| MEY | Castle of ___, Scotland |
| SKYE | Isle of ___, Scotland |
| OTRANTO | "The Castle of ___" (classic Gothic novel) |
| EGER | Castle of ___ (Hungarian tourist draw) |
| KENT | 'Garden of England', site of the 'castle of queens, queen of castles' and much of the North Downs (4) |
| DALBERT | Eugen ___, Scotland-born German composer of 1926 opera Der Golem (7) |
| EDIN | Dun ___, Scotland |
| HASTINGS | Gavin, Scott and Adam ___, Scotland rugby internationals (8) |
| ROBERTSON | Andrew _, Scotland and Liverpool left-back (9) |
| NEW | ___ Scotland Yard |
| ARMY | Tartan ___, Scotland fans (4) |
| STEYN | Kyle _, Scotland and Glasgow Warriors centre (5) |
| SHANKLAND | Lawrence _, Scotland and Hearts striker (9) |
| NESS | Loch ___ (Scotland attraction) |
| KINLOCHALINE | ___ Castle, 15th-century fortress at the head of Loch Aline, Scotland, also known as Castle of Butte |
| CAITHNESS | Historic county in Scotland's north, site of the Castle of Mey, a former residence of the Queen Mother (9) |
| CONSTABLE | From Latin for "maste r of the horses", title of the governor or warden of a royal castle of fortress; or, in its modern sense, a police officer (9) |
| ANSBRO | Joe ___, Scotland and London Irish rugby union centre forced to retire through injury in 2013 (6) |
| CARNEGIE | Andrew ___, Scotland-born steel manufacturer and philanthropist who endowed a New York concert hall |
| SNODGRASS | Robert ___ , Scotland winger signed by Hull from Norwich in 2014 (9) |
