List of castles in Argyll and Bute
This is a list of castles in Argyll and Bute.
List[]
Name | Type | Date | Condition | Ownership | Location | Notes | Picture |
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Achallader Castle | Tower house | 16th century | Ruined | 3.5 miles north of Bridge of Orchy | |||
Ardencaple Castle | 12th century | Demolished | Royal Navy | 1.6 km from Helensburgh | |||
Aros Castle | 13th century | Ruined | Isle of Mull, 2 km north of Salen | ||||
Barcaldine Castle | Tower house | 17th century | In use as a hotel | Loch Creran near Oban | |||
Calgary Castle | Castellated house | 19th century | Calgary, Isle of Mull | ||||
Carnasserie Castle | Tower house | 16th century | Ruined | Historic Scotland | |||
Carrick Castle | Tower House | 15th century | Ruined, undergoing restoration | Private | Argyll | ||
Claig Castle | Before 17th century | Foundation Ruins | Isle of Fraoch Eilean | ||||
Craignish Castle | Baronial House | 16th century or earlier | Rebuilt | Private | Adfern | see Craignish | |
Duart Castle | 13th century | Restored | Chief of Clan Maclean | Isle of Mull | |||
Dunans Castle | Baronial house | 1860 | Partially restored | Private | Glendaruel | ||
Dunaverty Castle | 13th century | Ruined | Kintyre | ||||
Dundarave Castle | L-plan tower house | 16th century | Chief of Clan MacNaghten | 5 km northeast of Inveraray | |||
Dunollie Castle | Tower house | 13th century | Ruined | Oban | |||
Dunoon Castle | Motte | 13th-century | Ruined | Dunoon | Cowal | ||
Dunstaffnage Castle | Castle of enceinte | c. 1220 | Ruined | Historic Scotland | Almost entirely 13th century, although the upper gatehouse is late 15th century | ||
Duntrune Castle | Tower house | 13th century | Still in use as a residence | Chief of Clan Malcolm | Argyll | The tower house is a 17th-century addition | |
Dunyvaig Castle | Courtyard castle | 13th century | Ruined | Islay | |||
Fincharn Castle | 1240 | Ruined | Shore of Loch Awe | ||||
Glengorm Castle | 1860 | In use as a hotel and venue | 6 km north of Tobermory | ||||
Gylen Castle | Tower house | 1582 | Ruined | Kerrera | |||
Innes Chonnel Castle | 13th century | Ruined | Loch Awe | ||||
Inveraray Castle | Castellated house | 1746 | Still in use as a residence | Duke of Argyll | Inveraray | ||
Kames Castle | Tower house | 14th century | Still in use as a residence | Private | Isle of Bute | ||
Kilchurn Castle | Tower house | 15th century | Ruined | Historic Scotland | Loch Awe | ||
Kilmahew Castle | Tower house | 16th century | Ruined | Roman Catholic Church | Cardross | ||
Kilmartin Castle | Z-plan tower house | 16th century | Restored | ||||
Kilmory Castle | Castellated house | 19th century | In use as offices | Argyll County Council | Lochgilphead | ||
Castle Lachlan | Country house | 1790 | Strathlachlan | ||||
Old Castle Lachlan | 15th century | Ruined | Loch Fyne | ||||
Minard Castle | Castellated house | 19th century | Loch Fyne | ||||
Moy Castle | 15th century | Ruined | Near Lochbuie, Mull | ||||
Rothesay Castle | Shell keep | 13th century | Ruined | Historic Scotland | Rothesay | ||
Saddell Castle | Tower house | 16th century | Restored | Landmark Trust | Shore of Kilbrannan Sound | See Saddell | |
Skipness Castle | 13th century | Ruined | Historic Scotland | Skipness | |||
Castle Stalker | Tower house | 15th century | Restored | Private | Loch Laich | Seen in Monty Python and the Holy Grail as "Castle Aaaaarrrrrrggghhh" | |
Castle Sween | 12th century | Ruined | Historic Scotland | Eastern shore of Loch Sween | |||
Tarbert Castle | Pre-13th century | South shore of East Loch Tarbert | |||||
Torosay Castle | Baronial house | 1858 | Unoccupied residence | Private | Isle of Mull | ||
Torrisdale Castle | 1815 | In use as a residence | Private | Torrisdale | |||
Castle Toward | Baronial house | 1820 | In use as a residence | Private | Cowal |
See also[]
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- Castles in Scotland
- List of castles in Scotland
- List of listed buildings in Argyll and Bute
Notes[]
References[]
- Coventry, Martin (2001) The Castles of Scotland, 3rd Ed. Scotland: Goblinshead ISBN 1-899874-26-7
- Coventry, Martin (2010) Castles of the Clans Scotland: Goblinshead ISBN 1-899874-36-4
- Pattullo, Nan (1974) Castles, Houses and Gardens of Scotland Edinburgh: Denburn Press
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