Castles of Scotland - Highland

Tribute video to the castles in Highland, Scotland. Enjoy pictures of beautiful castles and castle ruins with building date(s) and person(s) who built them while listening to Celtic music.
NOTE: This video does not contain all castles in Highland, Scotland but a selection of those that caught my eye or tickled my fancy.
Castles Listing -
Achnacarry Castle
Ackergill Tower (Ackergill Castle)
Ardtornish Castle
Armadale Castle
Balnagown Castle
Beaufort Castle
Borve Castle (Castle Wearie)
Caisteal Maol (Castle Moil/Castle Moal/Dun Akyn/Dunakin Castle/Dun haakon/Castle Dunakin)
Castle of Mey (formerly Barrogill Castle)
Cawdor Castle
Castlecraig (Craig Castle/Castle Craig)
Dornoch Castle
Dunbeath Castle
Dun Ringill
Dunrobin Castle
Dunscaith Castle (Dun Sgathaich Castle/Dun Scaich/Tokavaig)
Duntulm Castle
Dunvegan Castle
Eilean Donan Castle
Foulis Castle
Forse Castle
Castel Grant
Invergarry Castle
Inverlochy Castle
Inverness Castle
Keiss Castle
Kilravock Castle
Kinloch Castle
Kinlochaline Castle
Castle Leod
Lochindorb Castle
Mingarry Castle (Mingary Castle/Caisteal Mhiogharraidh)
Moniack Castle
Newmore Castle
Redcastle (Edirdovar/Ederdour)
Castle Sinclair Girnigoe (Castle Girnigoe)
Skibo Castle
Strome Castle
Castle Stuart
Castle Tioram
Tulloch Castle
Urquhart Castle
Castle Varrich
Audio Listing:
Celtic Mist
Brume 'O Dawn
Lullaby of the Lark
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[@dufus7396]

19th century castles ..a salute to obscene wealth amid obscene suffering

[@mikefisher5665]

Fantastic presentation... Makes me feel like it is time once again to visit the land of my family. I wish the printing was posted a few seconds longer but what that caused me to do was to watch the presentation three times and enjoying every second of time watching and relaxing to some of the most heavenly music I have had the pleasure to listen to. I thank you and praise you for your beautiful work! Mike from the USA

[@linjoy9627]

Watching this brought back a cherished memory from my childhood. My father came from Inverness, his grandfather Stornaway and great grandfather Uist. When I was about 10 years old my dad would take me on the train to Inverness, teaching me all the names of different trees we'd see on the way there. We'd visit his sisters and I'd stay for my summer holiday's my 3 brothers all much older than I would have their own things to do, and I being the only girl and much younger, I guess my parents thought I'd enjoy being with my aunts- who all looked about 100 years old to me! their idea of entertaining me would be to take me to The Callum Kennedy Show!! On one occasion dad took me up to Inverness Castle (The Highland Police Headquarters!) and took me to the back of the Castle and pointed in the direction of The Isle of Skye home of the MacLeod's. Which we are part of. Dad told me all about Dunvegan Castle and how on a very clear day you could just make it out from our vantage point at the back of the castle. He told a wondrous tale about the fairy flag and how in times of trouble for the clan that if they waved the flag aid would come to assist them. My dad promised me that I could have the last wish of the fairy flag! He also told wonderful stories. There was one about Tomnahurich Hill which is the cemetery for Inverness, which lies below The Leachkin (pronounced "Larkin") where he grew up in a small croft beside Craig Dunain. When I was small one could still see the foundation stones of his croft all that was left. How my grandparents brought up 5 children in such a tiny place I'll never know. Dad had 4 big sisters, so he was always close to me as he understood how I felt being the youngest and how lonely it can make you, when brothers won't play with dolls or in his case how the girls wouldn't play with his trains. Sorry I digressed. The story about Tomnahurich hill ( Tomnahurich means hill of the fairies) is that one night a pair of drunken pipers went into the cemetery and climbed the hill and were so drunk they fell asleep and the next morning when they left the cemetery they discovered they'd been gone 100 years !this is because the fairies had played a trick on the men. If you google Tomnahurich stories you can see different version of this story. Sadly my dad died when he was only 59 years old and is buried in Tomnahurich and if he could sit up and look ahead he'd see where he was born and brought up. Dad was so full of wondrous stories another example was he told me when my grandfather died and was cremated it took them 9 years to put the fire out!! because of all the whisky he'd drank in life! and when I was 9 or 10 I believed every word my dad told me. If it seems that my dad told many stories with alcohol involved- well he was a Highlander and they do like their whisky, just look at the amount of distilleries in Scotland, about the same amount as we have castles!

