Castelli in Argyll and Bute

Historic Castles & Forts

Argyll and Bute’s landscape is defined by its strategic coastal and loch-side fortifications. This collection features architectural landmarks ranging from the 13th-century stone walls of Dunstaffnage to the 18th-century Gothic grandeur of Inveraray Castle. Key sites include Kilchurn Castle, which houses the British mainland's oldest surviving barracks, and the unique circular ruins of Rothesay. These strongholds, including ancestral clan seats like Duart on Mull and the iconic tower house of Castle Stalker, reflect centuries of Scottish military history and royal heritage across the Western Highlands.

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Inveraray Castle

Constructed during the 18th century, this marvellous castle replaced an earlier 15th-century building, and is thus undoubtedly a must-see…

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Duart Castle

Duart Castle, or Caisteal Dhubhairt in Scottish Gaelic, is a castle on the Isle of Mull, beside the Sound of Mull off the west coast of…

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Kilchurn Castle

Ruined medieval fortress and five-storey tower house featuring the oldest surviving barracks on the British mainland. Built in the mid-15th century, it served as a residence and military stronghold for several centuries.

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Rothesay Castle

Rothesay Castle is a ruined castle in Rothesay, the principal town on the Isle of Bute, in western Scotland.

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Castle Stalker

Castle Stalker is a four-storey tower house or keep in the Scottish county of Argyll.

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Dunstaffnage Castle

Constructed before 1240, it is considered to be one of the oldest stone castles in Scotland.

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Carnasserie Castle

Carnasserie Castle is a ruined 16th-century tower house, noted for its unusual plan and renaissance detailing.

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Tarbert Castle

Tarbert Castle is located on the southern shore of East Loch Tarbert, at Tarbert, Argyll, Scotland, at the north end of Kintyre.

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Dunollie Castle

Dunollie Castle is a small ruined castle located on a hill north of the town of Oban, on the west coast of Scotland in Argyll and Bute.

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Skipness Castle

Skipness Castle stands on the east side of the Kintyre peninsula in Scotland, near the village of Skipness.

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Mount Stuart Castle

Mount Stuart House, on the east coast of the Isle of Bute, Scotland, is a country house built in the Gothic Revival style and the ancestral…

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Gylen Castle

Gylen Castle is a ruined castle, or tower house, at the south end of the island of Kerrera in Argyll and Bute, Scotland, on a promontory…

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Dunderave Castle

Dunderave Castle is an L-plan castle built in the 16th century as the Scottish seat of the MacNaughton clan.

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Castle Sween

Castle Sween, also known as Caisteal Suibhne, and Caistéal Suibhne, is located on the eastern shore of Loch Sween, in Knapdale, south of…

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Carrick Castle

Carrick Castle is a 14th-century tower house on the west shore of Loch Goil on the Cowal Peninsula, in Argyll and Bute, west of Scotland.

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Kilmahew Castle

Kilmahew Castle is a ruined castle located just north of Cardross, in the council area of Argyll and Bute, Scotland.