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Castle weddings

Castle wedding venues in Scotland

Castles that host weddings, checked against each venue's own website.

Every castle on this page hosts weddings, according to its own website, which we have read. 27 castles in Scotland are on the list so far.

Capacity, ceremony licences and exclusive use differ from castle to castle and change with the season, so treat this as a shortlist and confirm the details with each venue.

On our Castle Authenticity Scale that breaks down as five true castles, 18 castle-style mansions and four still being checked.

The list: 27 stays

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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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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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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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Glenskirlie Castle Hotel, Banknock

Level 4 Castle-Style Mansion

Glenskirlie Castle Hotel

Banknock, Stirlingshire

A purpose-built castle-style building completed in 2007, designed to look like a 16th-century Scottish castle, with no defensive history. Bedrooms are inside this modern castle building.

Sleep inside the walls

  • Restaurant

4-star · Guests 8.4/10

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The Atholl Palace, Pitlochry

Level 4 Castle-Style Mansion

The Atholl Palace

Pitlochry, Perthshire, Scotland

A Scottish Baronial hydropathic hotel built from 1874 to 1886, not a real castle. Most rooms are inside this Victorian building; some are in the separate Manor House and estate lodges.

Some rooms inside the walls

  • Dogs allowed
  • Spa
  • Pool

4-star · Guests 8.3/10

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Mansfield Castle Hotel, Tain

Level 4 Castle-Style Mansion

Mansfield Castle Hotel

Tain, Ross-shire, Highlands

A Victorian mansion built in the late 1870s, without a defensive history. Superior rooms are in the castle itself, standard rooms in a later garden wing.

Some rooms inside the walls

  • Dogs allowed
  • Restaurant
  • Family rooms

4-star · Guests 7.4/10

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Forter Castle, Blairgowrie

Level 4 Castle-Style Mansion

Forter Castle

Kirkton of Glenisla, Angus

A 16th-century tower house stood roofless for about 350 years before a full 1988 to 1990 rebuild. You sleep inside the old walls, but the floors, roof and interiors are modern.

Sleep inside the walls

  • Dogs allowed
  • Family rooms
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27 stays on a map.

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Compare at a glance

Filter any column, or click a heading to sort. Guest ratings are from Booking.com (September 2026).

Barcaldine Castle5 True CastleArgyll & the IslesSleep inside the walls5-star9.8No
Crossbasket Castle5 True CastleGlasgow & the Clyde ValleySome rooms inside the walls5-star9.2Yes
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
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
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
Forter Castle4 Castle-Style MansionPerthshire, Angus & DundeeSleep inside the walls--Yes
Melville Castle-Edinburgh & the Lothians-4-star9.0Yes
Kilconquhar Castle Estate-FifeSome rooms inside the walls-8.4Yes
Barony Castle Hotel-Edinburgh & the Lothians-4-star8.0Yes
Buittle Castle-Dumfries & GallowaySome rooms inside the walls--Yes

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