Craignish Castle
Craignish Castle is located on the Craignish peninsula in Argyll, western Scotland and is a category B listed building. The present castle includes a 16th-century tower house, the seat of the Campbell family of Craignish and Jura.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Habsburger, Public domain.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Island Macaskin and Eilean Rìgh.
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 1½ miles southeast of Craignish Castle.
Eilean Rìgh
Islet
Photo: Patrick Mackie, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Eilean Rìgh is an island in the Inner Hebrides of the west coast of Scotland. It lies in Loch Craignish, about 300 metres off the Argyll coastline. The name is Gaelic for "King's Island", although which royal is not known. Eilean Rìgh is situated 2 miles east of Craignish Castle.
Eilean Mhic Chrion
Islet
Eilean Mhic Chrion is a tidal island sheltering Ardfern in Loch Craignish, Scotland. Eilean Mhic Chrion is one of 43 tidal islands that can be walked to from the mainland of Great Britain and one of 17 that can be walked to from the Scottish mainland. Eilean Mhic Chrion is situated 2½ miles northeast of Craignish Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Craobh Haven and Kilmartin.
Craobh Haven
Village
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Craobh Haven is a small purpose-built village and sailing port on the west coast of Argyll and Bute, Scotland. It is situated on the Craignish peninsula, 1 mile to the west of the A816 road, approximately 22 miles south of Oban. Craobh Haven is situated 4 miles north of Craignish Castle.
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 4½ miles east of Craignish Castle.
Craignish Castle
- Type: Building
- Description: castle in Argyll and Bute, Scotland, UK
- Category: castle
- Location: Argyll and Bute, Scottish Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
56.15518° or 56° 9′ 19″ northLongitude
-5.58953° or 5° 35′ 22″ westElevation
102 feet (31 metres)Open location code
9C8P5C46+35OpenStreetMap ID
way 753574205OpenStreetMap feature
building=yes
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In Other Languages
From French to Portuguese—“Craignish Castle” goes by many names.
- French: “château de Craignish”
- French: “Château de Craignish”
- German: “Craignish Castle”
- Portuguese: “Castelo Craignish”
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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 “Craignish Castle”. Photo: Habsburger, Public domain.