Surrounded by ancient grasslands and untamed wildflowers atop a fortified hill in Scotland stands a 16th ... such as Dirleton Castle, built in the 1200s, and Tantallon Castle, constructed in ...

More than 2,000 castles were built in Scotland. While some of them have been lost to time, many of them remain remarkably well preserved. Some of the best maintained castles are owned by various ...

Save guides, add subjects and pick up where you left off with your BBC account. Duffus Castle in Moray is an example of a motte and bailey castle in Scotland. The first style of castle was called ...

Built in the late 1500s, during James VI’s reign, Claypotts Castle is one of Scotland’s quirkiest castles, and was in consistent occupation for nearly 500 years. It features complex geometry of round ...