Castles and palaces by nation

Alnwick Castle: Broomstick Training

Castle · Alnwick, Northumberland

Een gratis vliegles op het kasteelterrein, geïnspireerd op de eerste Harry Potter-film.

Official site for Alnwick Castle: Broomstick Training (opens in new tab)

Bayard's Cove Fort

Fort · Dartmouth, Totnes & the Dart, Devon

Sixteenth-century artillery blockhouse on the Dartmouth quay with eleven gunports, managed by English Heritage.

Looked after by English Heritage

Official site for Bayard's Cove Fort (opens in new tab)

Photo: Troxx, Public domain

Berwick Castle

Castle ruins · Berwick-upon-Tweed, Lindisfarne (Holy Island)

Remains of the medieval castle beside the railway station, cared for by English Heritage with the ramparts.

Photo: Euan Nelson, CC BY-SA 2.0

Blenheim Palace

Palace · Woodstock, Oxford

Paleisbezoek met een pagina voor online tickets.

Official site for Blenheim Palace (opens in new tab)

Bolton Castle

Castle · Yorkshire Dales, Yorkshire

14th-century castle in Wensleydale, still owned by descendants of the Scrope family; closed in winter, so check reopening dates.

Official site for Bolton Castle (opens in new tab)

Photo: Bob Weyker, CC BY-SA 3.0

Canterbury Castle

Castle · Canterbury, Canterbury & Kent

Ruined Norman keep beside the city walls, one of the royal castles built after the conquest, rebuilt in stone in the early 12th century.

Photo: John Fielding from Norwich, UK, CC BY 2.0

Carl Wark

Hill fort · Hathersage, Longshaw & Eyam, The Peak District

Rotsachtige landtong op Hathersage Moor met een prehistorische wal, gezien als een heuvelfort uit de ijzertijd.

Photo: polandeze, CC BY 2.0

Castle Keep

Castle · Quayside and Gateshead, Newcastle and Gateshead

Medieval stone keep on the site of the fort that gave Newcastle its name; part of Newcastle Castle with the Black Gate.

Official site for Castle Keep (opens in new tab)

Photo: Benjamin Smith, CC BY-SA 4.0

Castle Rising Castle

Castle · King's Lynn & Sandringham, Norfolk and the Broads

Ruined castle and keep built soon after 1138 by William d'Aubigny, with earthworks and a former deer park.

Photo: Antony McCallum: Who is the uploader, photographer, full copyright owner and proprietor of WyrdLight.com, CC BY-SA 4.0

Chudleigh Fort

Historic fort · Bideford, Appledore & Westward Ho!, Lundy

Civil War gun platform in East-the-Water, rebuilt in the 19th century as a stone viewpoint over the town.

Photo: User:Jack1956, CC0

Clifford's Fort

Fort · Tynemouth, Newcastle and Gateshead

17th-century gun battery from the Anglo-Dutch Wars, now a scheduled monument on the Fish Quay.

Photo: Barabbas1312, CC BY-SA 4.0

Clifford's Tower

Castle keep · Castle, Fossgate and Walmgate, York

Ruïne van de donjon van York Castle op een heuvel, beheerd door English Heritage.

Looked after by English Heritage

Official site for Clifford's Tower (opens in new tab)

Photo: bryan..., CC BY-SA 2.0

Clifford’s Tower

Castle · York

Bezoek aan een middeleeuwse toren, georganiseerd door English Heritage.

Looked after by English Heritage

Official site for Clifford’s Tower (opens in new tab)

Corfe Castle

Castle ruin · Swanage, Studland & Purbeck, The Jurassic Coast

Ruïne van een Normandisch kasteel boven het dorp, in een opening in de Purbeck Hills; tijdens de Burgeroorlog twee keer belegerd en nu van de National Trust.

Looked after by National Trust

Official site for Corfe Castle (opens in new tab)

Photo: Chin tin tin, CC BY 3.0

Dartmouth Castle

Castle · Dartmouth, Totnes & the Dart, Devon

Artillery fort guarding the mouth of the Dart, begun in the 1380s and later given an early purpose-built gun tower.

Looked after by English Heritage

Official site for Dartmouth Castle (opens in new tab)

Photo: Troxx, Public domain

Deal Castle

Castle · Deal, Canterbury & Kent

Artillery fort built by Henry VIII in 1539-40, with six inner and outer bastions, now run by English Heritage.

Looked after by English Heritage

Official site for Deal Castle (opens in new tab)

Photo: JimRussell, CC BY-SA 4.0

Dover Castle

Castle · Dover, Canterbury & Kent

Grade I listed castle founded in the 11th century on the cliffs above the port, run by English Heritage.

Looked after by English Heritage

Official site for Dover Castle (opens in new tab)

Photo: Chensiyuan, CC BY-SA 4.0

Drop Redoubt

Fort · Dover, Canterbury & Kent

One of the forts of the Western Heights, defences built in the 18th and 19th centuries; a preservation society runs tours.

Official site for Drop Redoubt (opens in new tab)

Photo: David Anstiss, CC BY-SA 2.0

Dunster Castle

Castle · Exmoor & Lynmouth, Devon

Castle on a steep hill called the Tor, fortified since Anglo-Saxon times and held by the Luttrell family for centuries.

Looked after by National Trust

Official site for Dunster Castle (opens in new tab)

Fort Perch Rock

Fort · New Brighton & Wallasey, Liverpool

Beschermd fort (Grade II*) uit de jaren 1820 ter verdediging van de haven van Liverpool, nu museum en bezienswaardigheid.

Official site for Fort Perch Rock (opens in new tab)

Photo: Rodhullandemu, CC BY-SA 4.0

Helmsley Castle

Castle · North York Moors, Yorkshire

Medieval castle ruins in the market town of Helmsley; cared for by English Heritage.

