Castles

Urquhart Castle The magnificently situated Urquhart Castle, on the shores of Loch Ness, has seen some of the most dramatic chapters in our nation’s history.

Cawdor Castle is a medieval, and 17th-century castle near Nairn is perhaps best known for its literary connection to William Shakespeare's tragedy Macbeth, in which the title character is made "Thane of Cawdor".

Inverness Castle sits on a cliff overlooking the River Ness in Inverness.

Castle Leod is the seat of the Clan Mackenzie and located near the Victorian spa village of Strathpeffer. Viewing by appointment only.

Brodie Castle is stuffed to the turrets with antique furniture, paintings and ceramics, the legacy of generations of Clan Brodie.

Dunrobin Castle is the most northerly of Scotland's great houses and the largest in the Northern Highlands with 189 rooms.

Castle of Mey is the former holiday home of the late Queen Mother and is the most northerly castle on the British mainland.