[@Pridegriffin]

very nice stories! You ought to organize all your stories and write them down. Not only for your future(and present)family generations; but to make a real nice oral history into a bestselling book! yeah, go for it!

[@deanfirnatine7814]

You made me smile. My family comes from the Inverness area as well, Frasers. You should write the stories down so they are not lost like so much of our culture.

[@jackjackson7577]

I am english but I love the highlands I am always in Inverness and around Dingwall and the Black isle. My favourite castle is Dunvegan on the other side of skye and I have seen what is left of the fairy flag. You tell wonderful storieis and I would love to see them in print one day. So thank both Lin Joy and yourself, I have enjoyed both the video and your reminisce. Scotland loving englishman

[@dawnhill539]

I’m always amazed how these buildings have stood the rest of time.

[@emmettarts1723]

Beautiful. Loved the music too.

[@soulrpower3031]

Positively spectacular photos! Thank you for your including the dates and clan names. 🙏🏻

[@camilla1327]

Grazie per questi meravigliosi viaggi,in luoghi della Scozia dove quando si viene con i tour non si visitano. Saluti dall'Italia

[@davidbagley1783]

Verdad

[@haydenrose866]

Kilvarock Castle. Home of my Ancestors. Hopefully I can Visit one day soon!

[@jackjackson7577]

@MrAbletospeak I haven't, but it does no harm

[@pieterjanrouw1355]

Beautiful I have enjoyed this very much, just need to get to the Scottish Highlands to see and live the history of times gone by, thank you very much for making this video available for us to watch....

[@sajidnaveed9252]

Amazing

[@lindanorris1817]

WOOOOOOOOOOW 😱🏰👏

[@dylancameron1356]

Happy to see my clans castle was first on the list😤

[@tullakk]

Beautiful video and presentation, I love it thank you for sharing

[@bfoz]

Lovely video of Scottish castles. I think I saw some of these in some castles videos I did myself. Cheers!

[@michael_swardh]

Beautiful

[@Marcia-oh1yy]

Scotland is amazing!

[@fraser_mr2009]

very nice

[@chiasanzes9770]

Beautiful and interesting video.

[@davidwalters8280]

Wish I could go see more. .

[@dronepilotkf4231]

Wow what a breathtaking location! Really amazing, these recordings were really successful! Greetings from Germany and stay healthy!i like your style you have a New subscriber 👍👍👍👍😉

[@douglasfraser2089]

Want to learn more of my Scottish Ancestr y I'm so honored to have

[@kylerb2]

Mingary Castle has been totally restored and open as a private hotel.

[@trailriderrobert1405]

mind eyes feel the hearts of what be the lands of sees before soul so shall I feel the love of eye and ear cast before me thank thee for what befolds to mine heart

[@auukkechuyenlamgiau8990]

Love castle very much

[@yaddahaysmarmalite4059]

those were built in a different era. People lived differently and had different concerns.

[@renedugarte3898]

Nice job 👍

[@joannejordan8684]

You have such beautiful memories, thank you for sharing some of them, you made my heart smile! ❤️ I love the music that was playing, does anyone know what it is?

