Scotland Castles Guide — Discover Scotland's Most Stunning Castles

Scotland's Most Magnificent Castles
Your Complete Guide

From Edinburgh's iconic fortress to hidden Highland strongholds — explore 900 years of Scottish history, one castle at a time.

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ALL 16 CASTLE GUIDES

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Complete visitor guides with facts, history, what to see and how to get there — organised by region.

Edinburgh & Lothians
Edinburgh Castle
Scotland's most iconic fortress — the Crown Jewels, One O'Clock Gun and views over the capital.
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Stirling & Central
Stirling Castle
The brooch of Scotland — palace of Mary Queen of Scots and gateway to the Highlands.
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Scottish Highlands
Eilean Donan Castle
The most photographed castle in Scotland — on a tidal island where three sea lochs meet.
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Scottish Highlands
Dunvegan Castle
Seat of the MacLeod clan on Skye — continuously occupied for 800 years, home of the Fairy Flag.
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Scottish Highlands
Urquhart Castle
Loch Ness's most famous ruin — medieval fortress with stunning views across Scotland's most mysterious loch.
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Aberdeenshire
Balmoral Castle
The Scottish home of the Royal Family since 1852 — 50,000 acres of Highland estate on Royal Deeside.
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Aberdeenshire
Dunnottar Castle
Scotland's most dramatic ruin — perched on a 160ft sea stack above the North Sea, where the Crown Jewels were hidden.
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Aberdeenshire
Craigievar Castle
Scotland's fairytale pink tower — the inspiration for Walt Disney's Cinderella Castle, virtually unchanged since 1626.
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Aberdeenshire
Crathes Castle
16th-century tower house with Scotland's finest painted ceilings — 6 acres of extraordinary walled gardens.
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Aberdeenshire
Castle Fraser
The grandest of the Aberdeenshire tower houses — classic Z-plan castle on the Aberdeenshire Castle Trail.
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Perthshire
Blair Castle
Home of Europe's last private army — the Atholl Highlanders — in the heart of the Perthshire hills.
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Argyll
Kilchurn Castle
Hauntingly beautiful Campbell ruin at the head of Loch Awe — one of Scotland's most atmospheric ruins.
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Argyll
Inveraray Castle
Gothic Revival masterpiece on Loch Fyne — ancestral seat of Clan Campbell, Dukes of Argyll, for 500 years.
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Argyll
Dunstaffnage Castle
13th-century fortress near Oban — linked to Robert the Bruce, Flora MacDonald and the Stone of Destiny.
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Scottish Borders
Floors Castle
Scotland's largest inhabited castle — the palatial seat of the Dukes of Roxburghe overlooking the River Tweed.
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Dumfries & Galloway
Caerlaverock Castle
Scotland's only triangular castle — a perfectly geometric medieval fortress surrounded by a water-filled moat.
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