Tirefour Castle
Tirefour Castle, is an Iron Age broch located 4 kilometres north of Achnacroish on the island of Lismore, Scotland.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Ruin
- Description: Iron Age broch 4 km north of Achnacroish, Argyll and Bute, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Lynn of Lorn”, “Tirafour Castle”, “Tirefour Broch”, “Tirefuar”, “Tirefuir”, “Tirifuir”, and “Tirrefour Broch”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St Moluag’s Cathedral and Eriska,crannog on S shore of.
St Moluag’s Cathedral
Church
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St Moluag's Cathedral is a church located on the Scottish island of Lismore just off the coast of Oban. Despite its name it is no longer a cathedral as it is a church of the Church of Scotland. St Moluag’s Cathedral is situated 2,900 feet northwest of Tirefour Castle.
Eriska,crannog on S shore of
Archaeological site
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Eriska,crannog on S shore of is an archaeological site, which is situated 2 miles east of Tirefour Castle.
Eriska Hotel
Hotel
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Eriska Hotel is situated 2 miles east of Tirefour Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Achnacroish and Port Appin.
Achnacroish
Village
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Achnacroish is a hamlet on the Scottish island of Lismore. The harbour serves the ferry between Lismore and Oban. The hamlet has the island's primary school. Achnacroish is situated 1½ miles southwest of Tirefour Castle.
Port Appin
Village
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Port Appin is a village, which is situated 3 miles northeast of Tirefour Castle.
Benderloch
Village
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Benderloch is a village in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. The name is derived from Beinn eadar dà loch, meaning "mountain between two lochs". Benderloch lies on the A828 road in the coastal parish of Ardchattan and Muckairn, Argyll, Scotland. Benderloch is situated 3½ miles southeast of Tirefour Castle.
Tirefour Castle
- Categories: broch, archaeological site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Argyll and Bute, Scottish Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to German—“Tirefour Castle” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Tirefour Broch”
- Esperanto: “Broch de Tirefour”
- German: “Broch von Tirefour”
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