Scottish Castles Association

SCA Castle Tour To Caithness and Orkney - June 1998 (SATURDAY)

Castle Tour, day 2: CASTLE OF MEY, FRESWICK HOUSE, BUCHOLLIE CASTLE, KEISS CASTLE, ACKERGILL CASTLE, SINCLAIR and GIRNIGOE CASTLE, CASTLE of OLD WICK, DIRLOT CASTLE, BRAAL CASTLE, BRABSTER CASTLE

SCA Castle Tour To Caithness and Orkney - June 1998 (FRIDAY)

Castle Tour, day 1: DOUNREAY CASTLE, BRIMS CASTLE, SCRABSTER CASTLE, THURSO CASTLE

SCA Castle Tour To Aberdeenshire - Sept 1997

Tour: BALBITHAN HOUSE, HALLFOREST CASTLE, HARTHILL CASTLE, BALQUHAIN CASTLE, FETTERNEAR HOUSE, LICKLEYHEAD CASTLE, DRUMINNOR CASTLE, LESLIE CASTLE

SCA Castle Tour To Dumfries - Apr 1998

Castle Tour: BUITTLE TOWER, DRUMCOLTRAN TOWER, CAERLAVEROCK CASTLE, COMLONGON CASTLE, LOCHHOUSE TOWER, BONSHAW TOWER, AMISFIELD TOWER, ABBOTS TOWER

SCA Castle Tour To The Lothians - June 1997

Tour: NIDDRY CASTLE, REDHOUSE CASTLE, BALLENCRIEFF CASTLE, LUFFNESS CASTLE, SALTCOATS CASTLE, FENTON TOWER

SCA Castle Tour To Angus & Fife - Apr 1997

Castle Tour: INVERQUHARlTY CASTLE, COLLISTON CASTLE, KELLY CASTLE, BALGONIE CASTLE, DAIRSIE CASTLE, EARLSHALL CASTLE, MONIMAIL TOWER

SCA Heineken Tour of Edinburgh Castle - Nov 2007

Tour: A fascinating insight into EDINBURGH CASTLE, hosted by Historic Scotland and dubbed "The Heineken Tour" as it reached those 'hidden' parts that other tours don't reach!

SCA Castle Tour To East Lothian - Feb 2006

Tour: DIRLETON CASTLE, REDHOUSE CASTLE, PRESTON TOWER, HAMILTON HOUSE, NORTHFIELD HOUSE, HARLAWHILL, WOODHALL, SALTOUN HALL, NUNRAW CASTLE, WHITTINGHAME TOWER

SCA Castle Tour To Ayrshire - Feb 2008

Tour: CROSSRAGUEL ABBEY, TOWER AND GATEHOUSE, BALTERSAN, KILHENZIE CASTLE, MAYBOLE CASTLE, THOMASTON CASTLE, DUNURE CASTLE, GREENAN CASTLE, DALQUHARRAN, KILLOCHAN CASTLE, PENKILL CASTLE

SCA Castle Tour To Kirkcudbright - Apr 2008

Tour: CASTLE HAVEN, PLUNTON CASTLE, RUSCO CASTLE, CARDONESS CASTLE, BARHOLM CASTLE, CARSLUITH CASTLE, MACLENNAN CASTLE, KENMURE CASTLE, EARLSTOUN CASTLE, BARSCOBE CASTLE, CATSTRAND CENTRE, THREAVE CASTLE

SCA Castle Tour Peeblesshire April 2018

Ten castles in two days - a more leisurely reminder of our Spring 2018 tour to the historically rich Peeblesshire region.