Looked after by English Heritage

Official site for Helmsley Castle (opens in new tab)

Photo: Photograph by Mike Peel (www.mikepeel.net)., CC BY-SA 4.0

Highclere Castle

Castle · Near Newbury, Hampshire

Country house with limited opening days.

Official site for Highclere Castle (opens in new tab)

Kenilworth Castle and Elizabethan Garden

Castle · Kenilworth, Stratford & Warwickshire

Largely ruined English Heritage castle, founded after 1066 and turned into a Tudor palace, with a recreated Elizabethan garden.

Looked after by English Heritage

Official site for Kenilworth Castle and Elizabethan Garden (opens in new tab)

Photo: DeFacto, CC BY-SA 4.0

Kingswear Castle

Castle · Dartmouth, Totnes & the Dart, Devon

Artillery fort of 1491 to 1502 opposite Dartmouth Castle, now let as a holiday home by the Landmark Trust.

Photo: Nilfanion, CC BY-SA 3.0

Knaresborough Castle

Castle · Harrogate & Knaresborough, Yorkshire

Ruined fortress on the cliff above the River Nidd in Knaresborough.

Photo: Redvers, CC BY 2.0

Lancaster Castle

Castle · Lancaster and Morecambe, Blackpool and the Lancashire coast

Medieval castle on the site of Roman forts, a prison until 2011, where the Pendle Witches were tried; interiors by guided tour only.

Official site for Lancaster Castle (opens in new tab)

Photo: Rwendland, CC BY-SA 4.0

Leicester Castle

Castle remains · Leicester city centre, Leicester

Remains of the castle of the Earls of Leicester: a large motte, the Great Hall and the ruined Turret Gateway, west of the centre.

Photo: Kris1973, CC BY-SA 4.0

Lewes Castle

Castle · Lewes and the Seven Sisters, The South Downs

Norman castle built after the Battle of Hastings; climb the keep for views, then visit the Museum of Sussex Archaeology next door.

Official site for Lewes Castle (opens in new tab)

Photo: Arild Vågen, CC BY-SA 4.0

Lincoln Castle

Castle · Uphill and downhill Lincoln, Lincoln

Norman castle on a Roman fortress site, with two mottes, a Victorian prison and an original 1215 Magna Carta; the grounds are free.

Official site for Lincoln Castle (opens in new tab)

Photo: Dmitrij M, CC BY 3.0

Lindisfarne Castle

Castle · Holy Island & the causeway coast, Lindisfarne (Holy Island)

16th-century fort on a rocky crag, altered by Sir Edwin Lutyens in 1901 and now cared for by the National Trust.

Photo: Urbral, CC BY-SA 4.0

Lulworth Castle and Park

Castle · Lulworth Cove, Durdle Door & Wareham, The Jurassic Coast

Jachthuis uit het begin van de 17e eeuw in de stijl van een versterkt kasteel, in een park in East Lulworth.

Official site for Lulworth Castle and Park (opens in new tab)

Photo: Nilfanion, CC BY-SA 4.0

Lydford Castle

Castle · Dartmoor, Devon

Stone tower of 1195, rebuilt in the 13th century and used as a prison and court for the Forest of Dartmoor.

Looked after by English Heritage

Official site for Lydford Castle (opens in new tab)

Marisco Castle

Castle · Lundy island, Lundy

Castle above the Landing Bay, named after the island's 13th-century lords; Henry III ordered a stone tower here.

Official site for Marisco Castle (opens in new tab)

Photo: Simon Willison, CC BY-SA 4.0

Middleham Castle

Castle · Yorkshire Dales, Yorkshire

Ruined castle begun in 1190, the childhood home of Richard III. Cared for by English Heritage.

Looked after by English Heritage

Official site for Middleham Castle (opens in new tab)

Photo: leestuartsherriff, CC BY-SA 4.0

Muncaster Castle

Castle · Wasdale & Eskdale, The Lake District

Beschermd kasteel (Grade I) boven de rivier de Esk, ongeveer een mijl ten oosten van Ravenglass.

Photo: LilyPadFrog, CC BY-SA 4.0

Norwich Castle

Castle and museum · Norwich, Norfolk and the Broads

Royal castle ordered by William the Conqueror, used as a gaol until 1887 and home to the city museum and art gallery since 1894.

Photo: The original uploader was Bluemoose at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0

Nothe Fort

Victorian fort · Weymouth & Portland, The Jurassic Coast

Zeevesting op het schiereiland Nothe die de haven van Weymouth bewaakt, nu een museum naast de Nothe Gardens.

Official site for Nothe Fort (opens in new tab)

Photo: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0

Nottingham Castle

Castle and museum · Castle and Old Market Square, Nottingham

17th-century ducal mansion on Castle Rock, on the site of a Norman royal castle, with galleries, grounds and optional cave tours.

Official site for Nottingham Castle (opens in new tab)

Photo: JimmyGuano, CC BY-SA 4.0

Okehampton Castle

Castle · Dartmoor, Devon

Norman motte-and-bailey castle built between 1068 and 1086, later turned into a hunting lodge by the Courtenays.

Looked after by English Heritage

Official site for Okehampton Castle (opens in new tab)

Osborne's Fort

Fort ruins · Holy Island & the causeway coast, Lindisfarne (Holy Island)

Remains of a fort on the Heugh above the harbour, close to the war memorial.

Photo: Dave.Dunford, CC BY-SA 4.0

Oxford Castle and Prison

Castle · Oxford

Bezoek aan kasteel en voormalige gevangenis, met rondleidingen vermeld.

