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!
Auchness Castle, privately occupied C16/17 tower of the MacDoualls extended C18-C19
- Closest To: Ardwell, Sandhead
- Access: No Access
- Grid Reference: NX107446
Auchterarder Castle, site of C13 royal castle, parts of which are incorporated into farm buildings
- Closest To: Auchterarder
- Access: S.O.A.C. Public Access
- Grid Reference: NN936133
Auchterhouse Castle, scant remains of a C16 tower of the Stewarts in garden of a privately occupied and much altered multi-phase house
- Closest To: Auchterhouse,Newtyle,Dundee
- Access: No Access
- Grid Reference: NO331373
Auchterless Moathead, ditched motte on riverside site next to kirk; associated with nearby gallows
- Closest To: Kirkton of Auchterless, Fyvie, Rohienorman
- Access: S.O.A.C. Public Access
- Grid Reference: NJ714416
Auldearn Castle, C12 motte erected by King William the Lion with traces of ditch at the base and later perimeter wall
- Closest To: Auldearn
- Access: Free Public Access
- Grid Reference: NH917556
Auldhame Castle, ruins of C16 tower house of the Otterburns in exposed clifftop site probably dismantled C17
- Closest To: North Berwick, East Linton, Dunbar
- Access: S.O.A.C. Public Access
- Grid Reference: NT602846
Auldton Mote, a large earthwork castle of the Moffat family probably destroyed during the Wars of Independence
- Closest To: Moffat
- Access: S.O.A.C. Public Access
- Grid Reference: NT094058
Avoch Castle, scant remains of substantial C12-14 castle of Murrays extended by Douglases before destruction c1455
- Closest To: Avoch
- Access: Free Public Access
- Grid Reference: NH696536
Avochie Castle, ruins of unimpressive C16/17 tower house ofteh Gordons abandoned ?C18
- Closest To: Rothiemay, Huntly
- Access: S.O.A.C. Public Access
- Grid Reference: NJ536466
Aydon Castle, a well-preserved multi-phase castle and manorial centre open as a tourist attraction
- Closest To: Corbridge
- Access: Chargeable Public Access
- Grid Reference: NZ001663
Ayr Castle, site of C12 royal castle rebuilt C14 and destroyed C17 with construction of Citadel fort, now vanished
- Closest To: Ayr
- Access: No Access
- Grid Reference: NS335222
Ayton Castle, a privately occupied C19 mansion built near or on the site of at least three earlier castles dating back to C12
- Closest To: Ayton,Eyemouth,Coldingham,Burnmouth
- Access: Occasional Access
- Grid Reference: NT929614
Balbegno Castle, restored C16 tower house of the Woods extended several times to C19. Now available to rent
- Closest To: Fettercairn, Laurencekirk, Edzell
- Access: No Access
- Grid Reference: NO639730
Balbithan House, privately occupied and extended C17 tower house of the Chalmers family, recently for sale
- Closest To: Kintore, Inverurie, Hatton of Fintray
- Access: No Access
- Grid Reference: NJ812189
Balcarres House, mansion containing parts of C16 tower house of Lindsays, much altered and extended C19 by Lindsays
- Closest To: Elie, Largoward, St Monans
- Access: Occasional Access
- Grid Reference: NO474044
Balcastle Motte, large motte with mostly natural ditch overlooking Kelvin valley
- Closest To: Kilsyth, Quenzieburn
- Access: S.O.A.C. Public Access
- Grid Reference: NS701781
Balcomie Castle, unoccupied but private C16 tower house of the Learmouths extended C17 with modern house adjacent
- Closest To: Crail, Anstruther
- Access: Occasional Access
- Grid Reference: NO625099
Baldoon Castle, ruins of C16/17 tower house & courtyard of the Dunbars/Dalrymples
- Closest To: Wigtown
- Access: S.O.A.C. Public Access
- Grid Reference: NX425535
Bale Hill House Wolsingham is an occupied farmhouse with a thick-walled, barrel-vaulted basement. The original 16th century layout is unclear, but it was either a bastle or hall-house, perhaps used by the bailiff of the Bishop of Durham
- Closest To: Wolsingham
- Access: No Access
- Grid Reference: NZ07443854
Balfluig Castle, occupied C16 tower house of the Forbeses, restored late C20 and viewable by appointment only
- Closest To: Alford
- Access: No Access
- Grid Reference: NJ586150
Balfour Castle, Kirriemuir, a single tower survives intact from mostly demolished ?C15 Ogilvie castle
- Closest To: Kingoldrum,Kirriemuir
- Access: No Access
- Grid Reference: NO337546
Balgavies Castle, foundations of tower house of Lindsays destroyed in 1593 by James VI and never rebuilt
- Closest To: Forfar, Letham, Friockheim
- Access: S.O.A.C. Public Access
- Grid Reference: NO540516
Balgonie Castle; C14 tower and courtyard of the Sibbalds and Lundies, abandoned C19.
- Closest To: Glenrothes, Buckhaven
- Access: No Access
- Grid Reference: NO313007
Balgreggan Motte, large ditched motte on ridge with rampart around summit. Damaged during 1940s
- Closest To: Sandhead, Ardwell
- Access: S.O.A.C. Public Access
- Grid Reference: NX096504
Balhousie Castle, occupied C19 mansion ?incorporating parts of a C16 tower house of the Hays. Run as the Black Watch Museum
- Closest To: Perth
- Access: Chargeable Public Access
- Grid Reference: NO114244