List of castles in Highland

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This is a list of castles in the Highland council area of Scotland.

List[edit]

Name Type Date Condition Ownership Location Notes Picture
Aberscross Castle No remains
Achnacarry Castle Occupied
Ackergill Tower Occupied
Ardtornish Castle Ruin
Ardvreck Castle Ruin
Armadale Castle Ruin
Ballone Castle Z-plan tower house late 16th century Restored as residence Private near Portmahomack Restored from scratch after 1990
Balnagown Castle Occupied
Balquholly Castle Occupied 57° 30′ 44″ N, 2° 24′ 25″ W Now known as Hatton Castle, originally owned by same Mowatts who owned Buchollie Castle
Beaufort Castle Occupied
Borve Castle, Benbecula Ruin
Borve Castle, Sutherland Ruin
Braal Castle Ruin
Brahan Castle Ruin
Brims Castle Ruin
Buchollie Castle Begun in 1148[1][2] Ruin near Freswick in Caithness
Caisteal Maol Ruin
Carbisdale Castle Occupied
Castle Chanonry of Ross No remains
Castle of Mey Historic House Occupied
Cawdor Castle Historic House Begun in 1454, with keep dating to this period. Mostly 17th century Occupied Nairnshire
Castle Craig Ruin
Dalcross Castle L-plan 17th century Occupied Private Dalcross, Highland Nairnshire
Daviot Castle Site Daviot, Highland
Dingwall Castle Ruin Dingwall
Dornoch Castle Occupied
Dounreay Castle L-plan 16th century Ruin Within the grounds of Dounreay Nuclear Power Development Establishment
Dunbeath Castle Occupied
Dun Ringill Ruin
Dunrobin Castle Occupied Castle open
Dunscaith Castle Ruin
Duntulm Castle Ruin
Dunvegan Castle Historic House Occupied
Eilean Donan Castle Dornie Rebuilt in 20th century
Erchless Castle Occupied Private Struy
Foulis Castle Occupied
Forse Castle Ruin
Freswick Occupied
Glengarry Castle Alternative name for Invergarry Castle?
Castle Grant Occupied Private
Helmsdale Castle 15th century No remains Helmsdale, Sutherland Demolished in the 1970s
Invergarry Castle 17th century Ruin Invergarry Castle Preservation Trust Loch Oich, Great Glen Ruins under preservation
Inverlochy Castle C13 Ruin Historic Environment Scotland nr Fort William
Inverness Castle Largely C19 Occupied Highland Council Part used as Court Houses
Keiss Castle Ruin
Kilravock Castle Occupied Nairnshire Rose family
Kinloch Castle Occupied
Kinlochaline Castle Occupied
Knock Castle Ruin
Castle Leod Occupied
Lochindorb Castle Ruin
Milntown Castle No remains
Mingarry Castle Medieval hall 13th century Ruin Ardnamurchan Peninsula Undergoing preservation, renovation and restoration
Muckrach Castle Occupied
Moniack Castle Occupied
Newmore Castle Ruin
Castle of Old Wick 14th Century Ruin Historic Environment Scotland Wick, Caithness
Ormlie
Ormond Castle Ruin Also known as Avoch Castle
Petty Castle Ruin Also known as Halhill
Rait Castle 14th century Ruin Private Nairnshire http://her.highland.gov.uk/SingleResult.aspx?uid=MHG45363
Redcastle or Castle Roy Ruin
Scrabster Castle 12th century Ruin 58°36′04″N 3°32′20″W / 58.601013°N 3.538941°W / 58.601013; -3.538941 Bishop's castle
Sinclair & Girnigoe Castle Ruin
Skibo Castle Occupied
Strome Castle Ruin National Trust for Scotland
Castle Stuart Tower house 1625 Restored as residence Private
Tarradale Castle
Teaninich Castle Occupied
Castle Tioram Ruin
Tor Castle Tower house 14th century Ruin
Tulloch Castle 16th century Occupied
Urquhart Castle Ruin Historic Environment Scotland 57.324°N 4.442°W
Varrich Castle 1000AD? Ruin Tongue, Highland

See also[edit]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ "Caithness Castles : Bucholie Castle". Caithness.Org. 28 August 2001. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
  2. ^ "Balquholly Castle in Caithness". Archived from the original on 22 March 2016. Retrieved 13 February 2016.

References[edit]

  • Coventry, Martin (2001) The Castles of Scotland, 3rd Ed. Scotland: Goblinshead ISBN 1-899874-26-7
  • Coventry, Martin (2010) Castles of the Clans Scotland: Goblinshead ISBN 1-899874-36-4
  • Pattullo, Nan (1974) Castles, Houses and Gardens of Scotland Edinburgh: Denburn Press
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