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1. Launceston Castle - Kastell Lannstefan

   ... and is referred to as the "gateway to Cornwall". Launceston Castle dominates the town. It is a Norman castle built in 1070 by Robert de Mortain and half-bother of William 1. The ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - May 13 2013 - 8:09am

2. Cloughoughter Castle - Cloch Locha Uachtair

   Cloughoughter Castle (Irish: Cloch Locha Uachtair) is a ruined circular castle on a small island in Lough Oughter (Irish: Loch Uachtair). It is about  ... an Chabháin, Éire). It is thought that construction of the castle began in the early 13th century.  However, it has been suggested that ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - May 11 2021 - 7:57pm

3. Ravenscraig Castle

   Ravenscraig Castle stands in a public park in the town of Kirkcaldy (Scottish Gaelic: Cair ... Scotland from the late Iron Age period. Ravenscraig Castle was owned by the wife of James II of Scotland, Queen Mary of Guelders. ... in 1460 while Scottish forces sought to capture Roxburgh Castle from the English (which they succeeded in doing). Queen Mary had ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Aug 24 2014 - 12:41pm

4. Sanquhar Castle

   Sanquhar Castle is located close to the village of Sanquhar, Dumfires and Galloway ... Phrìs is Gall-Ghaidhealaibh) in south west Scotland. The castle, now in ruins, was built by the Crichton family in the 13th century. To the west of the castle is the River Nith (Scottish Gaelic: Abhainn Nid) and to the north is a ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Aug 3 2021 - 11:37am

5. Tibbers Castle

   Tibbers Castle overlooks a ford across the River Nith (Scottish Gaelic: Abhainn Nid) to ... na Driseig, Dùn Phrìs is Gall-Ghaidhealaibh). Tibbers Castle is first documented in 1298 when an older timber castle was replaced by a stone castle. The scant remains of this fortress belie ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Aug 3 2021 - 8:37am

6. Duntrune Castle

   Duntrune Castle is located on the northern shore of Loch Crinan. It is on the otherside ... Alba). It is thought to be the oldest continuously occupied castle on mainland Scotland. This Castle was originally built by the MacDougal Clan in the twelfth century and ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Jun 20 2021 - 11:35am

7. Castle Varrich - Caisteal Bharraich

   Castle Varrich (Scottish Gaelic: Caisteal Bharraich) is  located near to the ... old and built over an old Norse fort or perhaps a broch. Castle Varrich is said to have been the ancient seat of the chief of the Clan Mackay. Castle Varrich appears to have been built without the use of mortar and its ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Jul 12 2021 - 10:48pm

8. Balvaird Castle

   ... M90 south from Perth in Perthshire. Construction of Balvaird Castle was started in about 1500 as a residence for Sir Andrew Murray who was ... head of Clan Murray (Scottish Gaelic: Clann Mhuirich). The castle was extended over the years before taking its final shape. It is thought ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Jul 25 2021 - 3:05pm

9. Scotland: Fragment of Timber Could Reveal History of Castle of Old Wick

   Douglas MacQueen's blog The Castle of Old Wick is a ruined castle that stands on a narrow promontory above the North Sea near the town of ...

   Douglas MacQueen - Sep 24 2021 - 3:39pm

10. Weeping ghost of Ardvreck Castle, Loch Assynt, once betrothed to the Devil

    ... suggestive of this type of paranormal phenomena. Ardvreck Castle is one such place. The ruins of Ardvreck Castle stand on a rocky promontory at the edge of Loch Assynt. Built towards ...

    Douglas MacQueen - Oct 24 2020 - 3:25pm

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