Official site for Oxford Castle and Prison (opens in new tab)

Pendennis Castle

Castle · Falmouth & the Helford, Cornwall

Artillerievesting, tussen 1540 en 1542 gebouwd door Hendrik VIII en later uitgebreid met wallen en bastions, die de monding van de rivier de Fal bewaakt.

Looked after by English Heritage

Official site for Pendennis Castle (opens in new tab)

Photo: Darren Shilson, CC BY 2.0

Peveril Castle

Castle · Castleton, Hope Valley & Edale, The Peak District

Kasteelruïne uit de 11e eeuw boven Castleton, gesticht door William Peverel tussen de Normandische verovering en de Domesday Survey.

Looked after by English Heritage

Official site for Peveril Castle (opens in new tab)

Photo: Darren Copley from Sheffield, CC BY 2.0

Pickering Castle

Castle · North York Moors, Yorkshire

Motte-and-bailey castle; the later stone castle briefly held Richard II in 1399. Cared for by English Heritage.

Looked after by English Heritage

Official site for Pickering Castle (opens in new tab)

Photo: Tilman2007, CC BY-SA 4.0

Portland Castle

Tudor castle · Weymouth & Portland, The Jurassic Coast

Artillerievesting, tussen 1539 en 1541 gebouwd door Hendrik VIII ter verdediging van Portland Roads, nu in beheer van English Heritage.

Looked after by English Heritage

Official site for Portland Castle (opens in new tab)

Photo: Mark.murphy at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0

Restormel Castle

Castle · Fowey, Polperro & the south-east coast, Cornwall

Vrijwel perfect cirkelvormig Normandisch kasteel boven de River Fowey bij Lostwithiel, een van de vier belangrijkste Normandische kastelen van Cornwall.

Looked after by English Heritage

Official site for Restormel Castle (opens in new tab)

Photo: Zaian at English Wikipedia, Public domain

Rougemont Castle

Castle · Exeter, Devon

Norman castle built into the northern corner of the Roman walls from about 1068; its gatehouse still stands.

Photo: Juan J. Martínez; derivative work: Nev1, CC BY-SA 2.0

Royal Citadel

Fort · Plymouth, Devon

Fortress of the late 1660s by Sir Bernard de Gomme at the eastern end of the Hoe; a scheduled monument.

Looked after by English Heritage

Official site for Royal Citadel (opens in new tab)

Photo: Adam Cuerden, Public domain

Royal Pavilion

Royal palace · North Laine & the Royal Pavilion, Brighton & Hove

Seaside palace built in stages from 1787 for the Prince of Wales, later George IV, in an Indian-inspired style. Grade I listed, with gardens.

Official site for Royal Pavilion (opens in new tab)

Photo: Qmin, CC BY-SA 3.0

Sandsfoot Castle

Castle ruin · Weymouth & Portland, The Jurassic Coast

Ruïne van een artillerievesting die Hendrik VIII bij Weymouth liet bouwen ter verdediging van Portland Roads.

Photo: Ajsmith141, CC BY-SA 3.0

Scarborough Castle

Castle · Scarborough, Yorkshire

Ruined medieval royal fortress on the headland; the site also has Iron Age and Roman remains. Cared for by English Heritage.

Looked after by English Heritage

Official site for Scarborough Castle (opens in new tab)

Photo: Benjamin Smith, CC BY-SA 4.0

Shrewsbury Castle

Castle · Shrewsbury town centre, Shrewsbury

Grade I listed red sandstone castle above the station; the grounds are free. Closed from 13 December until February half term 2027.

Official site for Shrewsbury Castle (opens in new tab)

Photo: Rev Dan Catt, CC BY-SA 2.0

Skipton Castle

Castle · Yorkshire Dales, Yorkshire

Grade I listed medieval castle at the top of the High Street, begun in 1090; still a private home.

Official site for Skipton Castle (opens in new tab)

Photo: Davegill70, CC BY-SA 3.0

Southsea Castle

Castle · Southsea, Portsmouth and Southampton

Artillery fort built by Henry VIII in 1544, with a keep museum and ramparts beside the D-Day Story.

Official site for Southsea Castle (opens in new tab)

Photo: Geni, CC BY-SA 4.0

St Catherine's Castle

Castle · Fowey, Polperro & the south-east coast, Cornwall

Klein artillerievesting uit de jaren 1530, gebouwd door Hendrik VIII ter verdediging van de haven van Fowey; English Heritage vermeldt gratis toegang.

Looked after by English Heritage

Official site for St Catherine's Castle (opens in new tab)

Photo: Adrian Farwell, CC BY 3.0

St Mawes Castle

Castle · Falmouth & the Helford, Cornwall

Klaverbladvormig artilleriefort, tussen 1540 en 1542 gebouwd door Hendrik VIII, tegenover Pendennis Castle aan de overkant van de Fal.

Looked after by English Heritage

Official site for St Mawes Castle (opens in new tab)

Photo: Claudiu Bichescu, CC BY-SA 3.0

Tintagel Castle

Castle · Tintagel, Cornwall, Cornwall

Clifftop castle ruins, run by English Heritage.

Looked after by English Heritage

Official site for Tintagel Castle (opens in new tab)

Totnes Castle

Castle · Dartmouth, Totnes & the Dart, Devon

Norman motte-and-bailey castle above the town; the stone keep and curtain wall date from around the 14th century.

Looked after by English Heritage

Official site for Totnes Castle (opens in new tab)

Photo: Pymouss, CC BY-SA 4.0

Tower of London and the Crown Jewels

Castle · Tower Hill, London, London

De koninklijke vesting beheerd door Historic Royal Palaces. De Crown Jewels zijn inbegrepen in de algemene toegang.

