List of castles in Falkirk (council area) facts for kids
This is a list of castles in the Falkirk council area.
List
Name | Type | Date | Condition | Ownership | Location | Notes | Picture |
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Airth Castle | Historic house | 16th century | Occupied | Private | Airth | Incorporates a 16th-century tower house and is now used as a hotel | |
Almond Castle | Tower house | Ruin | Private | Whitecross | Within an industrial estate | ||
Blackness Castle | 15th century | Preserved | Historic Scotland | Blackness | Open to the public | ||
Castle Cary Castle | Tower house | 15th century | Occupied | Private | Castlecary | Still in use as a residence | |
Elphinstone Tower | Tower house | 15th century | Ruin | Private | Dunmore | Part of the Dunmore Park estate, later used as a mausoleum | |
Herbertshire Castle | circa 1407 | No remains | n/a | Dunipace | Demolished 1950 | ||
Kinneil House | Historic house | 1677 | Preserved | Falkirk Council | Bo'ness | Built around 15th-century tower house, contains 16th-century murals | |
Torwood Castle | 1566 | Ruin | Torwood Castle Trust | Torwood | Undergoing restoration |
See also
- Castles in Scotland
- List of castles in Scotland
- List of listed buildings in Falkirk (council area)
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