East Scotland Castles | A breathtaking selection of castles photos online. The reference "dun" as a prefix to the Castles name often points to the site being previously a hill-fort, as in Dunnottar at Stonehaven  and Dunrobin at Golspiein the east. The Royal castles of Edinburgh and Stirling are set high on rock outcrops as befits their status and Tantallon castles overlooking the Firth of Forth opposite the Bass Rock has a magnificent cliff top setting both for security and stategic monitoring of seafaring activity. Aberdeenshire offers a trail encompassing 10 castles including castles like Craigievar, Crathes castles, Drum, Castles Fraser and the royal holiday home of Balmoral. Great range of photos of east castles. Many of the most beautiful Scottish castles on the east.