Looked after by Historic Royal Palaces

Official site for Tower of London and the Crown Jewels (opens in new tab)

Tynemouth Priory and Castle

Priory and castle · Tynemouth, Newcastle and Gateshead

Ruined Benedictine priory and castle on the headland at the mouth of the Tyne, entered through a 14th-century gatehouse; English Heritage.

Looked after by English Heritage

Official site for Tynemouth Priory and Castle (opens in new tab)

Photo: Chris McKenna (user:Thryduulf), CC BY-SA 4.0

Walmer Castle

Castle · Deal, Canterbury & Kent

Henry VIII artillery fort with four round bastions and gardens, run by English Heritage, south of Deal on the seafront.

Looked after by English Heritage

Official site for Walmer Castle (opens in new tab)

Photo: DeFacto, CC BY-SA 4.0

Warwick Castle

Castle · Warwick, Stratford & Warwickshire

Castle above the Avon begun by William the Conqueror in 1068 and rebuilt in stone; now a ticketed attraction with towers and shows.

Official site for Warwick Castle (opens in new tab)

Photo: DeFacto, CC BY-SA 4.0

Windsor Castle

Royal castle · Castle & Town, Windsor

Royal residence begun after 1066 and used by monarchs since Henry I, with the Round Tower and state rooms; tickets from the Royal Collection Trust.

Looked after by Royal Collection Trust

Official site for Windsor Castle (opens in new tab)

Photo: Diliff, CC BY 2.5

Aberdour Castle

Castle · Dunfermline and the Forth, St Andrews and Fife

Castle in Aberdour with parts dating from around 1200, among the oldest standing castles in Scotland.

Looked after by Historic Environment Scotland

Official site for Aberdour Castle (opens in new tab)

Photo: Andy Hawkins, CC BY-SA 2.0

Ardvreck Castle

Ruined castle · Ullapool, Coigach & Assynt, North Coast 500

Ruin on a rocky promontory in Loch Assynt, dating from about 1490 and linked to the Macleods of Assynt.

Photo: StaraBlazkova, CC BY-SA 3.0

Armadale Castle, Gardens and Museum of the Isles

Castle and museum · Isle of Skye: Portree & Dunvegan, The Scottish Highlands

Ruïne van het landhuis van de MacDonalds, met tuinen en een museum, op korte loopafstand van de veerboot in Armadale.

Official site for Armadale Castle, Gardens and Museum of the Isles (opens in new tab)

Photo: Wojsyl, CC BY-SA 3.0

Aros Castle

Ruined castle · Tobermory and Mull, Mull and Iona

Ruins of a 13th-century castle near Salen, overlooking the Sound of Mull.

Photo: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0

Balmoral Castle

Castle · Royal Deeside, Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire

Royal Family's Highland home since 1852; grounds, gardens and booked tours open on set days.

Official site for Balmoral Castle (opens in new tab)

Photo: Stuart Yeates from Oxford, UK, CC BY-SA 2.0

Bishop's and Earl's Palaces

Palaces · Kirkwall & central Mainland, Orkney

The Norse-era Bishop's Palace, where King Haakon IV of Norway died in 1263, beside Earl Patrick Stewart's Renaissance palace of the early 1600s.

Looked after by Historic Environment Scotland

Official site for Bishop's and Earl's Palaces (opens in new tab)

Photo: Van de Beek at nl.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0

Borve Castle

Ruined tower house · The Uists & Benbecula, The Outer Hebrides

Ruined 14th-century tower house, also called Castle Wearie, in the south-west of Benbecula; a scheduled monument.

Photo: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0

Braemar Castle

Castle · Royal Deeside, Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire

Castle by Braemar leased to the community and run by volunteers and staff; open April to October.

Official site for Braemar Castle (opens in new tab)

Photo: Paul Hermans, CC BY-SA 3.0

Brodick Castle

Castle and gardens · Brodick, Lamlash and Whiting Bay, Isle of Arran

Former seat of the Dukes of Hamilton outside Brodick, now cared for by the National Trust for Scotland.

Photo: Sir Gawain, CC BY-SA 3.0

Castle Fraser

Castle · Royal Deeside, Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire

Z-plan castle north of the Dee, cared for by the National Trust for Scotland.

Photo: Karora, Public domain

Castle of Mey

Castle and gardens · Durness, Thurso & John o' Groats, North Coast 500

Former home of Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother, about 6 miles west of John o' Groats, with gardens and a visitor centre.

Official site for Castle of Mey (opens in new tab)

Photo: Orikrin1998, CC BY-SA 3.0

Castle Sinclair Girnigoe

Ruined castle · Durness, Thurso & John o' Groats, North Coast 500

Ruins of two castles, 15th-century Girnigoe and 17th-century Sinclair, on the cliffs about 3 miles north of Wick.

Photo: Dorcas Sinclair, modified by Sir Gawain, CC BY-SA 2.0

Castle Stalker

Tower house · Oban, Argyll & the Mull ferry, The Scottish Highlands

Middeleeuwse woontoren van vier verdiepingen op een eilandje in het getijdengebied van Loch Laich, bij Port Appin.

Official site for Castle Stalker (opens in new tab)

Photo: No machine-readable author provided. Gerpsych~commonswiki assumed (based on copyright claims)., CC BY-SA 3.0

Castle Varrich

Ruined castle · Durness, Thurso & John o' Groats, North Coast 500

Ruin on a rocky high point above Tongue and the Kyle of Tongue, linked with the chiefs of Clan Mackay.

Photo: Paul Hermans, CC BY-SA 3.0

Cawdor Castle

Castle · Inverness & Loch Ness, The Scottish Highlands

Kasteel gebouwd rond een woontoren uit de 15e eeuw bij Nairn, nog steeds eigendom van de familie Campbell.

