List of castles in Highland
This is a list of castles in the Highland council area of Scotland.
List
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| Achnacarry Castle | Occupied | |||||||
| Ackergill Tower | Occupied | 
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| Ardtornish Castle | Ruin | |||||||
| Ardvreck Castle | Ruin | |||||||
| Armadale Castle | Ruin | |||||||
| Ballone Castle | Z-plan tower house | late 16th century | Restored as residence | Private | near Portmahomack | Restored from scratch after 1990 | 
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| 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 | 
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| Castle Craig | Ruin | |||||||
| Dalcross Castle | L-plan | 17th century | Occupied | Private | Dalcross, Highland | Nairnshire | 
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| Dingwall Castle | Ruin | Dingwall | ||||||
| Dornoch Castle | Occupied | |||||||
| Dounreay Castle | Ruin | See Dounreay | ||||||
| Dunbeath Castle | Occupied | |||||||
| Dun Ringill | Ruin | |||||||
| Dunrobin Castle | Occupied | Castle open | 
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| Dunscaith Castle | Ruin | |||||||
| Duntulm Castle | Ruin | |||||||
| Dunvegan Castle | Historic House | Occupied | 
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| Eilean Donan Castle | Dornie | Rebuilt in 20th century | 
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| Erchless Castle | Occupied | Private | Struy | |||||
| Foulis Castle | Occupied | |||||||
| Forse Castle | Ruin | |||||||
| Freswick | Occupied | |||||||
| Glengarry Castle | ||||||||
| Castle Grant | Occupied | Private | ||||||
| Helmsdale Castle | 15th century | No remains | Helmsdale, Sutherland | Demolished in the 1970s | ||||
| Invergarry Castle | 17th century | Ruin | Ruins under preservation | |||||
| Inverlochy Castle | Ruin | 
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| Inverness Castle | Occupied | 
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| Keiss Castle | Ruin | |||||||
| Kilravock Castle | Occupied | Nairnshire | Rose family | 
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| Kinloch Castle | Occupied | |||||||
| Kinlochaline Castle | Occupied | 
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| 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 | 
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| 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 | 
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| Redcastle or Castle Roy | Ruin | 
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| Scrabster Castle | No remains | |||||||
| Sinclair & Girnigoe Castle | Ruin | 
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| Skibo Castle | Occupied | |||||||
| Strome Castle | Ruin | National Trust for Scotland | 
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| Castle Stuart | Tower house | 1625 | Restored as residence | Private | 
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| Tarradale Castle | ||||||||
| Teaninich Castle | Occupied | |||||||
| Castle Tioram | Ruin | .jpg)
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| Tor Castle | Ruin | |||||||
| Tulloch Castle | 16th century | Occupied | ||||||
| Urquhart Castle | Ruin | Historic Scotland | 
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| Varrich Castle | 1000AD? | Ruin | Tongue, Highland | 
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See also
Notes
References
- 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
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