SCA Castle Tour To Caithness and Orkney - June 1998 (Sunday)

Castle Tour, day 3: Balfour House, Cubbie Roos, Broch of Gurness, Earls Palace-Birsay, Bishops Palace, Earls Palace-Kirkwall

SCA Castle Tour To The Borders - Oct 1998

Tour: NEIDPATH CASTLE, ELIBANK CASTLE, TRAQUAIR HOUSE, NEWARK CASTLE, KIRKHOPE TOWER, AIKWOOD TOWER

SCA Castle Tour To Lothians - Apr 2007

Tour: CAKEMUIR CASTLE, AUCHENDINNY HOUSE, STONEYPATH TOWER, BORTHWICK CASTLE

SCA Castle Tour To Tayside & Fife - June 1999

Tour: POWRIE CASTLE, GAGIE HOUSE, CLAYPOTTS CASTLE, BROUGHTY CASTLE, PITKERRO HOUSE, AUCHTERHOUSE, MAINS CASTLE, LORDSCAIRNIE TOWER, MOUNTQUHANIE CASTLE, CREICH CASTLE, FERNIE CASTLE, MYRES CASTLE, PITCAIRLIE CASTLE

SCA Castle Tour To The Lothians - Feb 1999

Castle Tour: LIBERTON HOUSE, LIBERTON TOWER, PEFFERMILL HOUSE, FA'SIDE CASTLE, CARBERRY TOWER, ARNISTON HOUSE, DALHOUSIE CASTLE

SCA Castle Tour To Perthshire - Apr 1999

Tour: GARTH CASTLE, COMRIE CASTLE, HUNTINGTOWER CASTLE, INNERPEFFRAY CASTLE, CASTLE DRUMMOND, CASTLE MENZIES, TAYMOUTH CASTLE, GLASCLUNE CASTLE, NEWTON CASTLE, BELMONT CASTLE, HATTON CASTLE, PITCUR CASTLE, STOBHALL

SCA Castle Tour To Kinross - Feb 2000

Tour: TULLIBOLE CASTLE, ARNOT TOWER, STRATHENDRY CASTLE, BALVAIRD CASTLE, BURLEIGH CASTLE, ELCHO CASTLE

SCA Castle Tour To Argyll - Apr 2000

Tour: ASCOG HOUSE, KAMES TOWER, WESTER KAMES, ROTHESAY CASTLE & MANSIONHOUSE, INVERARAY CASTLE, KILCHURN, BARCALDINE, STALKER, DUNSTAFFNAGE, DUNOLLIE, CARNASSERIE, FINCHARN, KILMARTIN, DUNTRUNE, DUNADD, TARBERT

SCA Castle Tour To Aberdeenshire - June 2000

Tour: ARBUTHNOTT, LAURISTON CASTLE, BENHOLM CASTLE, HALLGREEN, DUNNOTTAR CASTLE, TILQUHILLIE CASTLE, CLUNY CRICHTON CASTLE, MIDMAR CASTLE, CRATHES CASTLE, DRUM CASTLE

SCA Castle Tour To Fife - Feb 2001

Tour: ABERDOUR CASTLE, ROSSEND CASTLE, SEAFIELD TOWER, RAVENSCRAIG CASTLE, MACDUFF`S CASTLE, NEWARK/ST MONANS/MONANCE CASTLE, PITCULLO CASTLE, BALGONIE CASTLE, DAIRSIE CASTLE

SCA Castle Tour To Inverness - Apr 2001

Tour: CASTLE ROY, LETHENDRY CASTLE, DAVIOT CASTLE, CASTLE STUART, DALCROSS CASTLE, KILRAVOCK CASTLE, CAWDOR CASTLE, AULDEARN, KINKELL CASTLE, DINGWALL, TULLOCH CASTLE, MONIACK, URQUHART CASTLE

SCA Castle Tour To Ayrshire - Sep 2001

Tour: PORTENCROSS CASTLE, LAW CASTLE, CLONBEITH CASTLE, AIKET CASTLE, KILMAURS PLACE, MAUCHLINE CASTLE, DEAN CASTLE, CAPRINGTON CASTLE, LOUDOUN CASTLE, BARR CASTLE, NEWMILNS TOWER, SORN CASTLE

SCA Castle Tour To Lothians & Stirling - June 2001

Tour: OCHILTREE CASTLE, NIDDRY CASTLE, HOUSTON HOUSE, CARRIDEN HOUSE, BLACKNESS CASTLE, OLD SAUCHIE, BLAIRLOGIE CASTLE, PLEAN CASTLE / PLANE TOWER, TORWOOD CASTLE, CASTLECARY

