Kilchurn Castle
Kilchurn Castle is a ruined structure on a rocky peninsula at the northeastern end of Loch Awe, in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. It was first constructed in the mid-15th century as the base of the Campbells of Glenorchy, who extended both the castle and their territory in the area over the next 150 years.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Dalmally Golf Course and Loch Awe railway station.
Dalmally Golf Course
Golf course
Dalmally Golf Course is situated 2,700 feet north of Kilchurn Castle.
Loch Awe railway station
Railway station
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Loch Awe railway station is a railway station serving the village of Lochawe, on the northern bank of Loch Awe, in western Scotland. This station is on the Oban branch of the West Highland Line, originally part of the Callander and Oban Railway. Loch Awe railway station is situated 1 mile west of Kilchurn Castle.
St Conan’s Tower
Historic building
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St Conan's Tower is a 19th-century granite-built country house, near Lochawe in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. Designed and built by architect, author and antiquarian Walter Douglas Campbell, a young brother of Archibald Campbell, 1st Baron Blythswood, St Conan's Tower was intended as a winter home for the family. St Conan’s Tower is situated 1¼ miles west of Kilchurn Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lochawe and Dalmally.
Dalmally
Village
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Dalmally is a village in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. It is near the A85 road and is served by Dalmally railway station. Former Labour Party leader John Smith was born in Dalmally in 1938. Dalmally is situated 1½ miles east of Kilchurn Castle.
Ardanaiseig
Hamlet
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Ardanaiseig is a settlement on Loch Awe, Argyll and Bute, Scotland. Loch Awe is one of Scotland's longest freshwater lochs. The Ardanaiseig Hotel, a historic country house, has been converted into a luxury hotel. Ardanaiseig is situated 3½ miles southwest of Kilchurn Castle.
Kilchurn Castle
- Type: Ruin
- Description: castle, now ruin, in Argyll and Bute, Scotland, UK
- Categories: castle ruin, 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 Basque to Ukrainian—“Kilchurn Castle” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Kilchurn gaztelua”
- Danish: “Kilchurn Castle”
- Dutch: “Kilchurn Castle”
- French: “château de Kilchurn”
- French: “Château de Kilchurn”
- Georgian: “კილხურნის ციხესიმაგრე”
- German: “Kilchurn Castle”
- Hebrew: “טירת קילצ’רן”
- Italian: “castello di Kilchurn”
- Italian: “Castello di Kilchurn”
- Polish: “Zamek Kilchurn”
- Portuguese: “Castelo kilchurn”
- Portuguese: “Castelo Kilchurn”
- Spanish: “Castillo de kilchurn”
- Spanish: “Castillo de Kilchurn”
- Ukrainian: “Замок Кілхурн”
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