Aberdeenshire
| Name | Type | Date | Condition | Ownership | Location | Notes | Picture |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aberdeen Castle | Unknown | 13th century | No remains | N/A | Aberdeen, NJ945064 | Destroyed June 1308 | |
| Abergeldie Castle | Tower house | About 1550 | Preserved | Gordon family | Near Crathie | Leased to the Royal Family 1848 - 1970 | |
| Banff Castle | Unknown | 11th century | No remains | N/A | Banff | ||
| Balmoral Castle | Baronial house | 1856 | In use as a residence | Private residence of The Queen | Royal Deeside, NO254950 | On the site of a 15th century castle | |
| Balquhain Castle | Tower house | 14th century | Ruin | West of Inverurie | Visited by Mary, Queen of Scots | ||
| Birse Castle | Baronial house | 1911 | Restored as a residence | Private | Forest of Birse, NO520906 | Rebuilt 1911 | |
| Bognie Castle | Tower house | 1660s | Ruined | Private | Huntly NJ595450 | Also known as Conzie Castle | |
| Braemar Castle | Tower house | 17th century | Preserved | Owned by the Farquharsons of Invercauld and managed by Braemar Community Ltd. | Braemar, NO155923 | ||
| Cairnbulg Castle | Z-plan tower house | 14th century | In use as a residence | Lady Saltoun | Cairnbulg, NK015639 | Restored in the 19th century. Also known as Philorth Castle. One of the Nine Castles of Knuckle. | |
| Corgarff Castle | Tower house | c.1550 | Preserved | Historic Scotland | Strathdon, NJ254086 | ||
| Craigievar Castle | Tower house | 1626 | Preserved | NTS | Alford, NJ556093 | decorative plasterwork | |
| Craigston Castle | Tower house | 1607 | In use as a residence | Private | Turriff, NJ762550 | ||
| Crathes Castle | Tower house | 1596 | Preserved | NTS | Banchory, NO735967 | painted ceilings | |
| Delgatie Castle | Tower house | 1579 | Preserved | Delgatie Castle Trust | Turriff, NJ754505 | painted ceilings | |
| Drum Castle | Tower house with additions | 13th century, 16th century | Preserved | NTS | Drumoak, NJ796005 | ||
| Drumtochty Castle | Castellated house | 1812 | Occupied | Private | Auchenblae, NO699800 | ||
| Dundarg Castle | 14th century, rebuilt 16th century | Ruined | Private | New Aberdour, NJ895648 | One of the Nine Castles of Knuckle | ||
| Dunnideer Castle | Tower house | c.1260 | Ruined | Private | Insch, NJ613282 | ||
| Dunnottar Castle | Courtyard castle | 16th century | Ruined | Private | Stonehaven, NO880838 | ||
| Eden Castle | Z-plan tower house | 1577 | Ruined | Private | Banff, NJ697587 | ||
| Esslemont Castle | Tower house | Ruined | Private | Ellon, NJ932298 | |||
| Fasque Castle | Baronial house | 1809 | Occupied | Private | Fettercairn, NO648756 | ||
| Fedderate Castle | Ruined | ||||||
| Fetteresso Castle | Castellated house | 1761 | Occupied as flats | Private | Stonehaven, NO841855 | Originally a 14th century tower house | |
| Findlater Castle | Courtyard castle | 14th century | Ruined | Private | Sandend, NJ540671 | ||
| Castle Forbes | Castellated house | 1815 | Occupied as a residence | Chief of Clan Forbes | Alford, NJ621191 | ||
| Castle Fraser | Z-plan tower house | 1636 | Preserved | NTS | Inverurie,NJ722125 | ||
| Fyvie Castle | Tower house | 13th century with additions | Preserved | NTS | Fyvie, NJ763393 | Most of the current structure (including the beautiful gatehouse) dates to the late 14th through late 16th century | |
| Glenbuchat Castle | Z-plan tower house | 1590 | Ruined | Historic Scotland | Kildrummy, NJ397148 | ||
| Huntly Castle | L-plan tower house | 15th to 17th century | Ruined | Historic Scotland | Huntly, NJ532408 | decorative plasterwork | |
| Inverallochy Castle | Ruined | Inverallochy, NK040628 | One of the Nine Castles of Knuckle | ||||
| Invercauld Castle | Baronial house | 18th century | In use as accommodation | Private | Royal Deeside, NO173924 | ||
| Inverugie Castle | Ruined | Inverugie, NK102482 | |||||
| Kildrummy Castle | Castle of enceinte | Mid to late 13th century | Ruined | Historic Scotland | Kildrummy, NJ451165 | ||
| Kincardine Castle | Baronial house | 19th century | In use as a residence | Private | Royal Deeside, NN928093 | 14th century ruin nearby | |
| Kinnaird Castle | Tower house | 1570 | In use as a lighthouse | Northern Lighthouse Board | Fraserburgh, NJ998675 | Now the Museum of Scottish Lighthouses, one of the Nine Castles of Knuckle | |
| Kinnairdy Castle | Tower house | 14th and 16th centuries | In use as accommodation | Private | Aberchirder, NJ609497 | ||
| Kindrochit Castle | Keep | 14th century | Ruined | Braemar, NO151913 | Founded by Malcolm Canmore in 1059 | ||
| Knock Castle | Tower house | Around 1600 | Ruined | Historic Scotland | Ballater, NO352951 | ||
| Knockhall Castle | Tower house | 16th century | Ruined | ||||
| Lauriston Castle | Courtyard castle with later additions | 13th century | Still used as a residence | Private | St Cyrus, NO761666 | ||
| Leslie Castle | Tower house | 14th century | Restored as a residence | Private | Leslie, NJ599248 | ||
| Lonmay Castle | No remains | N/A | Crimond, NK061608 | One of the Nine Castles of Knuckle | |||
| Muchalls Castle | L-plan tower house | 13th and 17th century | Muchalls, NO892918 | ||||
| Castle Newe | Z-plan tower house | 1831 | No remains | N/A | Strathdon,NJ378122 | Incorporates a tower from 1604 | |
| Castle of Park | In use as a residence | Private | Cornhill, NJ588571 | ||||
| Pitsligo Castle | 1424 | Ruined | Rosehearty, NJ937670 | Also known as Pitsligo Palace, one of the Nine Castles of Knuckle | |||
| Pitullie Castle | 16th century | Ruined | Rosehearty, NJ944670 | One of the Nine Castles of Knuckle | |||
| Castle of Rattray | Motte | From 12th century | No remains | N/A | Rattray, NK088578 | One of the Nine Castles of Knuckle | |
| Ravenscraig Castle | Inverugie, NK095487 | ||||||
| Slains Castle | Tower house, rebuilt as castellated house | 1597, rebuilt 1837 | Ruined | Private | Cruden Bay, NK101361 | "New" Slains Castle | |
| Slains Castle | Tower house | 13th century | Ruined | Collieston, NK052300 | "Old" Slains Castle, destroyed 1594 | ||
| Terpersie Castle | Z-plan tower house | 1561 | Restored | Private | Alford, NJ546202 | ||
| Tolquhon Castle | Courtyard castle | 1589 | Ruined | Historic Scotland | Pitmedden, NJ872286 | ||
| Westhall Castle | 16th century | Private | Insch, NJ673266 |
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