Official site for Cawdor Castle (opens in new tab)

Photo: Lesbardd, CC BY-SA 4.0

Craigievar Castle

Castle · Royal Deeside, Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire

Tower house in the hills north of Aboyne, cared for by the National Trust for Scotland.

Photo: Anais Culot, CC BY-SA 4.0

Crathes Castle

Castle · Royal Deeside, Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire

Sixteenth-century castle east of Banchory, with a designed landscape and gardens, cared for by the National Trust for Scotland.

Photo: Oyoyoy, CC BY-SA 3.0

Cubbie Roo's Castle and St Mary's Chapel

Norse castle · North Isles: Rousay, Westray & beyond, Orkney

Ruined stone castle on Wyre that the Orkneyinga Saga says Kolbein Hruga built in 1145, with a small 1100s chapel nearby.

Looked after by Historic Environment Scotland

Official site for Cubbie Roo's Castle and St Mary's Chapel (opens in new tab)

Photo: Bob Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0

Doune Castle

Castle · Stirling and Bannockburn, Stirling and the Trossachs

Late 14th-century courtyard castle built for Regent Albany, used as a film location for Outlander and Monty Python.

Looked after by Historic Environment Scotland

Official site for Doune Castle (opens in new tab)

Photo: Godot13, CC BY-SA 4.0

Drum Castle

Castle · Royal Deeside, Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire

Castle between Peterculter and Banchory, cared for by the National Trust for Scotland.

Photo: Ikiwaner, CC BY-SA 3.0

Duart Castle

Castle · Oban, Argyll & the Mull ferry, The Scottish Highlands

Kasteel uit de 13e eeuw op het eiland Mull, aan de Sound of Mull, zetel van clan MacLean.

Official site for Duart Castle (opens in new tab)

Photo: Philippe Giabbanelli, CC BY-SA 3.0

Duart Castle

Castle · Tobermory and Mull, Mull and Iona

Seat of Clan MacLean above the Sound of Mull; the castle dates from the 13th century and was restored from ruin in 1911.

Photo: Philippe Giabbanelli, CC BY-SA 3.0

Dunagoil

Iron Age fort · Rothesay and the island, Isle of Bute

Vitrified Iron Age fort on a volcanic headland, its ramparts melted by intense heat.

Photo: Anne Burgess, CC BY-SA 2.0

Dunnottar Castle

Castle · Stonehaven and Dunnottar, Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire

Ruined fortress of the Earls Marischal on a rock surrounded on three sides by the North Sea, 1.6 miles south of Stonehaven.

Official site for Dunnottar Castle (opens in new tab)

Photo: Anne Burgess, CC BY-SA 2.0

Dunollie Museum, Castle and Grounds

Castle and museum · Oban, Argyll & the Mull ferry, The Scottish Highlands

Kasteelruïne op een heuvel ten noorden van Oban met uitzicht op Kerrera, te bezoeken als onderdeel van het museum en de tuinen van Dunollie.

Official site for Dunollie Museum, Castle and Grounds (opens in new tab)

Photo: Eirian Evans, CC BY-SA 2.0

Dunstaffnage Castle and Chapel

Castle · Oban, Argyll & the Mull ferry, The Scottish Highlands

Gedeeltelijk vervallen kasteel op een rotspunt bij de ingang van Loch Etive, 5 km ten noordnoordoosten van Oban.

Looked after by Historic Environment Scotland

Official site for Dunstaffnage Castle and Chapel (opens in new tab)

Photo: Chris Gorringe, CC BY-SA 2.0

Duntulm Castle

Ruined castle · Isle of Skye: Portree & Dunvegan, The Scottish Highlands

Kasteelruïne aan de noordkust van Trotternish, in de 17e eeuw de residentie van de MacDonalds of Sleat.

Photo: Helmut Zozmann, CC BY-SA 2.0

Dunvegan Castle and Gardens

Castle · Isle of Skye: Portree & Dunvegan, The Scottish Highlands

Zetel van het hoofd van clan MacLeod, voor het eerst gebouwd in de 13e eeuw boven Loch Dunvegan.

Official site for Dunvegan Castle and Gardens (opens in new tab)

Photo: Sarahteeco, CC BY-SA 4.0

Dunyvaig Castle

Ruined castle · Islay, Islay and Jura

Ruined castle on Lagavulin Bay, once a naval base of the Lords of the Isles.

Photo: Alasdair MacNeill, CC BY-SA 2.0

Earl's Palace, Birsay

Ruined palace · Stromness & the West Mainland, Orkney

Courtyard palace built between 1569 and 1574 for Robert Stewart, Earl of Orkney, with gun holes at ground level in every wall.

Looked after by Historic Environment Scotland

Official site for Earl's Palace, Birsay (opens in new tab)

Photo: Van de Beek at nl.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0

Edinburgh Castle

Castle · Old Town & Royal Mile, Edinburgh

Vesting op Castle Rock boven de stad, met de Honours of Scotland, het Scottish National War Memorial en het One O'Clock Gun.

Looked after by Historic Environment Scotland

Official site for Edinburgh Castle (opens in new tab)

Photo: Stephencdickson, CC BY-SA 4.0

Fort Charlotte

Artillery fort · Lerwick & Bressay, Shetland

Artillery fort begun in 1665 during the Second Dutch War to guard Bressay Sound, rebuilt in the 1780s and presented as it looked then.

Looked after by Historic Environment Scotland

Official site for Fort Charlotte (opens in new tab)

Photo: Lrs1572, CC BY-SA 2.0 de

Fort George

Fortress · Inverness & Loch Ness, The Scottish Highlands

Groot fort uit de 18e eeuw bij Ardersier, gebouwd na de opstand van 1745. Het is nooit aangevallen en is nog steeds een garnizoen.

