The Four Castles Route — Scotland's Greatest Castles in One Journey

Four Castles, Four Stories

愛丁堡城堡（Edinburgh Castle）— the fortress capital, home of the Crown Jewels: power. 斯特靈城堡（Stirling Castle）— Renaissance palace of Mary Queen of Scots, above the field of Bannockburn: royalty. 艾琳多南城堡（Eilean Donan）— the island castle where three lochs meet, rebuilt from Jacobite ruins: romance. 厄克特城堡（Urquhart Castle）— blown up in 1692 to deny it to the Jacobites, now magnificent ruins on Loch Ness: tragedy. Together they tell Scotland's entire story — crown, court, clan and conflict.

The Route & Practical Plan

The natural route: Day 1 morning at Edinburgh Castle (book 9:30 entry), then 50 minutes to Stirling Castle for the afternoon. Day 2: the great drive north-west — Rannoch Moor and Glencoe en route to Eilean Donan (3.5 hours of Scotland's best scenery), overnight near Skye or Fort Augustus. Day 3: Urquhart Castle and a Loch Ness cruise, returning to Edinburgh via the A9. Tickets: Edinburgh £20-22, Stirling £17.50, Eilean Donan £12, Urquhart £13.50 — an Explorer Pass covers three of the four. MegaSpace runs this exact loop as a private 3-day castle tour with tickets pre-arranged. 微信預約。