Castles in Highlands & Skye, Scotland

The castle is first recorded when John Comyn, Lord of Badenoch, died there about 1303. The structure is considerably older and was probably built between 1258 and 1275. In September 1303 Edward I stay... more

Dunvegan Castle is located on the Isle of Skye about 22 miles from Portree. It is one mile north of the village of Dunvegan. The ferry from either Mallaig to Armadale on Skye takes about 30 minutes. T... more

The seat of the Clan Grant, stands alone in wooded policies a 1.5 miles to the north of Grantown-on-Spey, the new town founded by Sir James Grant in 1765. Until 1694 it was known as Balachastell, &quo... more

Urquhart Castle is situated on a rocky outcrop on the banks of the mysterious Loch Ness, just two miles from the town of Drumnadrochit. Although it is often easy to be taken in by the dramatic backdro... more

On the northern edge of Nethy Bridge, the castle may have been built soon after 1226 by James, son of the Earl of Mar, to whom Alexander II had granted the lordship of Abernethy. One of the oldest cas... more