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List of castles in Stirling (council area)

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This is a list of castles in the Stirling council area.

List

Name Type Date Condition Ownership Location Notes Picture
Airthrey Castle Baronial house 1790s Occupied Stirling University Stirling
NS812967
University campus established in the grounds in the 1960s
Ballikinrain Castle Baronial house 1868 Occupied Church of Scotland Killearn
NS563872
Independent residential school
Buchanan Castle Baronial house 1854 Ruin Drymen
NS461886
De-roofed in the 1950s
Craigend Castle Baronial house Ruin Mugdock Country Park
Culcreuch Castle Tower house 1296 Occupied Private Fintry
NS620786
In use as a hotel
Dalnair Castle Baronial house 1884 Occupied Private Stirling In use as apartments[1]
Doune Castle Courtyard castle 14th century Preserved Historic Scotland Doune
NN7284701062
Open to the public
Edinample Castle Tower house 16th century Occupied as a residence Private Balquhidder
NN601226
Restored in the 1980s
Mugdock Castle Courtyard castle 14th century Ruin Stirling Council Mugdock Country Park
NS5501077167
Plean Castle Tower house Restored Private Plean Also known as Plane castle, Menzies Castle, etc.
Rusky Castle Bastle Submerged Loch Rusky

NN 6144 0338

Stirling Castle Historic Scotland Stirling
NS789940


See also

References

  1. ^ Reid, Scott (2019-06-03). "Your chance to live like a king as flats in Scottish baronial mansion hit market". The Scotsman. Retrieved 2020-01-16.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  • Coventry, Martin (2001) The Castles of Scotland, 3rd Ed. Scotland: Goblinshead ISBN 1-899874-26-7
  • Coventry, Martin (2010) Castles of the Clans Scotland: Goblinshead ISBN 1-899874-36-4
  • Pattullo, Nan (1974) Castles, Houses and Gardens of Scotland Edinburgh: Denburn Press