Kildalton Castle
Kildalton Castle is a ruined Victorian country house near Port Ellen on the island of Islay in the Inner Hebrides, Argyll, Scotland. It was built in ashlar in 1870 to a rambling plan in the Scots baronial style.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Building
- Description: country house in Argyll and Bute, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Kildalton House”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Dunyvaig Castle and Ardbeg distillery.
Dunyvaig Castle
Photo: Alasdair MacNeill, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Dunyvaig Castle is located on the south side of Islay, in Argyll, Scotland, on the shore of Lagavulin Bay, 4 kilometres from Port Ellen. The castle was once a naval base of the Lord of the Isles, chiefs of Clan Donald. Dunyvaig Castle is situated 2½ miles southwest of Kildalton Castle.
Ardbeg distillery
Distillery
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Ardbeg distillery is an Islay single malt Scotch whisky distillery in Ardbeg on the south coast of the isle of Islay, Argyll and Bute, Scotland, in the Inner Hebrides group of islands. Ardbeg distillery is situated 1½ miles southwest of Kildalton Castle.
Kildalton Cross
Photo: Tom Richardson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Kildalton Cross is a monolithic high cross in Celtic cross form in the churchyard of the former parish church of Kildalton (from Scottish Gaelic Cill Daltain, "Church of the Foster Son" on the island of Islay in the Inner Hebrides, Scotland. Kildalton Cross is situated 2½ miles northeast of Kildalton Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ardbeg and Lagavulin.
Ardbeg
Hamlet
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Ardbeg is a small settlement on southern coast of the island of Islay, in the council area of Argyll and Bute, off the west coast of Scotland. It is around 3 miles east of Port Ellen and 1 mile northeast of Lagavulin at the eastern terminus of the A846 road. Ardbeg is situated 1½ miles southwest of Kildalton Castle.
Lagavulin
Village
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Lagavulin is a small village approximately 3 miles outside Port Ellen on the Isle of Islay, Scotland. The village is within the parish of Kildalton, and is situated on the A846 road. It is best known for being the home of Lagavulin single malt whisky. Lagavulin is situated 2½ miles southwest of Kildalton Castle.
Port Ellen
Village
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Port Ellen is a small town on the island of Islay, in Argyll, Scotland. The town is named after the wife of its founder, Walter Frederick Campbell. Its previous name, Leòdamas, is derived from Old Norse meaning "Leòd's Harbour". Port Ellen is situated 4½ miles west of Kildalton Castle.
Kildalton Castle
- Category: country house
- Location: Argyll and Bute, Scottish Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.65339° or 55° 39′ 12″ northLongitude
-6.07607° or 6° 4′ 34″ westElevation
62 feet (19 metres)Open location code
9C7MMW3F+9HOpenStreetMap ID
way 850638725OpenStreetMap feature
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- German: “Kildalton Castle”
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