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!
Witches Knowe Ochiltree, large ditched motte on riverside location, ?occupied by Colvilles C12/13
- Access: S.O.A.C. Public Access
- Grid Reference: NS502217
Wolfscastle, e/w of ditched motte within oval bailey at river confluence ?occupied to C13
- Access: Free Public Access
Womaston Castle, e/w of ditched motte within private grounds, any bailey lost in landscaping
- Access: No Access
Woodend Motte, modest sized motte on burnside site overlooking river valley
- Access: S.O.A.C. Public Access
- Grid Reference: NS555887
Woodhead House, ruins of C16 tower of Lennoxes in grounds of C18 Lennox Castle, which replaced it
- Access: S.O.A.C. Public Access
- Grid Reference: NS606783
Woodhouse Tower, ruins of C16 tower of the Irvings which collapsed & was repaired C19
- Access: S.O.A.C. Public Access
- Grid Reference: NY250714
Woodside House, privately occupied, much altered & extended C16 tower of the Ralstons
- Access: No Access
- Grid Reference: NS347554
Worleton or Doghill, e/w of moated manorial site ?C14 of Bishops of Llandaff
- Access: Occasional Access
Wrae Tower, ruin of C16 tower of the Tweedies probably abandoned C17, and in ruins C18
- Access: S.O.A.C. Public Access
- Grid Reference: NT115331
Wreaths Tower, ruins of C16 tower of the Douglases later occupied by Maxwells &? abandoned C18
- Access: S.O.A.C. Public Access
- Grid Reference: NX952565
Yester Castle and Goblin Ha', ruins of C13-15 castle of Giffords & Hays abandoned C16; vaulted undercroft occupied to C18
- Access: S.O.A.C. Public Access
- Grid Reference: NT556667
Ynyscrug Castle, scant e/w remain of motte & bailey largely destroyed by railway & road building
- Closest To: Wales
- Access: No Access
- Grid Reference: SS995928
Ystrad Meurig Castle, e/w and footings of C12 castle of the Clares at the end of a spur, ?llys site
- Access: Occasional Access
Ystradowen Motte, e/w of ?incomplete ditched motte near to church at end of low ridge
- Closest To: Wales
- Access: Occasional Access
- Grid Reference: ST011777