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Castle hotels · Scotland

Castle hotels in Scotland

Castles to sleep in across Scotland, with the history checked.

We list 99 castle stays in Scotland: castle hotels, castles you can rent whole and cottages on castle estates. Scotland has more castle stays than the rest of the UK put together: 99 here against 76 in England, Wales and Northern Ireland combined.

On our Castle Authenticity Scale that breaks down as eight true castles, 22 castle-style mansions, 54 castle estate stays, one castle in name only and 14 still being checked.

Many Scottish castle hotels are 19th-century houses in the Scottish Baronial style, with turrets and crow-stepped gables copied from older tower houses. Our guide to Scottish Baronial explains how to tell a 16th-century tower house from a Victorian one.

The list: 99 stays

This list shows 96 of the 99 stays here, the highest rated first. Every one of them is also on its regional page, linked below.

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Mingary Castle, Kilchoan

Level 5 True Castle

Mingary Castle

Kilchoan, Ardnamurchan, Highland

A late 13th-century curtain-wall castle, restored between 2013 and around 2016. All four guest suites are inside the historic castle enclosure.

Sleep inside the walls

  • Dogs allowed
  • EV charging
  • Restaurant

Guests 9.6/10

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Dalhousie Castle, Edinburgh

Level 5 True Castle

Dalhousie Castle

Bonnyrigg, Midlothian

A stone keep built around 1450 within later curtain walls, Category A listed. Some rooms are inside the historic castle, others in a separate lodge.

Some rooms inside the walls

  • Dogs allowed
  • Restaurant
  • Family rooms

4-star · Guests 8.4/10

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Dornoch Castle Hotel, Dornoch

Level 5 True Castle

Dornoch Castle Hotel

Dornoch, Sutherland, Highland

A bishop's palace with a tower dating from around 1500, whose south wall survives at about nine feet thick. Nine of the 21 bedrooms are inside this historic tower.

Some rooms inside the walls

  • Dogs allowed
  • EV charging
  • Restaurant

3-star · Guests 8.3/10

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Freswick Castle, Wick

Level 5 True Castle

Freswick Castle

Freswick, near Wick, Caithness

A 16th-century Sinclair and Mowat tower house, recast as a mansion in the late 18th century and Category A listed. Guests sleep inside the historic house, in six bedrooms.

Sleep inside the walls

  • Dogs allowed
  • Golf
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Branxholme Castle, Hawick

Level 4 Castle-Style Mansion

Branxholme Castle

Hawick, Scottish Borders

A category A listed 16th-century tower house heavily altered and incorporated into a later mansion remodelled in 1837. It is not confirmed which part the two guest suites are in.

  • Family rooms

4-star · Guests 9.8/10

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Glenapp Castle, Ballantrae

Level 4 Castle-Style Mansion

Glenapp Castle

Ballantrae, South Ayrshire

Built in 1870 as a Scottish Baronial mansion by architect David Bryce, with no earlier defensive structure on the site. Guests sleep in the mansion or a garden cottage, not a medieval fortress.

Some rooms inside the walls

  • Dogs allowed
  • Spa
  • Restaurant

5-star · Guests 9.5/10

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Cringletie House, Peebles

Level 4 Castle-Style Mansion

Cringletie House

Peebles, Scottish Borders

Rebuilt around 1863 by architect David Bryce with corner turrets in his baronial style, replacing a 1666 house, with no defensive history. Most bedrooms are in this Victorian house.

Some rooms inside the walls

  • Dogs allowed
  • EV charging
  • Restaurant

4-star · Guests 9.3/10

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Glengarry Castle Hotel, Invergarry

Level 4 Castle-Style Mansion

Glengarry Castle Hotel

Invergarry, Highland

A Scottish Baronial mansion built from 1866 to 1869 by David Bryce, with the genuine medieval castle now a ruin on the grounds. Guests sleep in the 19th-century house, not the old castle.

