FILMING locations used in Outlander have been revealed for the first time as part of a new official guide celebrating Scotland as the home of the hit series.
A total of 48 locations across Scotland which were transformed into settings for the popular show have been included in the 40-page guide.
Scotland: The Home of Outlander is being released following the conclusion of the series in May and comes after more than a decade in which the programme has had a major impact on tourism across the country.
Among the locations featured is Doune Castle, which became the fictional Castle Leoch, while Blackness Castle was transformed into the Fort William headquarters of Black Jack Randall.
Newhailes House near Musselburgh stood in for the North Carolina home of Governor Tryon, while Duncarron Medieval Village was transformed into an early Fort Ticonderoga for the show's seventh season.
The 40-page guide, available on the VisitScotland website, brings together filming locations from every season alongside information on the real Scottish history which inspired the series.
It also includes features on Gaelic, tartan and textiles, clans and ancestry, and Scotland's food and drink.
Outlander, based on the bestselling novels by Diana Gabaldon, first aired in 2014 and follows Second World War nurse Claire Fraser, played by Caitríona Balfe, after she travels through a mysterious stone circle into 18th-century Scotland.
There she meets Highland warrior Jamie Fraser, played by Sam Heughan.
Despite the story later taking its characters around the world, Scotland remained at the heart of the production throughout its eight seasons.
Matthew B Roberts, executive producer and showrunner on Outlander, said: “From day one, the people of Scotland welcomed a small group of Sassenachs from Los Angeles with open arms.
“They didn’t just let us film here – they embraced us, shared their stunning landscapes and culture, and made us feel like we belonged.”
The guide comes after the popularity of the series helped drive what became known as the “Outlander effect”, with visitor numbers surging at locations associated with the show.
Figures from tourism and travel researchers at the Moffat Centre show the total number of visitors to Outlander-related attractions increased from around 2.14 million in 2014 to more than three million in 2025 – a rise of 41%.
Some individual locations have experienced much larger increases.
Visitor numbers at Doune Castle have risen by 168% since 2014, while Blackness Castle has recorded an increase of 363%.
Newhailes House has seen the most dramatic rise, with visitor numbers up by 8000% since 2014.
Outlander has also contributed to the wider growth of screen tourism, which is estimated to be worth £161.4m to Scotland's economy.
Jenni Steele, film and creative industries manager at VisitScotland, said: “It is our history, heritage, culture and landscapes that have transfixed fans since the Diana Gabaldon books hit the small screen more than ten years ago.
“Scotland is a big part of the Outlander story, so it feels right to call it the Home of Outlander.”
She added: “There's no doubt that Outlander has had an extraordinary impact on Scottish tourism on the global stage and is a clear example of the power of screen tourism.
“It has provided an important platform to tell Scotland's story to our key international markets and continues to support our work to grow the value of the visitor economy across Scotland.”
The guide forms part of a wider campaign marking the end of Outlander, which has attracted a global audience since its debut.
VisitScotland and Sony Pictures Television ran a £160,000 digital campaign in the US earlier this year targeting potential visitors in cities including New York, Boston, Chicago and Washington.
VisitScotland said the campaign generated seven million impressions, an estimated £790,000 in hotel bookings and 8500 searches for flights to Scotland.
The campaign has also seen four Caledonian Sleeper coaches wrapped in images of Claire and Jamie and other scenes from the show, accompanied by the message: “Discover Scotland, Home of Outlander”.
The trains will continue to run throughout the summer, with a limited number of printed copies of the new guide available to passengers.
The final season concluded in May, although the Outlander universe is set to continue through prequel series Blood of My Blood, which is due to return for its second season in September.
See the full list of filming locations below:
East
- Tweeddale Court – Edinburgh
- Bakehouse Close – Edinburgh
- The Signet Library – Edinburgh
- Craigmillar Castle – Edinburgh
- Newhailes House – East Lothian
- Gosford House – East Lothian
- Preston Mill – East Lothian
- Arniston House – Midlothian
- Glencorse Old Kirk – Midlothian
- Culross – Fife
- Aberdour Castle – Fife
- Dysart Harbour – Fife
- Scottish Fisheries Museum – Fife
- Falkland – Fife
Central
- Beecraigs Country Park – West Lothian
- Linlithgow Palace – West Lothian
- Hopetoun House – West Lothian
- Midhope Castle – West Lothian
- Muiravonside Country Park – Falkirk
- Gray Buchanan Park – Falkirk
- Callendar House – Falkirk
- Bo’ness and Kinneil Railway – Falkirk
- Blackness Castle – near Linlithgow
- Duncarron Medieval Village – Falkirk
- University of Stirling – Stirlingshire
- Doune Castle – Stirlingshire
- Deanston Distillery – Stirlingshire
- Loch Katrine – Loch Lomond & The Trossachs
North
- Tibbermore Church – Perth & Kinross
- Dunkeld House Hotel – Perth & Kinross
- Drummond Castle Gardens – Perth & Kinross
- Kinloch Rannoch – Perth & Kinross
- Highland Folk Museum – Highlands
- Glen Coe – Highlands
West
- University of Glasgow – Glasgow
- Kelvingrove Park – Glasgow
- George Square – Glasgow
- Glasgow Cathedral – Glasgow
- Queen’s Park – Glasgow
- Pollok Country Park – Glasgow
- Coats Church – Renfrewshire
- Calderglen Country Park – South Lanarkshire
South
- Dean Castle – East Ayrshire
- Troon – South Ayrshire
- Dunure Harbour – South Ayrshire
- Eglinton Country Park – North Ayrshire
- Drumlanrig Castle – Dumfries & Galloway
- Manderston House – Scottish Borders
