
Great Castles of Scotland: The 10 Most Famous Castles in Scotland
Scotland has had a love affair with castles for ages. There are castles, or the ruins of castles, sprinkled throughout the country, seemingly lurking around every other corner and on every other hilltop, one more famous than the other. But of the lot, here the 10 greatest, most popular and most famous castles in Scotland.
[ Pages of interest: Great Castles of England and Great Castles of Ireland ]
Edinburgh Castle
Location: Edinburgh
Stirling Castle
Location: Stirling
Eilean Donan Castle
Location: Dornie, Inverness-shire, Western Highlands
Balmoral Castle
Location: Crathie, Aberdeen
Floors Castle
Location: Kelso
Urquhart Castle
Location: Loch Ness
Blair Castle
Location: Blair Atholl, Pitlochry, Perthshire
Dunrobin Castle
Location:
Brodick Castle
Location: Isle of Arran
Glamis Castle
Location: Glamis, by Forfar, Angus
Caerlaverock Castle
Location: Caerlaverock, Glencaple, Dumfries, Dumfries & Galloway
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