Rooms outside the historic walls

  • Restaurant

3-star · Guests 9.2/10

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Lews Castle, Stornoway

Level 4 Castle-Style Mansion

Lews Castle

Stornoway, Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides

A mansion built from 1847 to 1854 in Gothic Revival and Baronial style for a private owner, with no defensive history. Apartments occupy the upper floors of that historic building.

Sleep inside the walls

  • Dogs allowed

3-star · Guests 9.1/10

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Cornhill Castle, Biggar

Level 4 Castle-Style Mansion

Cornhill Castle

Coulter, near Biggar, South Lanarkshire

Built in 1871 by architect William Leiper for Alexander Kay in a French Chateau style, with no defensive history. Guests sleep in the Victorian mansion or in separate garden lodges.

Some rooms inside the walls

  • Restaurant
  • Family rooms

4-star · Guests 9.0/10

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Glengorm Castle, Tobermory

Level 4 Castle-Style Mansion

Glengorm Castle

Tobermory, Isle of Mull

An 1860 Scots Baronial country house, category B listed, with no defensive history. Two of the three self-catering apartments are inside the historic castle.

Some rooms inside the walls

  • Family rooms

4-star · Guests 8.8/10

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Inverlochy Castle Hotel, Fort William

Level 4 Castle-Style Mansion

Inverlochy Castle Hotel

Torlundy, Fort William, Highland

A 19th-century Scottish castle, built as a private house rather than a fortification. Some rooms are inside the castle, others in a converted stable block nearby.

Some rooms inside the walls

  • Dogs allowed
  • Restaurant
  • Family rooms

5-star · Guests 8.8/10

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Stonefield Castle Hotel, Stonefield

Level 4 Castle-Style Mansion

Stonefield Castle Hotel

Tarbert, Loch Fyne, Argyll and Bute

An 1837 Scottish Baronial mansion by architect William Playfair, category B listed, with no defensive history. Guests sleep in the historic house.

Sleep inside the walls

  • Dogs allowed
  • Restaurant
  • Family rooms

4-star · Guests 8.8/10

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96 stays on a map.