[@douglasfraser2089]

My loves xo

[@robertmackay690]

Castle Varrich home of my ancient Mackay ancestors

[@cliffordatkinson8683]

That's my family, Name Originally spelled Mackay and before McKraw we fought with the Bruces at Banakburn and Sterling

[@MehrabanMoradi]

i love just alady.

[@uthn8759]

❤️

[@SpiritLadyArtist]

The one castle is of my ancestors.

[@Pridegriffin]

which castle?

[@dollywalker3929]

Related to Lord Henderson. Wonder if he had a castle?

[@alexandermenzies9954]

Too many 19th century houses posing as castles. The main section of Castle Menzies is an example of the careful and long restoration of a large castle; a pity it is not shown here. An inspirational building. Meggernie Castle is a fine example of a 13th C castle with later additions; a pity it missed out. Eilean Donan Castle is an example of an almost complete rebuild (except for its foundations!); very popular with tourists.. Carnban Castle; it awaits very careful restoration but size (smallish) is on its side.

[@deanfirnatine7814]

Beaufort castle near Beauly at 2:29 you state Byset family (Sept of Fraser Clan) built it, but it was destroyed in 1650's by Cromwell and partially rebuilt by Clan Fraser who had controlled the Castle since the 1200's and rebuilt again in 1880 after English Duke of Cumberland destroyed it after the Jacobite rebellion. Proper Gaelic name Caisteal Dhunaidh or Castle Dounie.

[@angelofheaven71]

I love the pictures of the different clan castles! But did you get them from google? Or actually go and visit? Because Scottish clans are fairly picky about non-clan members visiting their 'Seats'. Especially if they are from a rival clan.

[@user-vt1op1re3d]

👍👍👍👍

[@davidbagley1783]

Ulybka

[@eded8673]

Well, someone is testing video editor... Cool "tossing cards effect".

[@scotmclean5124]

Duart?

[@scotth6814]

Loved the music. Did NOT like the slow transitions between pictures. When the label was removed, we only got a few seconds to look at each castle.

[@davidbagley1783]

Ancestors Mom Grandma Iva 1919-2001 Isaac V Wamsley Jr 1875-1930 Isaac V Wamsley Sr 1836-1908 Isaac Wamsley III 1798-1868 Isaac Harvey Wamsley Jr 1778-1825 Isaac Harvey Wamsley Sr 1735-1825 Revolutionary War Veteran Leah Stout Wamsley wife 1742-1820 Daughter of Dr Jonathan Stout 1704-1775 Richard Stout 1678-1749 John Stout 1645-1724 Middletown NJ Son of Richard 1615-1705 and Penelope..1622-1732 New Amsterdam and Gravesend (Coney Island) Elizabeth Crawford Stout wife 1650-1730 Ayshire Scotland Daughter of John Crawford 1618-1698 12th Lord Patrick Crawford 1580-1649 11th Lord William Crawford 1560-1644 10th Lord Patrick Crawford 1530-1560 7th Lord Thomas Crawford 1505-1541 6th Lord James Crawford 1470-? 5th Lord Robert Crawford 1435-1513 4th Lord Archibald Crawford 1389-? 3rd Lord Thomas Crawford 1350-1401 2nd Lord Reginald Crawford 1317-1358 1st Laird Reginald Crawford 1283-1358 Fought at Bannockburn 1314 along with Robert the Bruce and received Lordship for his services. Hugh Crawford ? -1319 Sir Reginald Crawford of Loudon 1255-1297 Sister Margaret married Malcolm Wallace, mother of Sir William Wallace

[@kellyprice3435]

I know there are ruins of MacDougall castles.

[@johngray8249]

Please do this video again, next time give enough time to read , a great video, but spoiled because of the short reading time.👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@parapsychologist5402]

One of my great friends is a descendent of William Wallace.

[@kathleenogrady8459]

This bizarre editing makes an interesting subject unwatchable. Sorry.