The Castle Guide – a selection of castles from around the UK

There are now over 1100 Scottish castles in this guide, over 300 Welsh castles, all sorted alphabetically. Please use the search box below to select a castle name, country, 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!

Ardstinchar Castle

Ardstinchar Castle, ruins of C16 tower and courtyard of the Kennedies, abandoned by Hamiltons C18 and used as a quarry

Closest To: Ballantrae
Access: S.O.A.C. Public Access

Grid Reference: NX087824

Ardtornish Castle

Ardtornish Castle, scant ruins of C13 hall and outbuildings of the Macdonalds and MacLeans, abandoned by C17

Closest To: Lochaline
Access: S.O.A.C. Public Access

Grid Reference: NM692427

Ardvorlich House

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

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

Ardwell Mote, large ditched motte on coastal cliff site near estuary with fragmentary bank suggesting bailey

Closest To: Ardwell, Sandhead
Access: S.O.A.C. Public Access

Grid Reference: NX107455

Arkholme with Cawood Chapel Hill

Arkholme with Cawood Chapel Hill is a motte overlloking the River Lune with a possible bailey to the south which now houses the parish church and burial ground.

Closest To: England
Access: Free Public Access

Grid Reference: SD589718

Armadale Castle

Armadale Castle, roofless shell of C19 mansion containing earlier work. Estate and gardens open to the public

Closest To: Armadale
Access: Chargeable Public Access

Grid Reference: NG640047

Armathwaite Castle

Armathwaite Castle is a renovated mansion built around a tower house of the 15th century, extended in the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries. The castle can just be seen from a nearby bridge, and sits on a raised river bank.

Closest To: Armathwaite, Kirkoswald, High Hesket
Access: No Access

Grid Reference: NY50574587

Arnage Castle

Arnage Castle, privately occupied C16 tower of Cheynes extended by the Rosses C18

Closest To: Ellon, Auchnagatt, Methlick
Access: No Access

Grid Reference: NJ936370

Arnhall Castle

Arnhall Castle, ruins of C17 tower house on private estate land

Closest To: Dunblane, Bridge of Allan, Doune
Access: S.O.A.C. Public Access

Grid Reference: NS763986

Arniston House

Arniston House, occupied C18 Adam mansion containing fragments of C16 tower house, all of the Dundases

Closest To: Gorebridge
Access: Occasional Access

Grid Reference: NT325594

Arnot Tower

Arnot Tower, ruined C16 tower within private grounds of C19 house. Gardens no longer seem to be open to public

Access: No Access

Grid Reference: NO207016

Arnside Tower

Arnside Tower is a ruined tower house in fields next to a farm, with a public footpath running close by. It was damaged in a storm in 1602 and part demolished.

Closest To: Milnthorpe, Storth, Arnside, Silverdale, Carnforth, Burton-in-Kendal
Access: Occasional Access

Grid Reference: SD45777684

Aros Castle

Aros Castle, ruined hall and courtyard castle of the MacDougalls and Macdonalds, and later MacLeans, abandoned in C18

Closest To: Salen, Mull
Access: S.O.A.C. Public Access

Grid Reference: NM563450

Arrochar Castle

Arrochar Castle, supposed seat of the MacFarlanes C17. Site occupied by a hotel formerly known as Arrochar House

Closest To: Arrochar,Tarbet
Access: Occasional Access

Grid Reference: NN297040

Ascog Castle Cowal

Asgog Castle, ruins of C15 tower of the Lamonts destroyed by Campbells C17. Not to be confused with Ascog on the Isle of Bute

Closest To: Kames
Access: S.O.A.C. Public Access

Grid Reference: NR947705

Ashintully Castle

Ashintully Castle, an occupied C16 tower house of Spaldings extended C17 and abandoned. Repaired and reoccupied C19

Closest To: Bridge of Cally, Spittal of Glenshee
Access: No Access

Grid Reference: NO101612

Ashton Hall

Ashton Hall is a largely 19th century mansion but incorporates the remains of a 14th century tower first extended in the 17th century. Today it is used as the club house for Lancaster Golf Club.

Closest To: England
Access: Occasional Access

Grid Reference: SD461572

Aske Hall Easby Near Richmond

Aske Hall is largely an 18th century country house but hides within the remains of a 15th century tower and 16th century hall. It is open to the public a few days a year for tours

Closest To: England
Access: Occasional Access

Grid Reference: NZ178034

Askerton Castle

Askerton Castle started out life as a hall-house, but was strengthened in the 15th century with the addition of a square tower at each end of the old hall. This was extended further with the addition of a courtyard wall to the rear, now forming a U-shaped mansion with small courtyard.

Closest To: Brampton, Gilsland
Access: No Access

Grid Reference: NY550692

Askham Hall

Askham Hall is a large 18th century mansion house used as a hotel. The south wing contains a tower house with two wings that dates to perhaps the 14th century. It was reworked in the 16th century and again in the 18th - and to the rear is a service courtyard, post-medieval.

Closest To: Askham, Penrith
Access: Occasional Access