SITE MENU Contact Index CASTLES A-Z List List by Regions Featured Castles Clan connections Stay in a Castle Wedding Venues Private Tours Self Drive Tours TRAVEL Destinations Travel Tips Car Rental B&Bs Hotels Self Catering Special Offers Hostels Brochures Gardens Islands Outdoor Activities Standing Stones SHOPPING Books Castle Videos Gifts Music Photos & Posters Videos SCOTLAND Genealogy News & Magazines Property Relocation & Jobs Accommodation		The Castles of the Inverness & Loch Ness Area - Scotland Alphabetical List with Links Inverness Travel & Accommodation Information - click here Neighbouring areas with castles include: Moray & Banff - Ross & Cromarty - Aberdeenshire For scheduled day tours from Inverness or tailor-made private guided tours: Choose Castle Tours Aldourie (Loch Ness) 17 - Ardverikie Castle     The castle used in the BBC TV series Monarch of the Glen, near Aviemore. Self catering accommodation is available in the grounds: Available for weddings: ardverikie.com Beaufort 12 - Cluny 14 - Dalcross Castle near Inverness 17 L Self catering accommodation in the castle and cottages Daviot 15 KK Dunachton 14 K Erchless 17 L South-west of Beauly, near Struy by the Rivers Glass and Farrar. Much altered in the 19th century, this was once the ancestral home of The Chisholm. Self catering accommodation Info from Kilmorack Heritage Association Architectural details from the RCAHMS Glengarry Castle     Glengarry Castle Hotel B&B accommodation Dinner optional. Four poster beds. AA 3 Stars & 1 Rosette. On the shores of Loch Oich between Loch Ness & Loch Lochy. Halhill - - Inverness 12 K My page about Inverness Castle Kilwhinan (near Fort Augustus) - - Lochaneilean 15 KK Lovat 13 O Moniack 17 Lm My page including details on the Highland Wineries Moy 14 - Muckrach 16 C Roy 13 O Spirital (near Loch Ness) 15 K Stuart 17 E My page B&B accommodation and Weddings Urquhart 13 O My page of photos, guided tour and other information. Videos available. Weddings can be arranged here. Classification of castles by code letter: T towers and tower houses (mainly around 1540-1680) K simple keeps (14th and early 15th century) KK developed keeps including chambers and courtyards (from around 1400-1540) E E-plan tower houses featuring more than one wing (16th and 17th centuries) L L-plan tower houses featuring a main block and one wing (16th and 17th centuries) Z Z-plan tower houses featuring 2 corner towers situated obliquely opposite each other (16th and 17th centuries) O walled enclosures (mainly 12th and 13th century) C reasonably important castles built around a central courtyard h 18th century tower houses V castles of unusual plan m much modified or modernised castellated structures Local Accommodation The Internet Guide to Inverness provides detailed listings of B&Bs and hotels in the area: Inverness Hotels Inverness B&Bs Aviemore Hotels plus Self Catering Accommodation including apartments, cottages and houses to rent for holidays. The Inverness & District B&B Association offers a choice of members in and around Inverness. Weddings Highland Wedding Bells Wedding consultants based in the Scottish Highlands. Many possible castle venues. Highland Country Weddings Wedding planners covering the Highlands. Venues include castles and hotels. Gay & lesbian weddings also organised Accommodation - Travel - Tours The Internet Guide to Scotland provides online info about Travel - Transport - Accommodation - Sightseeing - Weddings. Scotland Made Easy Self drive tours with a customised itinerary to suit your interests (e.g. castles, distilleries, standing stones). Includes booking service with quality accommodation (4 star B&Bs, night in a castle or country mansion, etc.). Clansandcastles.com Accommodation reservations for castles, inns & country houses. Itinerary planning for self-drive tours (with car hire if required). Private tour guides. Clan lands research. Castle Tours Choice of sightseeing tours: either scheduled day tours (4 - 8 people), or tailor-made, private guided tours. Departures from Inverness and Aberdeen to explore Speyside, the north east coast and the Highlands. Itineraries feature distilleries and castles, as well as gardens, wildlife, Highland Games, etc. Accommodation booking, airport transfers, fieldsports, boat trips can also be arranged. Celia Ffitch-Stewart Fully insured driver-guide with Mercedes limousine for your tailor-made guided tour. Half day, full day or extended tours. Themes to suit your interests can be arranged including The Castle Trail. Meet your clan chief, trace your roots, stay in a castle. Airport collection (Edinburgh, Glasgow, Aberdeen or Inverness). Services can include itinerary planning and accommodation reservations. Also available for weddings. Member of HOSTGA (Highlands of Scotland Tour Guide Association).
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