List of castles in Falkirk (council area)
This is a list of castles in the Falkirk council area.
List
[edit]| Name | Type | Date | Condition | Ownership | Location | Notes | Picture |
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| Airth Castle | Historic house | 16th century | Occupied | Private | Airth | Incorporates a 16th-century tower house and is now used as a hotel | 
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| Almond Castle | Tower house | Ruin | Private | Whitecross | Within an industrial estate | 
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| Blackness Castle | 15th century | Preserved | Historic Scotland | Blackness | Open to the public | 
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| Castle Cary Castle | Tower house | 15th century | Occupied | Private | Castlecary | Still in use as a residence | 
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| Elphinstone Tower | Tower house | 15th century | Ruin | Private | Dunmore | Part of the Dunmore Park estate, later used as a mausoleum | 
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| 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 | 
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| Torwood Castle | 1566 | Ruin | Torwood Castle Trust | Torwood | Undergoing restoration | 
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See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- Coventry, Martin (2001) The Castles of Scotland, 3rd Ed. Scotland: Goblinshead ISBN 1-899874-26-7
- Coventry, Martin (2010) Castles of the Clans Scotland: Goblinshead ISBN 1-899874-36-4
- Pattullo, Nan (1974) Castles, Houses and Gardens of Scotland Edinburgh: Denburn Press
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