Looked after by Historic Environment Scotland

Official site for Fort George (opens in new tab)

Photo: Iain Lees, CC BY-SA 2.0

Gylen Castle, Kerrera

Ruined castle · Oban, Argyll & the Mull ferry, The Scottish Highlands

Woontoren uit 1582 in het zuiden van Kerrera, bereikbaar met een veerboot van vijf minuten vanaf Gallanach.

Official site for Gylen Castle, Kerrera (opens in new tab)

Photo: Macsels, CC BY-SA 3.0

Hackness Martello Tower and Battery

Napoleonic fort · Scapa Flow, the South Isles & Hoy, Orkney

Battery and Martello tower on South Walls, built in the Napoleonic Wars to protect merchant ships; closed in autumn and winter.

Looked after by Historic Environment Scotland

Official site for Hackness Martello Tower and Battery (opens in new tab)

Photo: Ian Bruce, CC BY-SA 2.0

Inverlochy Castle (ruin)

Ruined castle · Fort William, Glencoe & Ben Nevis, The Scottish Highlands

Kasteelruïne uit de 13e eeuw bij Fort William, schouwplaats van twee veldslagen, beheerd door Historic Environment Scotland.

Looked after by Historic Environment Scotland

Official site for Inverlochy Castle (ruin) (opens in new tab)

Photo: Daniel Kraft, CC BY-SA 3.0

Inverness Castle

Castle · Inverness & Loch Ness, The Scottish Highlands

Kasteel van rode zandsteen boven de River Ness, voltooid in 1836 op een plek die sinds 1057 versterkt was, nu een bezienswaardigheid over het erfgoed van de Highlands.

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Photo: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0

Kames Castle

Tower house · Rothesay and the island, Isle of Bute

Fourteenth-century tower house in 20 acres of grounds with an 18th-century walled garden near Port Bannatyne.

Photo: Rob Farrow, CC BY-SA 2.0

Kellie Castle

Castle · East Neuk, St Andrews and Fife

Castle with a walled garden 4 km north of Pittenweem, restored by the Lorimer family and run by the National Trust for Scotland.

Photo: MaggieMayRose, CC BY-SA 3.0

Kildonan Castle

Ruined castle · Brodick, Lamlash and Whiting Bay, Isle of Arran

Ruined castle in the village of Kildonan on the south coast.

Photo: Vincent van Zeijst, CC BY-SA 3.0

Kisimul Castle

Castle · Barra & Vatersay, The Outer Hebrides

Medieval castle on a rock in Castlebay, seat of the chief of Clan Macneil, reached by a short boat trip from the village.

Looked after by Historic Environment Scotland

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Photo: M J Richardson, CC BY-SA 2.0

Lews Castle and Museum nan Eilean

Castle and museum · Isle of Lewis & Stornoway, The Outer Hebrides

Victorian country house built in the 1840s for Sir James Matheson; the modern extension houses Museum & Tasglann nan Eilean, opened in 2016.

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Photo: Dave Conner, CC BY 2.0

Lochranza Castle

Castle · Lochranza, Machrie and the south-west, Isle of Arran

Tower house of the 1500s built from a hall-house of the 1200s, on a peninsula in Loch Ranza.

Looked after by Historic Environment Scotland

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Photo: Photograph by Mike Peel (www.mikepeel.net)., CC BY-SA 4.0

Merchiston Tower

Tower house · Bruntsfield & Morningside, Edinburgh

Woontoren uit ongeveer 1454 en geboortehuis van wiskundige John Napier. Staat nu midden op een universiteitscampus.

Photo: Kim Traynor, CC BY-SA 3.0

Moy Castle

Ruined castle · Tobermory and Mull, Mull and Iona

Ruined tower house near Lochbuie in the south-east of Mull, now a scheduled monument.

Photo: s allison, CC BY-SA 2.0

Muness Castle

Tower house · Northmavine, Yell & Unst, Shetland

Tower house of the late 1500s built for Laurence Bruce of Cultmalindie, the northernmost castle in the British Isles.

Looked after by Historic Environment Scotland

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Photo: Van de Beek, CC BY-SA 3.0

Noltland Castle

Castle · North Isles: Rousay, Westray & beyond, Orkney

Unfinished fortress-house on Westray built for Gilbert Balfour, master of Mary Queen of Scots' household; its walls have 71 gun holes.

Looked after by Historic Environment Scotland

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Photo: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0

Palace of Holyroodhouse

Royal palace · Holyrood, Arthur's Seat & Calton Hill, Edinburgh

De officiële residentie van de vorst in Schotland, onderaan de Royal Mile, met historische State Apartments en de abdijruïne ernaast.

Looked after by Royal Collection Trust

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Photo: 瑞丽江的河水, CC BY-SA 4.0

Rothesay Castle

Castle · Rothesay and the island, Isle of Bute

Moated castle of the Stewart kings with Scotland's only circular curtain wall; the great hall has displays.

Looked after by Historic Environment Scotland

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Photo: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0

Scalloway Castle

Tower house · Scalloway & the West Mainland, Shetland

Tower house of the late 1500s built for Earl Patrick Stewart, who was accused of using forced labour to build it in 1599.

Looked after by Historic Environment Scotland

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Photo: Tom Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0

St Andrews Castle

Castle · St Andrews, St Andrews and Fife

Ruined bishops' castle on a rocky headland above Castle Sands; a castle has stood here since the late 12th century.

Looked after by Historic Environment Scotland

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Photo: Tom Parnell, CC BY-SA 4.0

Stirling Castle

Castle · Stirling and Bannockburn, Stirling and the Trossachs

Royal castle on a volcanic crag; the Royal Palace was the childhood home of Mary Queen of Scots.

