Minard Castle
Minard Castle is a 19th-century castellated mansion on the north-western shore of Loch Fyne Argyll and Bute, on the west coast of Scotland, in the parish of Kilmichael Glassary.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Wendy Kirkwood, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Castle
- Description: castle in Argyll and Bute, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Minard House”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Blackmill Loch.
Blackmill Loch
Photo: Patrick Mackie, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Blackmill Loch is an impounding reservoir, in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. The loch was constructed in 1964 and is one source of freshwater for the Lochgair Hydroelectric Scheme. Blackmill Loch is situated 1½ miles northwest of Minard Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tullochgorm and Minard.
Tullochgorm
Hamlet
Tullochgorm is an old township parish which lies one mile south of Minard in the county of Argyll and Bute in Western Scotland and today comprises only six inhabited cottages.
Minard
Village
Photo: George Rankin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Minard is a rural village on the western shore of Loch Fyne, situated between Inveraray and Lochgilphead. Minard is 13+1⁄2 miles southwest of Inveraray, and is located at the northwestern corner of Achagoyle Bay.
Lochgair
Village
Photo: phil smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Lochgair is a village in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. It lies on the coast of Loch Gair, a small inlet on the west of Loch Fyne. The A83 road runs through the village. Lochgair is situated 4 miles southwest of Minard Castle.
Minard Castle
- Categories: building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Argyll and Bute, Scottish Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
56.09785° or 56° 5′ 52″ northLongitude
-5.26092° or 5° 15′ 39″ westElevation
210 feet (64 metres)Open location code
9C8P3PXQ+4JOpenStreetMap ID
way 561870652OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleGeoNames ID
2642454Wikidata ID
Q6863186
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Western Panjabi—“Minard Castle” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Minard Castle”
- German: “Minard Castle”
- Ukrainian: “Замок Мінард”
- Urdu: “مینارڈ قلعہ نما محل”
- Western Panjabi: “مینارڈ قلعہ نما محل”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Minard Village Hall and view of Loch Lomond.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Minard Castle”. Photo: Wendy Kirkwood, CC BY-SA 2.0.