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Barcaldine Castle5 True CastleArgyll & the IslesSleep inside the walls5-star9.8No
Mingary Castle5 True CastleHighlands & IslandsSleep inside the walls-9.6Yes
Menstrie Castle Stay5 True CastleStirling, Loch Lomond & the TrossachsSleep inside the walls4-star9.5Yes
Crossbasket Castle5 True CastleGlasgow & the Clyde ValleySome rooms inside the walls5-star9.2Yes
Braidwood Castle5 True CastleGlasgow & the Clyde ValleySleep inside the walls4-star-Yes
Dalhousie Castle5 True CastleEdinburgh & the LothiansSome rooms inside the walls4-star8.4Yes
Dornoch Castle Hotel5 True CastleHighlands & IslandsSome rooms inside the walls3-star8.3Yes
Freswick Castle5 True CastleHighlands & IslandsSleep inside the walls--Yes
Branxholme Castle4 Castle-Style MansionScottish Borders-4-star9.8No
Glenapp Castle4 Castle-Style MansionAyrshire & ArranSome rooms inside the walls5-star9.5Yes
Cringletie House4 Castle-Style MansionEdinburgh & the LothiansSome rooms inside the walls4-star9.3Yes
Glengarry Castle Hotel4 Castle-Style MansionHighlands & IslandsRooms outside the historic walls3-star9.2No
Lews Castle4 Castle-Style MansionHighlands & IslandsSleep inside the walls3-star9.1Yes
Cornhill Castle4 Castle-Style MansionGlasgow & the Clyde ValleySome rooms inside the walls4-star9.0No
Schloss Roxburghe Golf Resort4 Castle-Style MansionScottish BordersSome rooms inside the walls5-star8.9Yes
Glengorm Castle4 Castle-Style MansionArgyll & the IslesSome rooms inside the walls4-star8.8No
Inverlochy Castle Hotel4 Castle-Style MansionHighlands & IslandsSome rooms inside the walls5-star8.8Yes
Stonefield Castle Hotel4 Castle-Style MansionArgyll & the IslesSleep inside the walls4-star8.8Yes
Meldrum House Hotel Golf and Country Estate4 Castle-Style MansionAberdeenshire & MoraySome rooms inside the walls4-star8.7Yes
Carberry Tower Mansion House and Estate4 Castle-Style MansionEdinburgh & the Lothians-4-star8.5No
Dalmunzie Castle Hotel4 Castle-Style MansionPerthshire, Angus & Dundee-3-star8.5Yes
Fonab Castle Hotel4 Castle-Style MansionPerthshire, Angus & DundeeSome rooms inside the walls5-star8.5Yes
Sherbrooke Castle Hotel4 Castle-Style MansionGlasgow & the Clyde ValleySome rooms inside the walls4-star8.5Yes
Ardoe House Hotel & Spa4 Castle-Style MansionAberdeenshire & MoraySome rooms inside the walls4-star8.4Yes
Glenskirlie Castle Hotel4 Castle-Style MansionStirling, Loch Lomond & the TrossachsSleep inside the walls4-star8.4No
The Atholl Palace4 Castle-Style MansionPerthshire, Angus & DundeeSome rooms inside the walls4-star8.3Yes
Mansfield Castle Hotel4 Castle-Style MansionHighlands & IslandsSome rooms inside the walls4-star7.4Yes
The Waverley Castle Hotel4 Castle-Style MansionScottish BordersSleep inside the walls3-star7.0No
Dalnaglar Castle4 Castle-Style MansionPerthshire, Angus & DundeeSleep inside the walls5-star-Yes
Forter Castle4 Castle-Style MansionPerthshire, Angus & DundeeSleep inside the walls--Yes
Lickleyhead Castle-Aberdeenshire & Moray---Yes
Spedlins Castle-Dumfries & Galloway-4-star-Yes
Melville Castle-Edinburgh & the Lothians-4-star9.0Yes
Hallgreen Castle-Perthshire, Angus & Dundee--8.8Yes
Kilconquhar Castle Estate-FifeSome rooms inside the walls-8.4Yes
Tulloch Castle Hotel A Bespoke Hotel-Highlands & Islands-3-star8.2Yes
Kincraig Castle Hotel-Highlands & Islands-4-star8.1No
Barony Castle Hotel-Edinburgh & the Lothians-4-star8.0Yes
Broomhall Castle Hotel-Stirling, Loch Lomond & the Trossachs-3-star7.9Yes
Kinnettles Hotel & Spa-Fife-5-star7.8No
Machermore Castle-Dumfries & Galloway--7.2No
Buittle Castle-Dumfries & GallowaySome rooms inside the walls--Yes
Little Tarrel Castle-Highlands & Islands---Yes
Machermore Castle-Dumfries & GallowaySome rooms inside the walls5-star-No
Cormack Lodge - Brodie Castle2 Castle Estate StayHighlands & Islands---Yes
Midhope Castle Cottages2 Castle Estate StayEdinburgh & the Lothians---No
Swiss Chalet Balnagown Castle2 Castle Estate StayHighlands & Islands---Yes
