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Castles, Manors and Abbeys in Scotland

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Aberdour Castle - Very prosperous estate with ceiling paintings. Ardchattan Priory - Priory Ardverikie House - Glenbogle of Monarch of the Glen Ardvreck Castle - Three story tower house Auchans Castle - Built by the Wallaces of Dundonald. Auchindoun Castle - About ready to fall down but beautiful.   Ballinbreich Castle - Located on the banks of the River Tay. Balmoral Castle - Holiday home for the royals. Balvaird Castle - Nice corbells Balvenie Castle - Located in Glen Fiddich Barcaldine Castle - Still inhabited by the Campbells of Barcaldine Barr Tower - In Renfrewshire. Bernera Barracks - Built to house English soldiers Berriedale Castle - Ruins, not much left. Beauly Priory - Mary Queen of Scots made a visit here. Bognie Castle - Also called Conzie Castle Bothwell Castle - Castle located southeast of Glasgow Braemar Castle - Has a star curtain wall Brodick Castle - Started as a tower and later became a hunting lodge Brodie Castle - Seat of the Brodie of Brodies Burleigh Castle - Tower house with a barmkin wall Caerlaverock Castle - An unusually shaped castle Caisteal a'Torr - Iron age fort Caisteal Maol - Built by a Norse princess Castle Campbell - Once known as Castle Gloom Carnassarie Castle - Castle on the north end of the Kilmartin Glen Carn Liath - Iron Age broch Carrick Castle - 15th century keep under restoration. Cawdor Castle - Very nice gardens Cille Criosd - 16th century parish church Collairnie Castle - Sixteenth century L-plan castle built by the Barclays Corgarff Castle - L-plan with star curtain wall Coxton Tower - Tower house in very good condition. Craigievar Castle - Belonged to a prosperous merchant. Craignethan Castle - Nice fortifications Crathes Castle - Very intact castle Dairsie Castle - A restored castle. Denmylne Tower - Did have a water mill. Dirleton Castle - Fine gardens and nice 13th century structure Doune Castle - The place where Monty Python and the Holy Grail was filmed! Drum Castle - One of the oldest continuously occupied keeps. Dryburgh Abbey - Established by the Premonstratensian Order in 1150. Duart Castle - Impressive fortress on the island of Mull. Duffus Castle - Good example of a motte and bailey type of castle Dumbarton Castle - Castle from the song! Dumbarton's Drums Dun a'Bhuilg - A fairy hilltop with almost no remains. Dun a'Chaisteal - Iron age fort location close to Castle Sween. Dun Beag - Ancient broch on the Isle of Skye. Dunbeath Castle - 17th century castle that's still inhabited. Dundonald Castle - Three structures have been built on this spot Dundrennan Abbey - Mary, Queen of Scots, spent her last night here Dunnideer Castle - King Arthur is rumoured to have held court here. Dunnottar Castle - Impressive castle perched high above the coast. Dunollie Castle - The old seat of the MacDougalls. Dunoon Castle - Only grass covered foundations Dunrobin Castle - Very large castle, 15th century - 19th century. Dun Sgathaich - What a name! Dunstaffnage Castle - Castle on a ROCK. Dun Telve - On the same river as Dun Troddan Dun Toiseach - A very ruined fort at the top of a hill Dun Troddan - Another broch. Duntrune House - 19th century house Edenshall Broch - Ruins of a broch Edinburgh Castle - A jewel in Scottish Castles Eilean Donan Castle - Most photographed castle. Elcho Castle - Beautiful interior molding Elgin Cathedral - Beautiful Esslemont Castle - Simple place Fincharn Castle - Castle on Loch Awe Findlater Castle - 14th century keep ruins. Castle Forbes - something Fort George - Active military fort.

Glamis Castle - One of the royal castles Girnigoe & Sinclair Castle - Sometimes listed as two castles. Glenbuchat Castle - Also called Glenbucket! Gylen Castle - A MacDougall Castle Hunting Tower - Beautiful ceiling artwork. Huntly Manor - Stately castle, ancient seat of the Gordon clan. Inchrye Abbey Stable - What's left of the stable block from Inchrye Abbey Inveraray Castle - Home of the Clan Campbell Chief Invergarry Castle - Ruined 17th century L-plan castle Inverlochy Castle - 13th century castle built by the Comyns Iona Abbey - The cradle of Christianity in Scotland Jedburgh Abbey - Established by the Augustinian Order around 1138. Johnstone Manor - A small manor house Keiss Castle - Z-plan castle on a cliff Kelso Abbey - Part of King David I Border abbeys. Kilchurn Castle - Impressive castle on Loch Awe Kildonan Tower - A 13th century keep. Kildrummy Castle - Big place Killiecrankie Pass - Site of Soldier's Leap. Kilmartin Manor - Z-plan tower house Kilmun Churchyard - 15th century churchyard Kilravock Castle - Large Bed and Breakfast Kindrochit Castle - Old seat of the Kings. Knock Castle - On the Isle of Skye, also known as Caisteal Camus Knockamillie Castle - One small corner still stands Castle Lachlan - MacLachlans settled here from Ireland Leith Hall - A large square courtyard structure Lindores Abbey - Lovely ruined abbey by the River Tay. Lochranza Castle - Was a hunting lodge for the Kings of Scotland Lordscairnie Tower - It has a machicolation! McCaig's Tower - about 100 years old Melrose Abbey - King Robert Bruces heart may be buried here. Moniak Castle - Winery in the Highlands Moy Castle - On Lochbuie Newark Castle - One of four Newark Castles Paisley Abbey - Abbey located in Paisley! Peel Ring of Lumphanan - Motte and bailey castle Portencross Castle - Rest stop for Robert the Bruce Rait Castle - Example of a hall house Ravenscraig Castle - Started life as a royal residence. Rothesay Castle - On the Isle of Butte Ruthven Barracks - Barracks built to house royal soldiers. St. Andrews Castle - Castle with a siege mine and countermine. Saltcoats Castle - Courtyard castle Scotstarvit Tower - Well kept tower once owned by Sir John Scott. Skelbo Castle - 14th century keep from the Sutherlands Skipness Castle - Built by MacSweens to defend against the Vikings Spynie Palace - Was the cathedral of Moray until 1224 Castle Stalker - A Stewart castle Stirling Castle - Central point of Scotland Strathaven Castle - A little tower castle Stuart Castle - 17th century tower house, now a B&B Castle Sween - 12th century square castle on Loch Sween Sweetheart Abbey - Cistercian Abbey Tantallon Castle - Large 14th century courtyard castle. Tarbert Castle - Landing spot for vikings. Thirlestane Castle - A 16th century castle Threave Castle - Fourteenth century keep. Tioram Castle - Former seat of MacDonald of clan Ranald Tolquhoun Castle - Large mansion built around a courtyard Toward Castle - Former home of the Lamonts Urquhart Castle - The main castle on Loch Ness Old Wick Keep - One of the oldest keeps in Scotland