List of castles in Highland

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

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NameTypeDateConditionOwnershipLocationNotesPicture
Aberscross Castle No remains
Achnacarry Castle Occupied
Ackergill Tower Occupied Ackergill.JPG
Ardtornish Castle Ruin
Ardvreck Castle Ruin
Armadale Castle Ruin
Ballone Castle Z-plan tower house late 16th centuryRestored as residencePrivatenear Portmahomack Restored from scratch after 1990 New additions to Ballone Castle - geograph.org.uk - 1044862.jpg
Balnagown Castle Occupied
Balquholly Castle Occupied57° 30′ 44″ N, 2° 24′ 25″ WNow 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] Ruinnear Freswick in Caithness
Caisteal Maol Ruin
Carbisdale Castle Occupied
Castle Chanonry of Ross No remains
Castle of Mey Historic HouseOccupied
Cawdor Castle Historic HouseBegun in 1454, with keep dating to this period. Mostly 17th centuryOccupied Nairnshire CawdorCastleScotland.jpg
Castle Craig Ruin
Dalcross Castle L-plan 17th centuryOccupiedPrivate Dalcross, Highland Nairnshire Dalcross Castle - geograph.org.uk - 370185.jpg
Daviot Castle Site Daviot, Highland
Dingwall Castle Ruin Dingwall
Dornoch Castle Occupied
Dounreay Castle L-plan16th centuryRuinWithin the grounds of Dounreay Nuclear Power Development Establishment
Dunbeath Castle Occupied
Dun Ringill Ruin
Dunrobin Castle OccupiedCastle open Dunrobin Castle3.jpg
Dunscaith Castle Ruin
Duntulm Castle Ruin
Dunvegan Castle Historic HouseOccupied Dunvegan castle1.jpg
Eilean Donan Castle DornieRebuilt in 20th century Skye 2004 08 17 059.jpg
Erchless Castle OccupiedPrivate Struy
Foulis Castle Occupied
Forse Castle Ruin
Freswick Occupied
Glengarry Castle Alternative name for Invergarry Castle?
Castle Grant OccupiedPrivate
Helmsdale Castle 15th centuryNo remains Helmsdale, SutherlandDemolished in the 1970s
Invergarry Castle 17th centuryRuinInvergarry Castle Preservation TrustLoch Oich, Great GlenRuins under preservation
Inverlochy Castle C13Ruin Historic Environment Scotland nr Fort William Inverlochy Castle PICT6929.jpg
Inverness Castle Largely C19OccupiedHighland CouncilPart used as Court Houses Inverness Castle, Scotland.jpg
Keiss Castle Ruin
Kilravock Castle OccupiedNairnshireRose family Scotland Kilravock Castle.jpg
Kinloch Castle Occupied
Kinlochaline Castle Occupied Kinlochaline Castle Tower.jpg
Knock CastleRuin
Castle Leod Occupied
Lochindorb Castle Ruin
Milntown Castle No remains
Mingarry Castle Medieval hall13th centuryRuinArdnamurchan PeninsulaUndergoing preservation, renovation and restoration Mingarry Castle.jpg
Muckrach Castle Occupied Muckrach Castle (geograph 1871353).jpg
Moniack Castle Occupied
Newmore Castle Ruin
Castle of Old Wick 14th CenturyRuin Historic Environment Scotland Wick, Caithness OldCastleWick.jpg
Ormlie
Ormond Castle RuinAlso known as Avoch Castle
Petty Castle RuinAlso known as Halhill
Rait Castle 14th centuryRuinPrivateNairnshire http://her.highland.gov.uk/SingleResult.aspx?uid=MHG45363 Rait Castle.jpg
Redcastle or Castle Roy Ruin Castle Roy - geograph.org.uk - 301716.jpg
Scrabster Castle 12th centuryRuin 58°36′04″N3°32′20″W / 58.601013°N 3.538941°W / 58.601013; -3.538941 Bishop's castle
Sinclair & Girnigoe Castle Ruin Girnigoe1.jpg
Skibo Castle Occupied
Strome Castle Ruin National Trust for Scotland Scotland Strome Castle.jpg
Castle Stuart Tower house1625Restored as residencePrivate Castle Stuart.jpg
Tarradale Castle
Teaninich Castle Occupied
Castle Tioram Ruin Tioram Castle1 (Dave Wilkie).jpg
Tor Castle Tower house14th centuryRuin
Tulloch Castle 16th centuryOccupied
Urquhart Castle Ruin Historic Environment Scotland 57.324°N 4.442°W Urquhart Castle Tower House 2.jpg
Varrich Castle 1000AD?Ruin Tongue, Highland Caisteal Bharraich, Tongue, Scotland - geograph.org.uk - 102467.jpg

See also

Notes

  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.

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