But just how well do you know Scotland's castles?
Take this quiz and unlock some of Scotland's finest historic sites as you go.
It is certainly not as easy as you might think. Good luck.
It is certainly not as easy as you might think. Good luck.
![This 14th Century private fortress was built around a holly tree with the castle ever linked to Shakespeare's Macbeth.](https://www.thestar.co.uk/webimg/RUxNODY0MjAzMDU=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
5. Shakespeare inspiration
This 14th Century private fortress was built around a holly tree with the castle ever linked to Shakespeare's Macbeth. | other Photo: Mike McBey/CC
![This pile in the north west is modelled on a French chateau and was once home to a Duke who played a pivotal role in Highland history.](https://www.thestar.co.uk/webimg/RUxNODY0MzQyNjY=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
6. Grand designs
This pile in the north west is modelled on a French chateau and was once home to a Duke who played a pivotal role in Highland history. | other Photo: Jack Spellingbacon/CC
![A clan seat since the 11th Century, this Hebridean fortress was leased to the nation by the chief in 2001 for the annual sum of 1 and a bottle of whisky.](https://www.thestar.co.uk/webimg/RUxNODY0MzQyNjc=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
7. Island life
A clan seat since the 11th Century, this Hebridean fortress was leased to the nation by the chief in 2001 for the annual sum of 1 and a bottle of whisky. | other Photo: Conor Lawless/CC
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