SCA Castle Tour To The Borders - Apr 2002

Tour: TORWOODLEE CASTLE, HILLSLAP TOWER, COLMSLIE TOWER, LANGSHAW TOWER, DARNICK CASTLE, AIKWOOD TOWER, LANTON, FERNIEHURST CASTLE, GREENKNOWE CASTLE, WEDDERLIE HOUSE, EVELAW CASTLE

SCA Castle Tour To Arran & Kintyre - June 2002

Tour: LOCHRANZA CASTLE, SKIPNESS CASTLE, AIRDS CASTLE, TORRISDALE CASTLE, SADDELL CASTLE, BRODICK CASTLE, KILDONAN CASTLE

SCA Castle Tour To Angus - Feb 2002

Tour: AIRLIE CASTLE, CORTACHY CASTLE, BALLINSHOE CASTLE, MELGUND CASTLE

SCA Castle Tour To Helensburgh - Sep 2003

Tour: BARNHILL HOUSE, ROSSDHU CASTLE, INCHGALBRAITH CASTLE, INCHMURRIN CASTLE, KILMAHEW CASTLE, DARLEITH HOUSE, DUMBARTON CASTLE, DUNGLASS CASTLE, KILMARONOCK CASTLE, GARTARTAN CASTLE, DUCHRAY CASTLE

SCA Castle Tour To Kintail & Skye - Sep 2004

Tour: DUN TRODDAN, DUN TELVE, BERNERA BARRACKS, CAISTEAL MHICLEOD, EILEAN DONAN CASTLE, CAISTEAL MAOL, DUNTULM CASTLE, DUNVEGAN CASTLE, DUN BEAG

SCA Castle Tour To Aberdeenshire - Apr 2004

Tour: AUCHANACHIE CASTLE, TOWIE BARCLAY CASTLE, HATTON CASTLE, DELGATIE CASTLE, CRAIGSTON CASTLE, EDEN CASTLE, CARNOUSIE CASTLE, FRENDRAUGHT CASTLE, KINNAIRDY CASTLE, INCHDREWER CASTLE, OLD MAYEN, HUNTLY CASTLE

SCA Castle Tour To Stirlingshire - Feb 2004

Tour: STIRLING CASTLE, AUCHENBOWIE HOUSE, OLD SAUCHIE, BANNOCKBURN HOUSE, DOUNE CASTLE, OLD LECKIE HOUSE

SCA Castle Tour To The Stranraer Area - June 2003

Tour: CORSEWALL CASTLE, GALDENOCH CASTLE, STRANRAER CASTLE, CRAIGCAFFIE TOWER, CASTLE KENNEDY, DUNRAGIT HOUSE, CASTLE OF PARK, DUNSKEY CASTLE, AUCHNESS CASTLE, CLANYARD CASTLE, LOGAN TOWER, KILLASER CASTLE

SCA Castle Tour of Lochaber, Morvern and Mull - Apr 2003

Tour: INVERLOCHY CASTLE, TOR CASTLE, INVERGARRY CASTLE, ARDTORNISH CASTLE, KINLOCHALINE CASTLE, CASTLE TIORAM, MINGARY CASTE, AROS CASTLE, DUART CASTLE, MOY CASTLE

SCA Castle Tour To The Dunfermline Area - Feb 2003

Tour: ROSYTH CASTLE, HILL HOUSE, AIRTH CASTLE, PITTENCRIEFF HOUSE, MALCOLM'S TOWER, DUNFERMLINE ABBEY & PALACE, ABBOT HOUSE

SCA Castle Tour To Renfrewshire - Sep 2005

Tour: DARGAVEL HOUSE, BISHOPTON HOUSE, NEWARK CASTLE, RANFURLY CASTLE, JOHNSTONE CASTLE, BARR CASTLE, CORSEHILL CASTLE, CRAUFURDLAND CASTLE, MEARNS CASTLE, BLACKHALL MANOR

SCA Castle Tour Of Annandale & Cumbria - Feb 2005

Tour: LUNELLY TOWER, KIRKCONNEL TOWER, BONSHAW, WOODHOUSE TOWER, STAPLETON TOWER, HERMITAGE CASTLE, HODDOM CASTLE, REPENTANCE TOWER, LANGHOLM TOWER, BRACKENHILL, BEWCASTLE, GILNOCKIE, HOLLOWS TOWER, KIRKANDREWS

