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A List of most castels, and tower houses as well as some mottes, in Scotland, some with links to pages that have a brief history and images.

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A list of Castles, Tower houses and fortified structures pass and present.
This list is by no means complete and is continually being modified.
Some structures have been completely demolished, others have been incorporated in other buildings

Name County Type
Castle Fraser  Aberdeenshire  :
Corgarff Castle  Aberdeenshire  :
Craigievar Castle  Aberdeenshire  :
Crathes Castle  Aberdeenshire  :
Drum Castle  Aberdeenshire  :
Dunnottar Castle  Aberdeenshire  :
Kildrummy Castle  Aberdeenshire ;
Abernethy Round Tower  Angus :
Edzell Castle  Angus :
Glamis Castle  Angus :
Brechin Round Tower   Angus, :
Ardincaple Castle  Argyll  :
Carnasserie Castle  Argyll  :
Castle Stalker  Argyll  :
Castle Sween  Argyll  :
Dunollie Castle  Argyll  :
Dunstaffnage Castle  Argyll  :
Inveraray Castle  Argyll  :
Culzean Castle  Ayrshire  :
Dundonald Castle  Ayrshire  :
Dunure Castle  Ayrshire  :
Ardmillan Castle  Ayrshire  
Aiket Castle  Ayrshire  
Barr Castle  Ayrshire  
Auchans Castle  Ayrshire  
Baltersan Castle  Ayrshire  
Blair Castle  Ayrshire  
Blairquhan Castle  Ayrshire  
Carnell Castle  Ayrshire  
Cairnhill Castle  Ayrshire  
Cassillis House  Ayrshire  
Cessnock Castle  Ayrshire :
Crosbie Tower  Ayrshire :
Craufurdland Castle  Ayrshire :
Crossraguel Abbey Gatehouse  Ayrshire :
Dean Castle  Ayrshire :
Dalquharren Castle  Ayrshire :
Hunterston Castle  Ayrshire :
Inverkip Castle  Ayrshire  :
Kelburn Castle  Ayrshire  :
Kilhenzie Castle  Ayrshire :
Killochan Castle  Ayrshire :
Kilmaurs Place  Ayrshire :
lirkhill Castle  Ayrshire :
Knock Castle  Ayrshire :
law Castle  Ayrshire :
Mauchine Castle  Ayrshire :
Maybole Castle  Ayrshire  :
Monkcastle  Ayrshire :
Monkredding House  Ayrshire :
Newark Castle  Ayrshire :
Newmilns Tower  Ayrshire ;
Penkill Castle  Ayrshire :
Portincross Castle  Ayrshire :
Rowallen Castle  Ayrshire :
Seagate Castle  Ayrshire :
Skelmorlie Castle  Ayrshire :
Sorn Castle  Ayrshire :
Stair Castle  Ayrshire ;
Stane Castle  Ayrshire :
Thomaston Castle  Ayrshire :
Castle Grant  Badenoch and Strathspey  :
Beaufort Castle  Beauly  :
Fast Castle  Borders  :
Hermitage Castle  Borders  :
Neidpath Castle  Borders  :
Smailholm Tower  Borders :Tower
Thirlstane Castle  Borders  :
Dunbeath Castle  Caithness :
Ackergill Tower  Caithness  :
Castle Campbell  Clackmannanshire :
Clackmannan Tower   Clackmannanshire :
Dumbarton Castle  Dumbartonshire :
Amisfield Tower  Dumfries & Galloway  :
Auchness Castle  Dumfries & Galloway :
Barholm Castle  Dumfries & Galloway :
Barjarg Tower  Dumfries & Galloway  :
Barmagachan  Dumfries & Galloway :
Barscobe Castle  Dumfries & Galloway :
Bonshaw Tower  Dumfries & Galloway  :
Breckonside Tower  Dumfries & Galloway  :
Buittle Place  Dumfries & Galloway :
Caerlaverock Castle  Dumfries & Galloway  :Castle
Cardoness Castle  Dumfries & Galloway  :
Carsluith Castle  Dumfries & Galloway :
Closeburn Castle  Dumfries & Galloway  :
Comlongan Castle  Dumfries & Galloway  :
Craigcaffe Tower  Dumfries & Galloway :
Drumcoltran Castle  Dumfries & Galloway :
Drumlanrig Castle  Dumfries & Galloway  :
Earlstoun Castle  Dumfries & Galloway :
Elshieshields Tower  Dumfries & Galloway  :Tower house
Fourmerkland  Dumfries & Galloway  :
Gilnockie Tower  Dumfries & Galloway   
Glencairn Castle  Dumfries & Galloway  :
Hills Castle  Dumfries & Galloway :
Hoddom Castle  Dumfries & Galloway  :Tower House
Hollows Tower  Dumfries & Galloway  :
Isle Tower  Dumfries & Galloway  :
Ise of Whithorn Castle  Dumfries & Galloway :
Kennedy Castle  Dumfries & Galloway :
Killywarren  Dumfries & Galloway  :
Kirkconnell House  Dumfries & Galloway :
Kirkhill Motte (Lincluden Castle)  Dumfries & Galloway  
Lochnaw Castle  Dumfries & Galloway :
Lochwood Castle  Dumfries & Galloway  :Castle 
