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Kilmory Castle, also known as Kilmory House, is a large 19th century house located just to the south of Lochgilphead, in old county Argyll, on the west coast of Scotland. It is currently occupied by the headquarters of the Argyll and Bute Council. The gardens are open to the public and form part of a country park on the former estate.
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 ...
Name Location Date Listed Grid Ref. [note 1] Geo-coordinates Notes LB Number [note 2] Image Lochgilphead Church Head Of Argyle Street Category B 37516: 81, 83 & 85 Argyll Street
The sale is being split into nine different lots, which can be purchased together or separately. This includes the castle itself, the Boars Head Hotel , a cricket fields, shooting grounds, a store ...
Old Castle Lachlan, also known as Castle Lachlan, is a ruined 15th-century castle on the shore of Loch Fyne, on the Cowal Peninsula, in Argyll and Bute, west of Scotland. It was probably built by Clan Maclachlan on lands first recorded in 1314 as "Castlelachlan". Nothing remains of this fourteenth-century 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. It is located between Cuilmuich and Carrick, 4 miles (6.4 km) south of Lochgoilhead. The castle stands on a rocky peninsula, and was formerly defended to landward by a ditch and drawbridge.
Lochgilphead sits on the A83, with Ardrishaig 2 miles (3 km) to the south and Inveraray 24 miles (39 km) to the north-east; Oban lies 37 miles (60 km) north on the A816. The council is based at Kilmory Castle, [4] around which is located a woodland park and an Iron Age fort. [citation needed] Forestry and Land Scotland also have an office there.
Minard was originally part of the estate of Minard Castle before it became an independent village. [3] The nearest large settlement is Inveraray to the north east, along the A83 road, passing Furnace and Auchindrain. To the south, the A83 follows the curves on the loch, with Lochgilphead being the biggest town in the south.