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Welcome to the Scottish Castles Association website
The stone walls of Scotland's ancient castles, towers and fortified houses have witnessed, first-hand, the fascinating and tumultuous history of the Scottish nation. The Scottish Castles Association aims to help facilitate the protection, conservation or restoration of these unique properties for future generations to study, research and appreciate.
The Destruction of Chateau de Coucy in 1917
Open any book on Scottish castles and sooner or later mention will be made of Chateau de Coucy in Picardy, France, which is regarded to be one of the greatest castles of the middle ages.
Mingary Castle in line for preservation cash boost
Crumbling Mingary Castle, which is one of the best-preserved building of its type in Scotland, looks set to be in line for some much needed preservation cash.
Mondobbo Castle for Sale
Completely restored and renovated, Monboddo Castle in the Mearns is on the market for offers over £950.000.
Chance to tour Lickleyhead Castle (which is for sale)
The north east castle, Lickleyhead, which is on the market with a £1.35 million price tag, will open its doors to visitors this weekend - with children from a nearby school taking on the roles of tour guides.
Inchdrewer Castle for sale for £400.000
The fabulous Inchdrewer Castle, Banff, Aberdeenshire has been put up for sale at offers over £400.000. This is a chance to purchase a very special historic castle with spectacular views. Restoration opportunity.
Traditional Traditional Skills Centre Courses
Scottish Skills Training Centre offer courses including building, and repairing, dry stone walls, repairing, and maintaining our historic buildings which includes the use of traditional lime mortar & lime. Learn through master craftsmen and leading experts.
Scottish Castles Association Future Events
We have a number of exciting events planned, or are in the process of organising. Our events usually consist of castle visit weekends where we gain access to some wonderful historic properties not normally open to the public. We also have other events such as castle picnic days.
Castles in the past and present
This section shows a range of Scotland's castles as they appeared when photography was first introduced around the start of the 1900s. Some are in a lot better state thanks to restoration, sadly, others have not faired so well due to neglect and some can still be saved before it is too late.
Members Letter to download
Please download our Members Letter and application forms giving information on our 2013 events including trips to Wigtownshire, Elibank House, Normandy and the North East of Scotland.
Scottish Castles Wedding Venue List
If you are looking for a Scottish Castle, or historical building, as a venue for your special wedding then start by exploring our Scottish Castle Wedding Venue List. We really do have some wonderful, unique, and magical romantic venues all with their own stories to tell.
A Very Early Photographic Album of Castles from 1867
In 1867 John Patrick of Kirkcaldy published an album of 28 photographic views of Fife many of which depicted castles. Each photograph had been carefully pasted onto card and labelled. His album provides, perhaps, the earliest photographic representation of some of our Fife castles.
Scottish Castle Association News
Check this section, which is regularly updated, for any snippets of news covering interesting topics which, we feel, will be of interest to our members, castle enthusiasts and general history buffs.
Members' Request Announcement
If you are a member, and don't yet have your account login details, please let us know via our online contact page. We are trying to gather as many members' email addresses as possible in order to get in touch with you easily. If you do not have an email address, please still request login details.
Scottish Castle Postcard Collection - Now Live!
Members can now login in to view SCA member Brian McGarrigle's wonderful extensive collection of old postcards. Each postcard shows a picture of a Scottish Castle as it looked around the year 1900. Brian's been collecting castle postcards for over, let's just say, many years. Over 1300 images.
SCA Castle Photo Archive (members only)
One of the main benefits of joining the SCA is being given special access to our exclusive Castle Image Collection on this website, showing photographs of nearly all historical Scottish buildings which have been accumulated by SCA member John Pringle. A must for castle lovers and historians!
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ASSOCIATED CASTLES
Fife
Although we currently have 86 associated castles within our ranks we are always keen to add additional 'castle owners' to our membership list. If you own, or care for, an historic property we would love you to join us. Note: You do not need to be a castle owner to join. We welcome anyone with an interest in, or connection to, our built heritage.
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WEDDING VENUES
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TOUR PHOTO ALBUM
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CASTLE DRAWINGS
OLD CASTLE POSTCARDSView our extensive collection of castle postcards (circa 1900).
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