Urquhart Castle
Highland, Scotland
Urquhart Castle is a castle in Highland, Scotland. Today it stands as a ruin. It is a scheduled monument. The nearest other castle is Aldourie Castle, 6.9 mi away. It is cared for by Historic Environment Scotland.
Urquhart Castle at a glance
Type
Castle
Condition
Ruin
Cared for by
Historic Environment Scotland
Heritage status
scheduled monument
About Urquhart Castle
Urquhart Castle ( UR-kərt; Scottish Gaelic: Caisteal na Sròine) is a ruined castle that sits beside Loch Ness in the Highlands of Scotland. The castle is on the A82 road, 21 kilometres (13 mi) southwest of Inverness and two kilometres (1+1⁄4 miles) east of Drumnadrochit.
From the Wikipedia article on Urquhart Castle, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Urquhart Castle sits at 57.3240, -4.4420 in Highland. The closest other castles are Aldourie Castle (6.9 mi), Beaufort Castle (9.1 mi) and Moniack Castle (9.4 mi). Highland has 81 castles in all.
