The Castles of Scotland by Martin Coventry | Goblinshead | A comprehensive guide to 4,100 castles, towers, historic houses, stately homes and family lands
The Castles of Scotland by Martin Coventry | Goblinshead | A comprehensive guide to 4,100 castles, towers, historic houses, stately homes and family lands
The Castles of Scotland
The Castles of Scotland 

5000 Club / 2000 Club / 1000 Club

5000 Club Visits to pages have somewhat overtaken the 2000 Club as virtually all pages have now had 2000 visits.

 

Castle or house pages that have had more than 5,000 visits (complete loading of page) as of 28 February 2021. This list was rather longer than expected.

 

To load the page simply click on the name of the castle or house…

5000 Club
Castle or House Page visits
Midhope Castle 22843
Cassillis House 21358
Cockenzie House 15334
Glamis Castle 15052
Dirleton Castle 13691
Seton Castle 11833
Roslin Castle 11136
Craigievar Castle 10981
Drummond Castle 10435
Caisteal Bharraich Castle Varrich 10356
Eilean Donan Castle 10222
Doune Castle 10151
Wemyss Castle 9698
Palace of Holyroodhouse 9274
Toward Castle 8876
Ardvreck Castle 8772
Mary Queen of Scots House 8760
Moy Castle 8743
Loudoun Castle 8738
Carrick Castle 8621
Linlithgow Palace 8609
Mount Stuart 8553
Gosford House 8540
Huntingtower 8402
Traquair House 8303
Stirling Castle 7913
Dalkeith Palace 7865
Loch an Eilein Castle 7754
Lochindorb Castle 7744
Dunbar Castle 7658
Hopetoun House 7510
Castle Stalker 7500
Kilchurn Castle 7440
Duart Castle 7394
Castle Campbell 7388
Invergarry Castle  7386
Kenmure Castle 7385
Niddry Castle 7288
Dunnottar Castle 7278
Douglas Castle 7213
Falkland Palace 6931
Cawdor Castle 6894
Slains Castle 6884
Duntulm Castle 6869
Dunollie Castle 6759
Dunfermline Palace 6717
Crawford Priory 6675
Blackness Castle 6661
Culross Palace 6641
Aberdour Castle 6621
Craigmillar Castle 6598
Eglinton Castle 6583
Caerlaverock Castle 6540
Pittencrieff House 6398
Breachacha Castle 6358
Inveresk 6297
Dunoon Castle 6220
Dumbarton Castle 6206
Dunrobin Castle 6155
Crichton Castle 6106
Drumlanrig Castle 6033
Spedlins Tower 6018
Abbotsford 5984
Portmore House 5981
Tantallon Castle 5963
Crathes Castle 5888
Cessnock Castle 5819
Comlongon Castle 5816
Inveraray Castle 5813
Gylen Castle 5793
Kinfauns Castle 5789
Fyvie Castle 5761
Keiss Castle 5699
Yester Castle 5686
Grandtully Castle 5607
Dunbeath Castle 5603
Cardoness Castle 5597
Blair Castle, Blair Atholl 5593
Bargany 5573
Cortachy Castle 5573
Elcho Castle 5565
Neidpath Castle 5537
Edinburgh Castle 5493
Culzean Castle 5448
Guthrie Castle 5380
Tyninghame House 5296
Maybole Castle 5218
Dunstaffnage Castle 5177
Meggernie Castle 5167
Castle Kennedy 5161
Skipness Castle 5151
Merchiston Castle 5151
Borthwick Castle 5137
Hermitage Castle 5121
Taymouth Castle 5080
Saltcoats Castle 5059
Duntrune Castle 5037
Bothwell Castle 5028

2000 Club, pages that have had more than 2000 views (full loading of the page)

Castle Page Visits
Cockenzie House 5225
Niddry Castle 3679
Dirleton Castle 3668
Glamis Castle 3389
Midhope Castle 3102
Cassillis House 2644
Traquair House 2609
Roslin Castle 2383
Dunnottar Castle 2357
Moy Castle 2356
Craigievar Castle 2310
Stirling Castle 2278
Doune Castle 2232
Eilean Donan Castle 2188
Drummond Castle 2118
Cawdor Castle 2105
Castle Campbell 2071
Seton Castle 2021

1000 Club: The most visited pages on this website, the club only includes those pages which have received more than 1000 visits since the page was created. This now includes most of the main pages, so see above…

 

Although this is a good indication of popularity, many pages were only recently added, so have not had the chance to get sufficient numbers, others the counter was not added until recently.

 

There are some surprises in the list, both those that are included, many that are not, the reasons are not clear. Dirleton Castle, for example, has more than twice as many visits as nearby Tantallon.

 

HES sites are well represented with 22 entries, while there is only one NTS property. The next highest place NTS site is Culzean Castle with 986 visits.

NAME VISITS
Cockenzie House 3703
Dirleton Castle 2614
Traquair House 1991
Glamis Castle 1905
Niddry Castle 1887
Shieldhill Castle 1844
Cassillis House 1805
Dunnottar Castle 1684
Moy Castle  1675
Roslin Castle 1655
Stirling Castle 1558
Craigievar Castle 1464
Castle Campbell 1445
Doune Castle 1436
Cawdor Castle 1424
Craigmillar Castle 1410
Kilchurn Castle 1400
Eilean Donan Castle 1389
Seton Castle 1384
Breachacha Castle 1373
Cardoness Castle 1362
Slains Castle  1358
Duart Castle 1320
Midhope Castle 1313
Tantallon Castle 1294
Mary Queen of Scots House 1287
Caerlaverock Castle 1281
Mount Stuart 1256
Crichton Castle 1251
Elcho Castle 1251
Saltcoats Castle 1241
Paxton House 1239
Tyninghame House 1225
Drummond Castle  1217
Lochindorb Castle 1213
Ardvreck Castle 1207
Carrick Castle 1204
Linlithgow Palace 1200
Gosford House 1185
Dunfermline Palace 1173
Dalkeith Palace 1164
Toward Castle 1163
Aberdour Castle 1147
Dunbar Castle 1143
Inveraray Castle  1132
Dunrobin Castle 1132
Skipness Castle 1130
Invergarry Castle 1119
Threave Castle 1112
Blair Castle (Blair Atholl) 1108
Balvenie Castle 1090
Eglinton Castle 1088
Huntingtower 1087
Bothwell Castle 1085
Edinburgh Castle 1057
Duntulm Castle 1038
Dunollie Castle 1024
Carnasserie Castle 1020
Mellerstain 1015
Loudoun Castle 1010
Kenmure Castle 1005
   
Mains Castle Dundee 997
Culzean Castle 986
Gylen Castle 982
Crathes Castle 982
Craignethan Castle 979
Dunoon Castle 977
Dunstaffnage Castle 975
Newark Castle, Port Glasgow 964
Innerwick Castle 961
Finlarig Castle 956
Drumlanrig Castle 952
Yester Castle 950
Clackmannan Tower 946
Castle Menzies 941
Hermitage Castle 926
Inveresk 922
Castle of Mey 922
Spynie Palace 921
Keiss Castle 904

List as of 24 April 2018, this has been superseded by the 2000 Club, see above…

New sixth edition in preparation: more than 1,500 additional sites, hundreds more illustrations, comprehensive online maps and indexes, and much much more.

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