Duntrune Castle
Duntrune Castle is located on the north side of Loch Crinan and across from the village of Crinan in Argyll and Bute, west of Scotland. It is thought to be the oldest continuously occupied castle on mainland Scotland.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Patrick Mackie, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Castle
- Description: castle in Kilmartin, Argyll and Bute, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Duntroon Castle”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Crinan Lighthouse and Island Macaskin.
Crinan Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: Patrick Mackie, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Crinan Lighthouse is situated 4,100 feet south of Duntrune Castle.
Island Macaskin
Islet
Photo: Nicola Lang, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Island Macaskin or MacAskin is an island in Loch Craignish, in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland. It is owned by the Jenkin family and has been since 1904. Island Macaskin is situated 2½ miles north of Duntrune Castle.
Ri Cruin cairn
Photo: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ri Cruin cairn is situated 2 miles northeast of Duntrune Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kilmartin and Cairnbaan.
Kilmartin
Village
Photo: Postdlf, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Lochgilphead is a town at the head of Loch Gilp, an inlet of Loch Fyne. It's the administrative centre of Argyll and Bute on the west coast of Scotland, and in 2021 had a population of 2240. Kilmartin is situated 3½ miles northeast of Duntrune Castle.
Cairnbaan
Village
Cairnbaan is a village situated on the Crinan Canal, in Argyll and Bute, western Scotland. Cairnbaan is about halfway between Ardrishaig on Loch Gilp at the canal's eastern end and Crinan on the Sound of Jura to the west. Cairnbaan is situated 4 miles southeast of Duntrune Castle.
Achnamara
Village
Photo: David Brown, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Achnamara is a village in the Scottish council area of Argyll and Bute. Its location is approximately 56°1' N 5°34' W. Achnamara means 'field by the sea'. Achnamara is situated 5 miles south of Duntrune Castle.
Duntrune 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
56.1019° or 56° 6′ 7″ northLongitude
-5.54917° or 5° 32′ 57″ westOpen location code
9C8P4F22+Q8OpenStreetMap ID
way 364430950OpenStreetMap feature
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historic=castle
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Spanish—“Duntrune Castle” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Duntrune gaztelua”
- Chinese: “登储城堡”
- Chinese: “登儲城堡”
- Danish: “Duntrune Castle”
- Dutch: “Duntrune Castle”
- French: “château de Duntrune”
- French: “Château de Duntrune”
- German: “Duntrune Castle”
- Hebrew: “טירת דנטרון”
- Portuguese: “Castelo Duntrune”
- Spanish: “Castillo de Duntrune”
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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 “Duntrune Castle”. Photo: Patrick Mackie, CC BY-SA 2.0.