The Sculleries at Thirlestane Castle2 Castle Estate StayScottish Borders--9.9Yes
Glenburnie at Thirlestane Castle2 Castle Estate StayScottish Borders--9.8Yes
Laundry Cottage: Drumlanrig Castle2 Castle Estate StayDumfries & Galloway--9.8Yes
North Mains Cottage - Craigievar Castle2 Castle Estate StayAberdeenshire & Moray--9.8Yes
Royal Artillery Cottage - Culzean Castle2 Castle Estate StayAyrshire & Arran--9.8Yes
4 Lomond Castle2 Castle Estate StayGlasgow & the Clyde Valley-5-star9.7No
Neidpath Castle Cottage2 Castle Estate StayEdinburgh & the Lothians--9.7Yes
Garden House - Brodie Castle2 Castle Estate StayHighlands & Islands--9.6Yes
Garden House - Culzean Castle2 Castle Estate StayAyrshire & Arran--9.6No
Steading Cottage - Craigievar Castle2 Castle Estate StayAberdeenshire & Moray--9.6Yes
Ness Castle Lodges2 Castle Estate StayHighlands & Islands-4-star9.5Yes
Stylish House with hot tub on Blair Castle Estate2 Castle Estate StayAyrshire & Arran--9.5Yes
The Lauderdale at Thirlestane Castle2 Castle Estate StayScottish Borders--9.5Yes
Castle Gogar Cottage2 Castle Estate StayEdinburgh & the Lothians-4-star9.4Yes
Cloncaird Castle Estate Cottages2 Castle Estate StayAyrshire & Arran--9.4Yes
Stableyard Apartment: Drumlanrig Castle2 Castle Estate StayDumfries & Galloway--9.4Yes
The Earl & Countess at Thirlestane Castle2 Castle Estate StayScottish Borders--9.4Yes
The Lodges @ Barra Castle2 Castle Estate StayAberdeenshire & Moray--9.4No
Lomond Castle Penthouse2 Castle Estate StayGlasgow & the Clyde Valley-4-star9.3No
North Firbank - Culzean Castle2 Castle Estate StayAyrshire & Arran---Yes
Armadale Castle Cabins2 Castle Estate StayHighlands & Islands-4-star9.2Yes
Clocktower - Culzean Castle2 Castle Estate StayAyrshire & Arran--9.2No
Stableyard Studio: Drumlanrig Castle2 Castle Estate StayDumfries & Galloway--9.2Yes
The Maitland at Thirlestane Castle2 Castle Estate StayScottish Borders--9.2Yes
Brunston Castle2 Castle Estate StayAyrshire & ArranRooms outside the historic walls-9.1No
Loch Lomond Castle Lodges2 Castle Estate StayGlasgow & the Clyde Valley-5-star9.1Yes
The Munches Room at Buittle Castle2 Castle Estate StayDumfries & Galloway-4-star9.1No
6 Lomond Castle - The Inchcruin Suite2 Castle Estate StayGlasgow & the Clyde Valley---No
Ardlochan Lodge - Culzean Castle2 Castle Estate StayAyrshire & Arran---Yes
Courtyard Cottage - Drum Castle2 Castle Estate StayAberdeenshire & Moray---Yes
East Lodge - Crathes Castle2 Castle Estate StayAberdeenshire & Moray---Yes
No 8 Lomond Castle2 Castle Estate StayGlasgow & the Clyde Valley---No
South Mains Cottage - Craigievar Castle2 Castle Estate StayAberdeenshire & Moray--9.0Yes
The Lady Maxwell Room at Buittle Castle2 Castle Estate StayDumfries & Galloway-4-star9.0Yes
The Preston Tower Apartment - Fyvie Castle2 Castle Estate StayAberdeenshire & Moray-4-star-Yes
1 Bed Studio apartment at Ravenscraig Castle and Park2 Castle Estate StayFife--8.9No
Benoch Lomond Castle2 Castle Estate StayGlasgow & the Clyde Valley-4-star8.8No
Foulis Castle Gate Lodge2 Castle Estate StayHighlands & Islands--8.8No
Luffness Castle Cottage2 Castle Estate StayEdinburgh & the Lothians--8.8Yes
Holly Leaf Cottage - Drum Castle Estate2 Castle Estate StayAberdeenshire & Moray---Yes
The Pipers No 7 Lomond Castle2 Castle Estate StayGlasgow & the Clyde Valley-5-star8.6No
Brewhouse Flat - Culzean Castle2 Castle Estate StayAyrshire & Arran--8.4No
Kilchrist Castle Cottages2 Castle Estate StayArgyll & the Isles--8.3Yes
North Segganwell - Culzean Castle2 Castle Estate StayAyrshire & Arran---Yes
No 15 Lomond Castle2 Castle Estate StayGlasgow & the Clyde Valley--7.8No
Brunston Castle Lodge2 Castle Estate StayAyrshire & Arran-4-star7.6No
South Segganwell - Culzean Castle2 Castle Estate StayAyrshire & Arran---Yes
CS 9 Kilconquhar Castle2 Castle Estate StayFife-4-star-Yes
Langhouse Castle Bed and Breakfast0 Castle in Name OnlyGlasgow & the Clyde Valley--9.8Yes

