List of castles in Scotland

In the English language, and thus also in Scotland, refers to a so-called castle is a fortified building, which was built for defense purposes or for residential purposes. The usual in the German language distinction between Castle Hill and Castle is not carried out normally. Delineated, however, are fortifications ( fortress ) or palaces (palace ), where the transitions between the different definitions are often blurred. The investments listed here mainly include the classic castles and palaces, in Scotland since around 1100 AD. were built. Of course there was also much older fortifications, such as Roman forts or the so-called Broch and Duns, which are not listed here. The Scottish Castles Association estimates the total number of fortified buildings in Scotland about 1400, although this figure includes those castles, of which only scanty remains are present.

The first castles built in the 11th and 12th centuries, following the example of Norman fortifications ( moth ). These were replaced in 1200 by the first built of stone castles. The fortified with ramparts and moats plants were replaced from 1400 by the new type of tower houses. Although these tower houses were less suitable for defense, but offered a much better comfort. This building was very popular, especially when the landed aristocracy to the late 17th century. Then you remembered to old methods of construction of castles, mixed this with the architectural style of the modern tower houses and so modern Castles arisen without military value.

The structure of the list is based on the unitary authorities of administrative divisions of Scotland

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Aberdeenshire

Angus

Argyll and Bute

Outer Hebrides

Clackmannanshire

Dumfries and Galloway

East Ayrshire

East Lothian

East Renfrewshire

Edinburgh

Falkirk

Fife

Highland

Inverclyde

Midlothian

Moray

North Ayrshire

North Lanarkshire

Orkney

Perth and Kinross

Scottish Borders

Shetland

South Ayrshire

South Lanarkshire

Stirling

West Dunbartonshire

Declaration on the list

• Name: Name of the building, possibly alternative names
• Location: Indicates the city that the building is or which city is in the vicinity and also contains a map link to the object
• Year: Displays the Year.
• Builder: Displays the builders.
• Remarks: Contains remarks on the building.
• Picture: Displays if available, an image of the building.