List of castles in Highland

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

List

Name Type Date Condition Ownership Location Notes Picture
Achnacarry Castle Occupied
Ackergill Tower Occupied
Ardtornish Castle Ruin
Ardvreck Castle Ruin
Armadale Castle Ruin
Ballone Castle Z-plan tower houselate 16th centuryRestored as residencePrivatenear PortmahomackRestored from scratch after 1990
Balnagown Castle Occupied
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] Ruin near Freswick in Caithness
Caisteal Maol Ruin
Carbisdale Castle Occupied
Castle Chanonry of Ross No remains
Castle of Mey Historic House Occupied
Cawdor Castle Historic House Begun in 1454, with keep dating to this period. Mostly 17th century Occupied Nairnshire
Castle Craig Ruin
Dalcross Castle Occupied Dalcross, Highland Nairnshire
Dingwall Castle Ruin Dingwall
Dornoch Castle Occupied
Dounreay Castle Ruin See Dounreay
Dunbeath Castle Occupied
Dun Ringill Ruin
Dunrobin Castle Occupied Castle open
Dunscaith Castle Ruin
Duntulm Castle Ruin
Dunvegan Castle Historic House Occupied
Eilean Donan Castle Dornie Rebuilt in 20th century
Erchless Castle Occupied private ownershipStruy
Foulis Castle Occupied
Forse Castle Ruin
Freswick Occupied
Glengarry Castle
Castle Grant Occupied private ownership
Helmsdale Castle 15th century No remains Helmsdale, Sutherland Demolished in the 1970s
Invergarry Castle 17th century Ruin Ruins under preservation
Inverlochy Castle Ruin
Inverness Castle Occupied
Keiss Castle Ruin
Kilravock Castle Occupied Nairnshire Rose family
Kinloch Castle Occupied
Kinlochaline Castle Occupied
Knock Castle Ruin
Castle Leod Occupied
Lochindorb Castle Ruin
Milntown Castle No remains
Mingarry Castle Medieval hall 13th century Ruin Ardnamurchan Peninsula Undergoing preservation, renovation and restoration
Moniack Castle Occupied
Newmore Castle Ruin
Ormlie
Ormond Castle Ruin Also known as Avoch Castle
Rait Castle 14th century Ruin Private Nairnshire http://her.highland.gov.uk/SingleResult.aspx?uid=MHG45363
Redcastle or Castle Roy Ruin
Scrabster Castle No remains
Sinclair & Girnigoe Castle Ruin
Skibo Castle Occupied
Strome Castle Ruin National Trust for Scotland
Castle Stuart Tower house 1625 Restored as residence Private
Tarradale Castle
Teaninich Castle Occupied
Castle Tioram Ruin
Tor Castle Ruin
Tulloch Castle 16th century Occupied
Urquhart Castle Ruin Historic Scotland
Varrich Castle 1000AD? Ruin Tongue, Highland

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