Castles
- Castle Craig, although in ruins is still the current seat of the Chief of Clan Urquhart. A 15th century tower originally occupied by the Urquharts of Braelangwell and Newhall that overlooks the Cromarty Firth from the north shore of the Black Isle. Braelangwell House was built in 1801 by the Urquharts of Braelangwell, then Chiefs of the Clan, on the much older Braelangwell estate, which was held by a branch of the clan for several centuries prior.
- Craigston Castle in Aberdeenshire, and the present-day Cromarty House on the hill above the Black Isle town of Cromarty was built from the stone and timbers of the former Urquhart stronghold of Cromarty Castle.
- Despite its name Urquhart Castle, one of the most famous castles in the highlands that sits beside Loch Ness, was never associated with the Clan Urquhart. Urquhart Castle in fact belonged to the Clan Grant.
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