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Scotland has thousands of castles, so it’s impossible to see all of Scotland’s castles in one road trip.  However, it also means that no matter what route you choose, there are sure to be a number of castles along it to visit.  Our Scotland road trip itinerary took us from Edinburgh and north through the Highlands through Stirling, Perth, Cairngorms National Park, and Elgin.   Part of this route is through Aberdeenshire, which has the most castles per acre than anywhere else in the United Kingdom, and is even home to Scotland’s Castle Trail.  These are 10 of the best castles in Scotland we included in our road trip itinerary. Edinburgh Castle A road trip through Scotland will probably start in one of Scotland’s big cities, and ours started in Edinburgh.  Edinburgh Castle is one of the most popular sites in Edinburgh.  Edinburgh is built next to a volcano and Edinburgh Castle is built on one of the volcano’s vents, so it is perched hig...

It’s funny the things we’ll do when we travel that we’d never do at home.  During our Ireland road trip, one of these things was on our list of must-dos when visiting one of many Irish castles.  Romeo thinks it’s gross to share a glass of milk, even if the other person is his wife of 11 years and companion of 16 years.  Yet he will lay on his back over a gaping hole many stories up, trusting a stranger to keep a strong hold on him so he doesn’t fall to his death, all to kiss an old stone that has been kissed by hundreds of thousands of people before him, each time followed with a quick squirt of disinfectant.  But that is what you do when you’re visiting famous Irish castles.  Thankfully, while all of Ireland’s castles have unique features, they don’t all require swapping spit with other travelers. Dublin Castle Dublin Castle is one of the easiest Irish castles to visit as it is located in the historic center of Dublin.  Original...