Castles and Ruins
This collection spans centuries of Scottish history, from the 13th-century hall-house of Rait Castle to the 18th-century artillery fortifications of Fort George. Highlights include the French-style chateau architecture of Dunrobin Castle, the Shakespearean associations of Cawdor, and the dramatic cliffside ruins of Keiss and Dunscaith. Many sites, such as Ardvreck and Loch an Eilein, occupy strategic positions on loch promontories and islands, reflecting the turbulent clan histories of the Highlands and the Isle of Skye.
A Dunrobin Castle
Dunrobin Castle is a stately home in Sutherland, in the Highland area of Scotland, as well as the family seat of the Earl of Sutherland,…
B Duntulm Castle
Duntulm Castle stands ruined on the north coast of Trotternish, on the Isle of Skye in Scotland, near the hamlet of Duntulm.
C Armadale Castle
Armadale Castle is a ruined country house in Armadale, Skye, former home of the MacDonalds.
D Invergarry Castle
Invergarry Castle in the Scottish Highlands was the seat of the Chiefs of the Clan MacDonell of Glengarry, a powerful branch of the Clan…
E Cawdor Castle
Cawdor Castle is a castle in the parish of Cawdor in Nairnshire, Scotland.
F Ardvreck Castle
Ardvreck Castle is a castle, now ruinous, standing on a rocky promontory in Loch Assynt, Sutherland, Scotland, UK.
G Fort George
Fort George is a large 18th-century fortress near Ardersier, to the north-east of Inverness in the Highland council area of Scotland.
H Castle Varrich
14th-century tower house ruins situated on a high promontory overlooking the Kyle of Tongue. Historically it served as the seat of the Clan Mackay.
I Strome Castle
Strome Castle is a ruined castle on the shore of Loch Carron in Stromemore, 3.5 miles south-west of the village of Lochcarron, on the…
J Rait Castle
Rait Castle is a ruined hall-house castle dating from the thirteenth century, situated just south of Nairn near Inverness, Scotland.
K Skelbo Castle
Skelbo Castle is a ruined 14th century keep, located near Dornoch, Sutherland, Scotland.
Loch an Eilein castle
13th-century island fortification located within the Cairngorms National Park. The ruins served as a strategic refuge and were significantly damaged during the Jacobite rising of 1690.
Dunscaith Castle
Dunscaith Castle also known as Dun Scaich, Dun Sgathaich Castle and Tokavaig, is a ruined castle on the coast of the Isle of Skye, in the…
Ormonde Castle
Earthworks and foundations of a 12th-century royal fortress built by William the Lion. The site was historically a stronghold of the Earls of Ross until its destruction in the 1650s.
O Thurso Castle
Thurso Castle is a ruined 19th-century castle, located in Thurso, Caithness, in the Scottish Highlands.
P Castle of Old Wick
A 12th-century Norse-style square tower situated on a narrow coastal promontory. One of the oldest castles in Scotland, it is known locally as "The Old Man of Wick."
Q Bucholly Castle
Medieval ruins located on a precipitous headland in Caithness. Originally a 12th-century Norse stronghold, the current structure features 15th-century masonry and a defensive landward ditch.
R Keiss Castle
Keiss Castle is a partially ruined castle in Scotland, which stands on sheer cliffs overlooking Sinclair's Bay less than one mile north of…
Freswick Castle
17th-century tower house built on the site of earlier medieval and Viking settlements. The structure is located near the shore of Freswick Bay.
T Brodie Castle
Brodie Castle is a well-preserved Z plan castle located about 3+1⁄2 miles west of Forres, in Moray, Scotland.
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