The most famous Scottish Castle:
Edinburgh Castle, in the heart of the capital
photograph © Adrian Welch
Edinburgh & Lothian: Historic Scottish Houses (full architecture tour, 15 pages long) or click on individual building pages below
Another key Scottish castle is Stirling Castle
photo © Adrian Welch
Famous Scottish castle:
Eilean Donnan, Lochalsh, Highlands
photo © Adrian Welch
Hailes Castle, East Lothian
One of the most picturesque of Scottish Castles in the central belt is Hailes Castle perched above the River Tyne:
East Lothian Castle - image © Adrian Welch
Castle Tioram, Loch Moidart
One of the key Scottish Castles we feature is Castle Tioram in Ardnamurchan, the furthest west part of Scotland:
West of Scotland Castle - photo © Adrian Welch
Other Scottish castles on the west coast sea / lochs include Dunstaffnage, Mingary, Duart, Castle Sween and Inverlochy. One of the best known is Castle Stalker, which appeared in a Monty Python film:
photograph © David Welch
Kilchurn Castle, Loch Awe, east of Oban, Highlands
image © Adrian Welch
Dunstaffnage Castle, nr Oban, West Coast
photo © Adrian Welch
Scottish Castle - Lachlan Bay, ruined building on Loch Fyne, Argyll
Old Castle Lachlan: photo © Adrian Welch
A country house that is almost classifiable as a Scottish Castle:
Lennoxlove House, Haddington, East Lothian
East Lothian Castle - image © Adrian Welch
Ballencrieff Castle, East Lothian
Blackness Castle, West Lothian
Borthwick Castle, Midlothian
Craigmillar Castle, SE Edinburgh
Crichton Castle, Midlothian
Dalhousie Castle, Midlothian
Dalkeith Castle, Midlothian
Dirleton Castle, East Lothian
Dunbar Castle, East Lothian
Dundas Castle, West Lothian
Fenton Tower, East Lothian
Hailes Castle, East Lothian
Lauriston Castle, NW Edinburgh
Liberton Tower, S Edinburgh
Linlithgow Palace, West Lothian
Luffness Castle, East Lothian
Melville Castle, Midlothian
Midhope Castle, West Lothian
Niddry Castle, West Lothian
Palace of Holyroodhouse, Edinburgh
Peffermill House, S Edinburgh
Preston Tower, East Lothian
Redhouse Castle, East Lothian
Tantallon Castle, East Lothian
Scottish Architects
Scottish Architecture
Scottish House
Barholm Castle, Gatehouse of Fleet, Scotland
1580; restoration 2006:
ARP Lorimer and Associates
Scottish Castle: Balintore
Scanned photo by architect Adrian Welch 1999
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Museum of Scotland
Scottish Parliament
Buildings / photos for the Scottish Castles page welcome: info@e-architect.co.uk
Scottish Castle - page : adrian welch / isabelle lomholt