Looked after by Historic Environment Scotland

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Photo: DeFacto, CC BY-SA 4.0

Urquhart Castle

Ruined castle · Inverness & Loch Ness, The Scottish Highlands

Kasteelruïne aan Loch Ness langs de A82, ongeveer 21 km ten zuidwesten van Inverness en 2 km ten oosten van Drumnadrochit.

Looked after by Historic Environment Scotland

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Photo: LornaMCampbell, CC BY-SA 4.0

Abergavenny Castle

Castle · Bannau Brycheiniog (Brecon Beacons), Wales

Kasteelruïne in Abergavenny, gesticht rond 1087, plaats van een bloedbad onder Welshe edelen in 1175.

Photo: WelshDave, CC BY-SA 4.0

Beaumaris Castle

Castle · Beaumaris, Menai Bridge & the east, Anglesey

The last of Edward I's castles in Wales, begun in 1295 and never finished; part of a World Heritage Site and run by Cadw.

Looked after by Cadw

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Photo: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0

Beaumaris Castle (Castell Biwmares)

Castle · Conwy, Llandudno & the North Coast Castles, Wales

Kasteel op Anglesey, na 1284 gebouwd als onderdeel van de veldtocht van Eduard I om Noord-Wales te veroveren, nu in beheer van Cadw.

Looked after by Cadw

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Photo: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0

Caernarfon Castle

Castle · Caernarfon, Wales

Kasteelbezoek beheerd door Cadw, met online boeken en rondleidingen vermeld.

Looked after by Cadw

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Caernarfon Castle (Castell Caernarfon)

Castle · Conwy, Llandudno & the North Coast Castles, Wales

Middeleeuws vestingpaleis in Gwynedd, dat Edward I begon te bouwen op een eerder Normandisch motte-and-bailey-kasteel.

Looked after by Cadw

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Photo: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0

Caerphilly Castle

Castle · Caerphilly, Wales

Medieval castle in Caerphilly, run by Cadw.

Looked after by Cadw

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Cardiff Castle

Castle · Cardiff, Wales

Kasteelbezoek. De officiële site vermeldt tickets en rondleidingen.

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Cardiff Castle (Castell Caerdydd)

Castle · City centre and Cardiff Castle, Cardiff

Romeinse muren, een Normandische donjon en victoriaanse interieurs in het stadscentrum; op het kasteelterrein leest u over 2,000 jaar geschiedenis.

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Photo: Tevfik Teker, CC BY 3.0

Cardiff Castle (Castell Caerdydd)

Castle · Cardiff (Caerdydd) & the Bay, Wales

Romeinse muren, een Normandische donjon en victoriaanse interieurs in het stadscentrum; op het kasteelterrein leest u over 2,000 jaar geschiedenis.

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Photo: Tevfik Teker, CC BY 3.0

Carew Castle (Castell Caeriw)

Castle · Pembrokeshire Coast (St Davids & Tenby), Wales

Kasteel en getijdenmolen aan de rivier de Carew; de familie Carew ontleende haar naam aan deze plek en bezat haar meer dan 900 jaar.

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Photo: Karen Sawyer, CC BY-SA 4.0

Carreg Cennen Castle (Castell Carreg Cennen)

Castle · Bannau Brycheiniog (Brecon Beacons), Wales

Kasteelruïne op een hoge kalksteenrots boven de River Cennen, bij Trap, vier miles ten zuidoosten van Llandeilo.

Looked after by Cadw

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Photo: Ken Day, CC BY-SA 4.0

Castell Coch

Castle · Pontcanna, Canton and Llandaff, Cardiff

Neogotisch kasteel uit de 19e eeuw boven Tongwynlais, gebouwd op de plek van een Normandisch kasteel en beheerd door Cadw.

Looked after by Cadw

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Photo: Hchc2009, CC BY-SA 4.0

Castell Coch

Castle · Cardiff (Caerdydd) & the Bay, Wales

Neogotisch kasteel uit de 19e eeuw boven Tongwynlais, gebouwd op de plek van een Normandisch kasteel en beheerd door Cadw.

Looked after by Cadw

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Photo: Hchc2009, CC BY-SA 4.0

Conwy Castle

Castle · Conwy, Wales

Kasteelbezoek beheerd door Cadw, met online boeken en rondleidingen vermeld.

Looked after by Cadw

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Conwy Castle (Castell Conwy)

Castle · Conwy, Llandudno & the North Coast Castles, Wales

Vesting gebouwd voor Eduard I tussen 1283 en 1287; volgens Cadw kunnen bezoekers via gerestaureerde trappen over de wallen lopen.

Looked after by Cadw

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Photo: Source: Llywelyn2000Derivative: User:MathKnight, CC BY-SA 4.0

Dolbadarn Castle (Castell Dolbadarn)

Castle · Eryri (Snowdonia), Wales

Vesting gebouwd door Llywelyn de Grote in het begin van de 13e eeuw boven Llyn Padarn, aan de voet van de Llanberis Pass.

Looked after by Cadw

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Photo: Cadw, OGL v1.0

Harlech Castle

Castle · Harlech, Gwynedd, Wales

Medieval castle in Harlech, run by Cadw.

Looked after by Cadw

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Hay Castle

Castle · Bannau Brycheiniog (Brecon Beacons), Wales

Middeleeuws kasteel en Jacobijns landhuis uit de 17e eeuw in Hay-on-Wye, nu beheerd door de Hay Castle Trust.

