Castle Sween

Castle Sween, also known as Caisteal Suibhne, and Caistéal Suibhne, is located on the eastern shore of , in Knapdale, south of the forestry village of on the west coast of , .
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  • Tourist attraction
  • …is operated by Historic Scotland
  • Description: stone castle on the eastern shore of Loch Sween, Knapdale
  • Also known as
    “Castle Sweyn”
    “Castle Swin”
    “Sween Castle”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Danna and Keills Chapel.

Island
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is an inhabited tidal island in .

Church
Photo: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a small chapel located in the west… is situated 1½ miles northwest of Castle Sween.

Photo: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a 13th-century Christian… is situated 2½ miles south of Castle Sween.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kilmory and Baile Boidheach.

Hamlet
Photo: Alastair Muirhead, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a hamlet in the civil parish of South Knapdale, on Knapdale, , Scotland. is situated 2½ miles south of Castle Sween.

Hamlet
is a hamlet in , Scotland. is situated 4 miles southeast of Castle Sween.

Hamlet
is a hamlet in Knapdale, , Scotland. is situated 4½ miles southeast of Castle Sween.

Castle Sween

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Latitude
55.94793° or 55° 56′ 53″ north
Longitude
-5.66542° or 5° 39′ 56″ west
Open location code
9C7PW8XM+5R
Open­Street­Map ID
way 199894161
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Geo­Names ID
2653546
Wiki­data ID
Q3174

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In Other Languages

From Basque to Spanish—“Castle Sween” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Sween gaztelua”
  • Bengali: “ক্যাসল মাঝখানে”
  • Catalan: “castell de Sween”
  • Danish: “Castle Sween”
  • Dutch: “Castle Sween”
  • French: “château de Sween”
  • French: “Château de Sween”
  • German: “Castle Sween”
  • Hebrew: “טירת סווין”
  • Hindi: “कैसल स्वीन”
  • Italian: “castello di Sween”
  • Portuguese: “Castelo Sween”
  • Russian: “Замок Суин”
  • Spanish: “castillo de Sween”
  • Spanish: “Castillo de Sween”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Keills and Kilmory Cottages.

Nearby Places

Explore places such as CastleSween Visitors Parking and Lochan Dubh.

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