SCA Castle Tour To Berwickshire - Apr 2005

Tour: ASHIESTEEL HOUSE, RHYMERS TOWER, COWDENKNOWES, WHITSLAID TOWER, THE HIRSEL, ETAL CASTLE, HUME CASTLE, THIRLESTANE CASTLE, NORHAM CASTLE, CRANSHAWS TOWER

SCA Castle Tour To Inverurie - Sep 2007

Tour: WESTHALL, LOGIE HOUSE, LOGIE, BARRA CASTLE, TOLQUHON CASTLE, SKENE HOUSE, CASTLE FRASER

SCA Castle Tour To Tain - Apr 2006

Tour: LOCH SLIN CASTLE, BALLONE CASTLE, LITTLE TARREL, CADBOLL CASTLE, DUNROBIN CASTLE, DORNOCH CASTLE, SKELBO CASTLE

SCA Castle Tour Of The Edinburgh Area - June 2006

Tour: ROSSLYN CASTLE, CRAMOND TOWER, LAURISTON CASTLE, MELVILLE CASTLE, EAST COATES HOUSE, CRAIGHOUSE, CRAIGMILLAR CASTLE, DUNDAS CASTLE, MONKTON HOUSE, FENTON TOWER, GOSFORD HOUSE, BORTHWICK CASTLE, CRICHTON CASTLE

SCA Castle Tour Of The Elgin Area - Sept 2006

Tour: BISHOPS HOUSE, ELGIN, ELGIN CASTLE, COXTON TOWER, MAINS OF MULBEN, BALVENIE CASTLE, EASTER ELCHIES, ROTHES CASTLE, INNES HOUSE, SPYNIE PALACE, DUFFUS CASTLE

SCA Castle Tour To Lanarkshire - Apr 2007

Tour: BOTHWELL CASTLE, CRAIGNETHAN CASTLE, THE TOWER OF HALLBAR, CHATELHERAULT COUNTRY PARK & CADZOW CASTLE, EASTSHIELD, COUTHALLEY, SHIELDHILL, COVINGTON, BARNCLUITH, DALZELL

SCA Castle Tour To Perthshire - Sep 2008

Tour: BALHOUSIE CASTLE, INCHBERVIE CASTLE, MEGGINCH CASTLE, PITHEAVLIS CASTLE, HUNTINGTOWER CASTLE, FINGASK CASTLE, CASTLE HUNTLY

SCA Castle Tour To Ayrshire - Feb 2009

On a cold, Sunday morning in February we gathered at the Fenwick Hotel in Ayrshire. James Brown had kindly made arrangements for the SCA to visit the castles of DEAN and ROWALLAN.

SCA Castle Tour To Lanarkshire - Apr 2009

Tour: MEARNS, BUSBY PEEL, TORRANCE, MAINS CASTLE, CROSSBASKET, GILBERTFIELD, PROVAN HALL, BEDLAY, PROVAND'S LORDSHIP, DALZELL

SCA Castle Tour To The Scottish Borders - May 2011

The traditional April AGM weekend brought us to Selkirk, courtesy of David and Judy Steel, who organised the weekend for us. Unusually, because of tight access to some of the properties, we travelled in 3 minibuses

SCA Members' Day to Ayrshire - Feb 2010

A cold winter day during a break in the snows saw 22 members gather at DUNDONALD CASTLE for the first visit of the day. Followed by PORTENCROSS CASTLE, FAIRLIE CASTLE and KELBURN CASTLE in the afternoon.

SCA Castle Tour To Stirlingshire - Apr 2010

Although labelled as a Stirling this trip included the counties of Stirling, Kinross and Clackmannan. A feature of our visit was the number of buildings rescued from ruin. MENSTRIE, ALLOA TOWER, and SAUCHIE.

SCA Castle Tour To Cumbria and the Debatable Lands - Sep 2010

September had us, passports in hand, headed south of the border for a trip round northern Cumbria and the edge of the "debateable lands", long notorious in Borders history.

SCA Trip to Gordon Country: Aberdeenshire/Banffshire - Sept 2009

The SCA Summer Trip was based in Huntly, Aberdeenshire, the heartland of the Gordon family, and most of the properties on our itinerary had Gordon connections at one time in their life - some good, others less so.