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Photo: Philip Halling, CC BY-SA 2.0

Lamphey Bishop's Palace

Ruined palace · Pembrokeshire Coast (St Davids & Tenby), Wales

Middeleeuws ruïnecomplex van de bisschoppen van St Davids in Lamphey, een beschermd monument van Grade I dat nu door Cadw wordt beheerd.

Looked after by Cadw

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Photo: Philip Halling, CC BY-SA 2.0

Manorbier Castle (Castell Maenorbŷr)

Castle · Pembrokeshire Coast (St Davids & Tenby), Wales

Normandisch kasteel in Manorbier, ongeveer vijf mijl ten zuidwesten van Tenby, eind 11e eeuw gesticht door de familie de Barry.

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Photo: Raymond Knapman, CC BY-SA 2.0

Oystermouth Castle (Castell Ystum Llwynarth)

Castle · Gower & Swansea (Abertawe), Wales

Normandisch stenen kasteel met uitzicht over Swansea Bay bij Mumbles.

Photo: No Swan So Fine, CC BY-SA 4.0

Pembroke Castle

Castle · Pembroke, Wales

Kasteelbezoek. De officiële site vermeldt gratis rondleidingen op vaste tijden.

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Pembroke Castle (Castell Penfro)

Castle · Pembrokeshire Coast (St Davids & Tenby), Wales

Normandisch kasteel in het centrum van Pembroke, gebouwd in 1093 en oorspronkelijke zetel van het graafschap Pembroke.

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Photo: Monkeyrustler at English Wikipedia, Public domain

Pennard Castle (Castell Pennard)

Castle ruin · Gower & Swansea (Abertawe), Wales

Kasteelruïne, begin 12e eeuw aangelegd en verlaten door oprukkende zandduinen.

Photo: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0

Rhuddlan Castle (Castell Rhuddlan)

Castle · Conwy, Llandudno & the North Coast Castles, Wales

Kasteel in Denbighshire aan de River Clwyd, in 1277 gesticht door Edward I en nu in beheer van Cadw.

Looked after by Cadw

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Photo: Julie Anne Workman, CC BY-SA 3.0

St Cybi's Church and Caer Gybi

Church and Roman fort · Holyhead & Holy Island, Anglesey

Grade I listed medieval church inside the walls of Caer Gybi, a small 3rd-century Roman fort in the town centre.

Looked after by Cadw

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Photo: Eric Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0

St Davids Bishop's Palace

Ruined palace · Pembrokeshire Coast (St Davids & Tenby), Wales

Ruïne van het middeleeuwse bisschoppelijk paleis naast de kathedraal, een van de belangrijkste kerkelijke plaatsen van Wales, beheerd door Cadw.

Looked after by Cadw

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Photo: Niki.L, CC BY-SA 4.0

Swansea Castle (Castell Abertawe)

Castle · Gower & Swansea (Abertawe), Wales

Kasteelruïne uit 1107, nu omgeven door het stadscentrum en beheerd door Cadw.

Looked after by Cadw

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Photo: Tiia Monto, CC BY-SA 4.0

Tretower Court and Castle

Medieval house and castle · Bannau Brycheiniog (Brecon Beacons), Wales

Een middeleeuws huis en een kasteel met ronde toren, naast elkaar bij Crickhowell, die samen 900 jaar beslaan en door Cadw worden beheerd.

Looked after by Cadw

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Photo: Philip Pankhurst, CC BY-SA 2.0

Weobley Castle

Fortified manor house · Gower & Swansea (Abertawe), Wales

Middeleeuwse versterkte herenhuis aan de noordkust van Gower, met uitzicht over kwelders en wadplaten, in beheer van Cadw.

Looked after by Cadw

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Photo: RobinLeicester, CC BY-SA 3.0

Dundrum Castle

Castle ruin · The Mournes & Newcastle, Northern Ireland

Kasteelruïne boven Dundrum, rond 1177 gebouwd door John de Courcy om de toegang tot Lecale te beheersen.

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Photo: Eric Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0

Dunluce Castle

Castle ruin · The Causeway Coast, Northern Ireland

Middeleeuwse kasteelruïne, zetel van clan MacQuillan, op een basaltrots die via een brug vanaf het vasteland bereikbaar is.

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Photo: Aph-ch (uploader), Public domain

Dunseverick Castle

Castle ruin · The Causeway Coast, Northern Ireland

Resten van een kasteel van basalt op een schiereiland bij de Giant's Causeway, langs het Causeway Cliff Path.

Photo: Darrin Antrobus, CC BY-SA 2.0

Enniskillen Castle

Castle and museums · Fermanagh Lakelands, Northern Ireland

Kasteel uit de 16e eeuw aan de River Erne met het Fermanagh County Museum en het Inniskillings Museum.

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Photo: Romeparis, CC BY-SA 3.0

Kinbane Castle

Castle ruin · The Causeway Coast, Northern Ireland

Grotendeels vervallen kasteel op een kalkstenen landtong, waarvan de naam witte kop betekent, tussen Ballycastle en Ballintoy.

Photo: Gareth James, CC BY-SA 2.0

Monea Castle

Castle ruin · Fermanagh Lakelands, Northern Ireland

Kasteelruïne bij Monea onder staatsbeheer, een van de historische monumenten van het graafschap.

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Photo: N Chadwick, CC BY-SA 2.0

Portora Castle

Castle ruin · Fermanagh Lakelands, Northern Ireland

Kasteelruïne gebouwd voor Sir William Cole, naast de smalle uitstroom van de River Erne in Lower Lough Erne.

Photo: Hywel Williams, CC BY-SA 2.0

Tully Castle

Castle ruin · Fermanagh Lakelands, Northern Ireland

Kasteelruïne aan Blaney Bay aan de zuidoever van Lower Lough Erne.

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Photo: N Chadwick, CC BY-SA 2.0