More than 1200 castles and other medieval buildings can be found in Scotland; here we have a list of more than 300 of them, mostly castles, divided over several pages. When you miss an important monument, or see an error, please mail us. We tried to find a website for every castle to provide more information and pictures.
Choose a letter of scroll to the desired castle. The last column points to a website of the castle or its owner itself.

Name	Century	Remarks	Area	Site
Dairsie Castle	16	Completely renovated and still inhabited	Fife
Dalcross Castle	17		Highlands, near Inverness
Dalhousie Castle	13	Hotel and restaurant	Near Edinburgh	YES
Dalkeith Castle	12		Lothian
Dalnaglar Castle	18		Perthshire, near Blairgowrie
Dalquharran	15	2 castles; one from the 15th c. and one from the 18th c.	Ayrshire, Girvan
Darnaway Castle	13		Highlands, Forres
Dean Castle	14	Used to be called Kilmarnock Castle	Ayrshire, near Kilmarnock
Delgatie Castle	11	Now a hotel	Highlands, Banffshire	YES
Denmylne Tower	16		Fife
Dirleton Castle	13	Very impressive castle	Lothians
Dornoch Castle	13	Now a hotel	Highlands, Sutherland
Douglas Castle		Also called Castle Dangerous	Lanarkshire
Doune Castle	14	Location where Monthy Python and the Holy Grail was filmed	Argyll
Drochil Castle	16	Ruin	near Peebles
Drum Castle	13		Grampians, Aberdeenshire
Drumlanrig Castle	17		Dumfriesshire	YES
Drummond Castle	15		Perthshire
Duart Castle	13		Argyll, Mull
Duchal Castle	14		Ayrshire
Dudhope Castle	17		Dundee
Duffus Castle	12	Ruin	Grampians
Dumbarton Castle	5	The oldest part which has been preserved, dates back to the 14th century	Argyll
Dun a'Bhuilg		Beautiful area, but nothing left of the castle	Argyll
Dun a'Chaisteal		Fortress from the Iron Age, inhabited 400 BC. - 1000 AD.	Argyll
Dunans Castle	19	Was a hotel, burned down in 2001	Argyll
Dunbar Castle	12		East Lothian
Dun Beag		Broch (fortified tower) from the Iron Age; was inhabited until the 18th c.	Highlands, Skye
Dunbeath Castle	17	Private property, still inhabited	Highlands
Dundas Castle	19	Now a luxurious estate	Near Edinburgh	YES
Dundonald Castle	14	Before the present castle there had been build already 2 castles on this place which also had been destroyed. In prehistoric times there had been a fortress already.	Ayrshire
Dunduff Castle	15	Was a ruin but has been reconstructed	Ayrshire, near Maybole
Dunnideer Castle		Almost nothing left of the castle; here also, a fortress had stood here in prehistoric times	Grampians, Aberdeenshire
Dunnottar Castle	13	The location is spectacular	Grampians, Aberdeenshire
Dunollie Castle	12	Ruin	Argyll, Oban
Dunoon Castle	12	Almost nothing left	Argyll
Dunphail Castle	14	We couldn't find a website about this castle	Highlands, Forres
Dunrobin Castle	13	Big castle, well preserved	Highlands	YES
Duns Castle	14	Now a hotel	Scottish Border	YES
Dun Sgathaich Castle		Ruin	Highlands, Skye
Dunscaith Castle		Same as Dun Sqathaigh Castle	Highlands, Skye
Dunstaffnage Castle	13	In faitly good state	Argyll
Dun Telve		Broch (fortified tower), probably 1st c. AD	Highlands
Dun Toiseach		Ruin	Argyll
Dun Troddan		Broch, probably 1st c. BC.	Highlands
Duntrune Castle	17		Argyll, near Kilmartin	YES
Duntulm Castle	17	Build on an earlier broch	Highlands, Skye
Dunure Castle	15		Ayrshire, near Maybole
Dunvegan Castle	13	Home of the clan Macleod since 1270	Highlands, Skye	YES
Dunyvaig Castle	16	Ruin	Highlands, Isle of Islay
Dupplin Castle		Rebuild in the 20 c., now a hotel	Perthshire

Name	Century	Remarks	Area	Site
Earlshall Castle	16	Towerhouse	Fife
Eden Castle	16	Ruin	Grampians, Aberdeenshire
Edenshall Broch		Ruins of a broch	Galloway
Edinburgh Castle		Webcam pointed at the castle	Edinburgh
Edzell Castle	15		Oost Scotland, Forfar
Eilean Donan Castle	13	Beautiful castle, especially by it's location	Highlands
Elcho Castle	16		Perthshire
Erchless Castle	14	Towerhouse, now a hotel	Highlands, Inverness-shire
Esslemont Castle	14	Ruin	Grampians, Aberdeenshire
Ethie Castle	16		Angus

Name	Century	Remarks	Area	Site
Falkland Palace	16	The oldest tennis court of the world belongs to this palace	Fife	NTS
Fasque Castle	19	Country house	Grampians
Fenton Tower	12	Completely renovated and now a 5-star hotel	East Lothian	YES
Fernie Castle	14	Now a hotel	Fife	YES
Ferniehirst Castle	16		Scottish Borders, Jedburgh
Fincharn Castle		Ruin	Argyll, Loch Awe
Findlater Castle	14	Ruin	Grampians
Floors Castle	18	Largest castle in Scotland which is still inhabited	Scottish Borders, Kelso	YES
Forbes Castle	19	Private Guest House	Grampians, Aberdeenshire	YES
Fordyce Castle	16		Highlands, Banffshire	YES
Foulis Castle	12		Easter Ross, Evanton
Fraser Castle	16	Well preserved castle	Grampians, Aberdeenshire	NTS
Fulton Tower	16	Ruin	Scottish Borders, Jedburgh
Fyvie Castle	15		Grampians, Aberdeenshire	NTS

Name	Century	Remarks	Area	Site
Gilbertfield Castle	16	Towerhouse, Ruin	South Lanarkshire
Gilnockie Tower	16	Towerhouse	Dumfries-shire
Girnigoe Castle	15	Near Sinclair Castle; it is not clear if there were 1 or 2 different castles	Highlands
Glamis Castle	14	Now a hotel	Glamis, near Dundee	YES
Glenapp Castle	19	Now a hotel	Ayrshire, Ballantrae	YES
Glenbuchat Castle	16	Also called Glenbucket, ruins	Grampians, Aberdeenshire
Glendevon Castle	18		Perthshire
Glengarry Castle		Country house, now a hotel	Highlands, Loch Oich	YES
Glengorm Castle	19	Selfcatering, Bed and Breakfast	Argyll, Mull	YES
Grant Castle	15		Grampians
Greenan Castle	16	Towerhouse	Ayrshire
Guthrie Castle	15		Angus
Gylen Castle	16	Ruin	Ayrshire, Isle of Kerrera

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