This is a list of castles in Moray.

List

Name Type Date Condition Ownership Location Notes Picture
Aikenway CastleRuined
Asliesk CastleL-plan Tower house16th centuryRuinedAbout 7 miles (11 km) west of Elgin
Auchindoun CastleRuinedDufftown
Ballindalloch CastleHistoric House1546Private
Balvenie CastleRuinedHistoric ScotlandDufftown
Blairfindy CastleRuined
Blervie CastleZ-plan castle16th centuryRuinedNear Forres
Brodie Castlefortified housecompleteNational Trust for ScotlandNairnshireOpen to public
Burgie CastleZ-plan17th centuryRuinedNear Forres
Coxton TowerTower HouseBetween 1571 and 1584RuinedPrivateNear LhanbrydeOpen by appointment
Craigneach CastleL-plan Tower HouseNo remainsEast of Carron, Strathspey
Cullen CastleRuin
Cullen Houseprivate dwellingsCullen Castle drawn by Robert Adam
Darnaway CastleHistoric house
Deskie CastleNo remains
Deskford Tower14th centuryRuinedNear Cullen
Drumin CastleRuined
Duffus CastleRuinedHistoric ScotlandOpen to public
Dunphail Castle14th centuryRuinedNear Dunphail House
Earnside CastleSite15th centuryNo remains57°38′34″N 3°29′36″W / 57.6427°N 3.4932°W / 57.6427; -3.4932
Elgin CastleRuined
Findochty CastleRuined
Forres CastleNo remains
Gauldwell CastleEnclosure castle13th centuryRuined57°29′28″N 3°09′04″W / 57.4911°N 3.1512°W / 57.4911; -3.1512
Gordon CastleHistoric housePrivate
Hempriggs CastleCastleNo remains57°39′28″N 3°30′13″W / 57.6576640°N 3.5037291°W / 57.6576640; -3.5037291
Inverugie CastleCastleNo remains57°41′55″N 3°25′26″W / 57.6987260°N 3.4238680°W / 57.6987260; -3.4238680
Kilbuaick CastleNo remains
Kininvie CastlePrivate
Kinneddar CastleNo remains
Pitlurg CastleRuined
Quarrelwood Castle14th centuryNo remains
Rothes CastleRuined
Rothiemay CastleRuined
Spynie PalaceRuinedHistoric ScotlandOpen to public - visited by Mary Queen of ScotsDavid's Tower, Spynie Palace
Skeith CastleNo remains
Castle StripeRuined
Tor Castle, DallasRuined
Tronach CastleNo remainsPortknockie

See also

Notes

    References

    • Coventry, Martin (2001) The Castles of Scotland, 3rd Ed. Scotland: Goblinshead ISBN 1-899874-26-7
    • Coventry, Martin (2010) Castles of the Clans Scotland: Goblinshead ISBN 1-899874-36-4
    • Pattullo, Nan (1974) Castles, Houses and Gardens of Scotland Edinburgh: Denburn Press
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