Lochwood Motte  Dumfries & Galloway  :Motte
Lochhouse Tower  Dumfries & Galloway  :
Lochmaben Castle  Dumfries & Galloway  :
Lochmaben Motte  Dumfries & Galloway  :Motte
Lochinch Castle  Dumfries & Galloway :
Maclellans Castle  Dumfries & Galloway  :
Maxwelton Tower  Dumfries & Galloway  :
Morton Castle  Dumfries & Galloway :
Orchardton Tower  Dumfries & Galloway :
Repentance Tower  Dumfries & Galloway  :Watch tower
Rockhall  Dumfries & Galloway  :
Rusco Castle  Dumfries & Galloway :
St Johns Castle  Dumfries & Galloway :
Spedlins Tower  Dumfries & Galloway  :
Stapleton Tower  Dumfries & Galloway  :
Stranraer Castle  Dumfries & Galloway :
The Castle of Park  Dumfries & Galloway :
The Old place of Mochrum  Dumfries & Galloway :
Threave Castle  Dumfries & Galloway  :
Torthorwald castle  Dumfries & Galloway ;Ruin
Tranraer Castle  Dumfries & Galloway :
Westerhall  Dumfries & Galloway  :
Mugdock Castle  Dunbartonshire  :
Broughty Castle  Dundee  :
Claypotts Castle  Dundee  :
Mains Castle  Dundee  :
Balloch Castle  East Dunbartonshire  :
Bardowie Castle  East Dunbartonshire  :
Mains Castle  East Kilbride  :
Dunbar Castle  East Lothian  :
Cramond Tower    Edinburgh :
Edinburgh Castle  Edinburgh  :
Aberdour Castle  Fife :
Balgonie Castle  Fife :
Ballinbreich Castle  Fife :
Birkhill Castle  Fife :
Burleigh Castle  Fife :
Kellie Castle  Fife :
Kilconquhar Castle  Fife :
Loch Leven Castle  Fife :
Lochore Castle  Fife :
MacDuffs Castle  Fife :
Ravenscraig Castle  Fife :
Rosyth Castle  Fife :
Scotstarvit Tower   Fife :
St Andrews Castle  Fife :
Wemyss Castle  Fife :
Crookston Castle  Glasgow  :
Provan Hall  Glasgow  :
Levan Castle  Glasgow :
Newark Castle  Glasgow :
Brodie Castle  Inverness  :
Castle Stuart  Inverness  :
Cawdor Castle  Inverness  :
Fort George  Inverness  :
Inverness Castle  Inverness  :
Kilravock Castle  Inverness  :
Rothesay Castle  Ise of Bute  :
Arnot Tower  Kinross  :
Barncluith  Lanarkshire  :
Bedlay House  Lanarkshire  :
Bothwell Castle  Lanarkshire  :
Craignethan Castle  Lanarkshire  :
Castlemilk  Lanarkshire  :
Crossbasket Castle  Lanarkshire  :
Dalziel House  Lanarkshire  :
Garrion Tower  Lanarkshire  :
Gilbertfield  Lanarkshire  :
Halibar Tower  Lanarkshire  :
Jerviston  Lanarkshire  :
Jerviswood  Lanarkshire  :
Mains Castle  Lanarkshire  :
Monkland House  Lanarkshire  :
Provan Hall  Lanarkshire  :
The Peel  Lanarkshire  :
Torrance Castle  Lanarkshire  :
Waygateshaw  Lanarkshire  :
West Shield  Lanarkshire  :
Urquhart Castle  Loch Ness  :
Borthwick Castle  Lothians  :
Crichton Castle  Lothians  :
Dirleton Castle  Lothians  :
Hailes Castle  Lothians  :
Rosslyn Castle  Lothians  :
Tantallon Castle  Lothians  :
Lauriston Castle  Midlothian :
Glengorm Castle  Mull :
Balhousie Castle  Perthshire  :
Balvaird Castle  Perthshire  :
Blair Castle  Perthshire  :
Castle Menzies  Perthshire  :
Drummond Castle  Perthshire  :
Elcho Castle  Perthshire  :
Huntingtower Castle  Perthshire  :
Kenmore Castle  Perthshire  :
Megginch Castle  Perthshire  :
Taymouth Castle  Perthshire  :
Barr Castle  Renfrewshire  :
Bishopton House  Renfrewshire  :
Caldwell Tower  Renfrewshire  :
Dargavel House  Renfrewshire  :
Finlaystone House  Renfrewshire  :
Haggs Castle  Renfrewshire  :
Inverkip Castle  Renfrewshire  :
Killallan House  Renfrewshire  :
Mearns Castle  Renfrewshire  :
Newark Castle  Renfrewshire  :
Stanely Castle  Renfrewshire  :
Balnagown Castle  Ross and Cromarty  :
Foulis Castle  Ross and Cromarty  :
Dunvegan Castle  Skye :
Strathaven Castle  South Lanarkshire  :
Airth Castle  Stirlingshire :
Airthrey Castle  Stirlingshire :
Alloa Tower  Stirlingshire :
Blackness Castle  Stirlingshire  :
Buchanan Castle  Stirlingshire  :
Craigend Castle  Stirlingshire  :
Culcreuch Castle  Stirlingshire  :
Doune Castle  Stirlingshire  :
Kilbryde Castle  Stirlingshire  :
Menstrie Castle  Stirlingshire  :
Stirling Castle  Stirlingshire  :
Dunrobin Castle  Sutherland  :
Skibo Castle  Sutherland :

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