Castle Sween
Castle Sween, also known as Caisteal Suibhne, and Caistéal Suibhne, is located on the eastern shore of Loch Sween, in Knapdale, south of the forestry village of Achnamara on the west coast of Argyll, Scotland.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Patrick Mackie, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: stone castle on the eastern shore of Loch Sween, Knapdale
- Also known as: “Castle Sweyn”, “Castle Swin”, and “Sween Castle”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Danna and Keills Chapel.
Keills Chapel
Church
Photo: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Keills Chapel is a small chapel located in the west Highlands, Scotland, near the village of Tayvallich, Knapdale. The chapel dates from the 11th century and is in the care of Historic Scotland as is Kilmory Knap Chapel on the opposite shore of Loch Sween. Keills Chapel is situated 1½ miles northwest of Castle Sween.
Kilmory Knap Chapel
Photo: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kilmory Knap Chapel is a 13th-century Christian chapel, located at the tiny hamlet of Kilmory, in Knapdale, Argyll and Bute, on the west coast of Scotland. Kilmory Knap Chapel is situated 2½ miles south of Castle Sween.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kilmory and Baile Boidheach.
Kilmory
Hamlet
Photo: Alastair Muirhead, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kilmory is a hamlet in the civil parish of South Knapdale, on Knapdale, Argyll and Bute, Scotland. It is situated near the mouth of Loch Sween on its southern shores. Kilmory is situated 2½ miles south of Castle Sween.
Baile Boidheach
Hamlet
Baile Boidheach is a hamlet in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. Baile Boidheach is situated 4 miles southeast of Castle Sween.
Ormsary
Hamlet
Ormsary is a hamlet in Knapdale, Argyll and Bute, Scotland. Ormsary is situated 4½ miles southeast of Castle Sween.
Castle Sween
- Categories: castle, ruins, tourism, and historic site
- Location: Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.94793° or 55° 56′ 53″ northLongitude
-5.66542° or 5° 39′ 56″ westOperator
Historic ScotlandOpen location code
9C7PW8XM+5ROpenStreetMap ID
way 199894161OpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionGeoNames ID
2653546Wikidata 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.
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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 “Castle Sween”. Photo: Patrick Mackie, CC BY-SA 2.0.