Questions

How many castle hotels are there in Scotland?

We list 99 castle stays in Scotland, including castle hotels, castles for exclusive hire and cottages on castle estates. On our Castle Authenticity Scale that breaks down as eight true castles, 22 castle-style mansions, 54 castle estate stays, one castle in name only and 14 still being checked. The count changes as we check new places, so this page always shows the current number.

Which castles in Scotland can you stay inside?

The castle stays we rate as true castles in Scotland include Barcaldine Castle, Mingary Castle, Menstrie Castle Stay. At each of them at least some bedrooms are inside the historic building. Check the Sleep inside the walls label on each card, because several also use later wings for part of their rooms.

Regions of Scotland

Highlands & Islands

16 stays listed. Three true castles, four castle-style mansions, six castle estate stays and three still being checked.

Glenapp Castle, Ballantrae

Ayrshire & Arran

14 stays listed. One castle-style mansion and 13 castle estate stays.

Crossbasket Castle, High Blantyre

Glasgow & the Clyde Valley

13 stays listed. Two true castles, two castle-style mansions, eight castle estate stays and one castle in name only.

Aberdeenshire & Moray

11 stays listed. Two castle-style mansions, eight castle estate stays and one still being checked.

Edinburgh & the Lothians

9 stays listed. One true castle, two castle-style mansions, four castle estate stays and two still being checked.

Branxholme Castle, Hawick

Scottish Borders

8 stays listed. Three castle-style mansions and five castle estate stays.

Kilconquhar Castle Estate, Kilconquhar

Fife

6 stays listed. Four castle estate stays and two still being checked.

Castle stays in Scotland by theme

Mingary Castle, Kilchoan

Dog-friendly

66 castle stays in Scotland. Every stay on this page allows dogs in at least some rooms, according to its Booking.com listing or, where we have checked, the hotel's own policy.

Mingary Castle, Kilchoan

Family-friendly

38 castle stays in Scotland. Every stay on this page offers family rooms, according to its Booking.com listing.

Glenapp Castle, Ballantrae

With a spa

9 castle stays in Scotland. Every stay on this page lists a spa or wellness facilities on Booking.com.

Fonab Castle Hotel, Pitlochry

With a pool

7 castle stays in Scotland. Every stay on this page lists a swimming pool, indoor or outdoor, on Booking.com.

Lickleyhead Castle, Insch

With a hot tub

6 castle stays in Scotland. Every stay on this page lists a hot tub on Booking.com. Some are private to a cottage or suite, others are shared with other guests.

Barcaldine Castle, Oban

With EV charging

12 castle stays in Scotland. Every stay on this page lists an electric vehicle charging point on site on Booking.com.

Freswick Castle, Wick

With golf

15 castle stays in Scotland. Every stay on this page lists golf on site or on the estate on Booking.com.

Stay near a famous castle in Scotland

Royal Artillery Cottage - Culzean Castle, Maybole

Culzean Castle

Where to stay near Culzean Castle, and if you can stay at the castle itself.

Dalhousie Castle, Edinburgh

Edinburgh Castle

Where to stay near Edinburgh Castle, and if you can stay at the castle itself.

Menstrie Castle Stay, Stirling

Stirling Castle

Where to stay near Stirling Castle, and if you can stay at the castle itself.

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