Where is Rait Castle?

Rait Castle is in the Scottish Highlands, United Kingdom (postcode IV12 5QX).

How do I get to Rait Castle?

The nearest railway station is Nairn, about 3.7 km away. Drivers can use postcode IV12 5QX.

Is Rait Castle a listed building?

Rait Castle is officially recognised as scheduled monument listed.

Does Rait Castle charge admission?

Rait Castle typically charges admission. Check the official site for current ticket prices and opening hours.

How do I get to Rait Castle?

The nearest railway station is Nairn, about 3.7 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode IV12 5QX.

Castles · Scottish Highlands

Rait Castle

In or near Ardersier.

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Rait Castle — ruined hall-house castle near Inverness, Scotland.

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Plan your visit

Typical visit: 1.5 h–3 h
Nearest railway station: Nairn · 3.7 km

Family-friendly
Limited wheelchair access

Getting there & planning your visit

To visit Rait Castle, the nearest railway station is Nairn, located 3.7 km away. The postcode for sat-nav is IV12 5QX. Please note that wheelchair accessibility is limited.

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Rait Castle is a castle in the United Kingdom — fortified architecture from the medieval, Tudor, or Victorian-revival period. Heritage designation: scheduled monument. Wikidata describes it as: "ruined hall-house castle near Inverness, Scotland". Coordinates: 57.5493°, -3.8500°.

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Heritage listing

Rait Castle is a ruined hall-house castle dating from the late thirteenth or early fourteenth century, situated just south of Nairn near Inverness, Scotland. It is a scheduled monument.

From Historic Environment Scotland under OGL v3.

From the Wikipedia article

Rait Castle is a ruined hall-house castle dating from the late thirteenth or early fourteenth century, situated just south of Nairn near Inverness, Scotland. It is a scheduled monument.

Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.

Background

History

The castle was originally a property of the Comyn family, who took the name of de Rait. Sir Alexander Rait killed the third Thane of Cawdor (chief of Clan Calder), and then fled south where he married the heiress of Hallgreen. The laird blamed his daughter, whom he chased around the castle.

Architecture

The courtyard to the south of the hall incorporates a steep granite outcrop and a wall standing to about 9 ft in height and approximately 2.5 ft thick. A tower projects from one corner of the castle and there is a garderobe tower on the west side that projects nearly 13 ft.

Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Coordinates: 57.5493, -3.8500
District: Highland
Postcode: IV12 5QX
Parliamentary constituency: Moray West, Nairn and Strathspey
Nearest railway station: Nairn — 3.7 km
Official site: www.saveraitcastle.org

Sources

wikidata: Q17571408 (CC0)
wikipedia: Rait Castle (CC BY-SA 4.0)
commons: Rait Castle.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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