SCA Castle Tour to the Isle of Man - June 2011

As a change to the annual picnic day this year, it was agreed to enhance the SCA visits programme by accepting a long- standing invitation from SCA members Tom and Sylvia Ashton to visit the Isle of Man.

SCA Castle Tour to Caithness - Sept 2011

Members headed north on the Friday afternoon for a tour of castles in Caithness. Castles visited were Balnagown Castle, Berriedale Castle, Braal Castle, Brims Castle, Castle of May, Kiess Castle and others.

Members Day and Conference at Fingask Castle, Feb 2011

This was held at FINGASK CASTLE, on the Carse of Gowrie ( Perth and Kinross), courtesy of Andrew Thriepland whose family have owned it for most of the time since the 17th Century.

SCA Castle Tour to Ellon - September 2013

Autumn 2013 found us in Buchan and Aberdeen courtesy of SCA member Alastair Bain.

SCA Castle Tour to Fife - Apr 2012

In April 2012, the SCA travelled to Fife for a tour organised by Gabriele Kuhn, our secretary, whose home county this is.

SCA Castle Tour to the French Riviera - Oct 2012

In October 2012, the SCA travelled to Menton - an area known as The Pearl of the Riviera - for a fabulous tour organised by SCA member Annick McGarrigle whose family live in this stunning region.

SCA Castle Trip to Aberdeenshire - September 2012

Autumn 2012 found us in Aberdeenshire thanks to the work done by SCA members David Campbell and Alastair Bain, both of whom hail from the North East.

SCA Castle Tour to Wigtownshire April 2013

Spring found us in 'The Machars' thanks to SCA Chair Janet Brennan together with her husband John.

SCA Castle Tour to the River Forth - April 2014

The spring tour was based at South Queensferry to view castles of Lothian thanks to our President, John Hunter, in his last year of office. Thank you John from all the members of the SCA.

SCA Castle Tour To Borders - Sept 2015

A whistle-stop pictorial tour of some of the castles we visited on our latest trip...

SCA Spring Tour - Castles of the River Clyde Estuary

Join us for a whistle-stop tour of some of the sights - and frights - we saw on our latest castle tour of the beautiful River Clyde estuary.

SCA Autumn 2015 Castle Tour to the Scottish Borders

A sample of some of the castles we visited during our tour to the Scottish Borders area in September 2015

SCA Autumn 2016 Castle Tour to Argyll

The stunning west coast of Scotland was the setting for our Autumn 2016 tour where we viewed an equally stunning variety of castles.

SCA April 2017 Castle Tour to Kirkcudbright

We explored the castles - and even an abbey - of the south west of Scotland for our Spring tour. Enjoy some of the sights here...

SCA Autumn 2017 Castle Tour to East Lothian

A (virtual) chance to join us on our castle-packed weekend tour of East Lothian

SCA Castle Tour to Perthshire - September 2019

Our Autumn Tour of Perthshire in September 2019 saw us visit some fascinating castles.

SCA Castle Tour to Angus and the Mearns - April 2019

Our Spring Tour of Angus and the Mearns in April 2019 saw us explore a wide variety of castles, from ruins to haunted homes to royal fortresses.

SCA Castle Tour to Deeside and Strathdon - September 2018

In September 2018 we visited the Deeside and Strathdon regions to view a diverse set of Scottish castles.

SCA Castle Tour to Speyside and Morayshire - April 2022

Our Spring 2022 tour saw us visit some of the Speyside and Morayshire regions' finest castles.

SCA Castle Tour to Fife - September 2023

Our Autumn 2023 tour saw Scottish Castles Association members visit a dozen of some of Fife's finest castles.

SCA Castle Tour to Roxburgh - April 2023

Our Spring 2023 tour saw Scottish Castles Association members visit Roxburgh's diverse mix of castles.

SCA Castle Tour to Tayside - April 2024

The Scottish Castles Association visited castles in Dundee and the wider Tayside region in April 2024.

SCA Autumn Castle Tour to the Black Isle and Nairnshire – September 2024

We explored the castles of the Black Isle and Nairnshire during our Autumn 2024 Castle Tour.