List of castles in Falkirk (council area)

This is a list of castles in the Falkirk council area, Scotland.

List

Name Type Date Condition Ownership Location Notes Picture Airth Castle Historic house 16th century Occupied Private Airth Incorporates a 16th-century tower house and is now used as a hotel Almond Castle Tower house Ruin Private Whitecross Within an industrial estate Blackness Castle 15th century Preserved Historic Scotland Blackness Open to the public Castle Cary Castle Tower house 15th century Occupied Private Castlecary Still in use as a residence Elphinstone Tower Tower house 15th century Ruin Private Dunmore Part of the Dunmore Park estate, later used as a mausoleum Herbertshire Castle circa 1407 No remains n/a Dunipace Demolished 1950 Kinneil House Historic house 1677 Preserved Falkirk Council Bo'ness Built around 15th-century tower house, contains 16th-century murals Torwood Castle 1566 Ruin Torwood Castle Trust Torwood Undergoing restoration

See also Castles in Scotland List of castles in Scotland List of listed buildings in Falkirk (council area)

Notes

References Coventry, Martin (2001) The Castles of Scotland, 3rd Ed. Scotland: Goblinshead Coventry, Martin (2010) Castles of the Clans Scotland: Goblinshead Pattullo, Nan (1974) Castles, Houses and Gardens of Scotland Edinburgh: Denburn Press