campbells C17. Not to be confused with Ascog, Bute
- Access: S.O.A.C. Public Access
- Grid Reference: NR947705