Amazing facts about Scottish

Castle

EDINBURGH Castle 

Edinburgh Castle is the most visited castle in the country. What makes the castle different from the others is not that it stands tall on a mundane rock but the fact that it stands tall on a dormant volcano.

BRAEMAR Castle

Braemar Castle is a beautiful bottlenecked dungeon. The castle is weirdly different from other castles with its bizarrely shaped turrets, spiral staircases, and dark mysterious dungeons.

BALMORAL Castle

Balmoral Castle is Queen Elizabeth’s dear paradise in Highlands, as once described by her. The castle is not just a rock but a fairytale.

INVERARAY Castle

Inveraray Castle is an architectural masterpiece as it is an example of Gothic Revival architecture. It is considered a must-see on the west coast of Scotland.

GLAMIS Castle

Glamis is famous for its red sandstone walls and baronial grandeur. Situated in the village of Glamis, Glamis Castle is the home of the Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne and is open to the public.

DUART CASTLE

Duart Castle is located on the isle of Mull, sited on a high crag at the end of a peninsula jutting into the Sound of Mull. The castle has wonderful rooms, halls, courtyards, gardens, and a lot more.

EILEAN DONAN CASTLE

Eilean Donan Castle is named for a Celtic saint who was martyred here in 617. The castle sits on an island connected to the mainland by a stone footbridge.

URQUHART CASTLE

Urquhart Castle was in its time considered one of the largest castles in Scotland though what remains now is a tower of a medieval fortress. The castle’s history is a very interesting one since it changed hands between England and Scotland.