Ardvourlie Castle

Ardvourlie Castle is a 19th-century country house on , one of the Western Isles off the north-west coast of Scotland. The house was built beside in 1863 as a hunting lodge on the North Harris Estate, for Charles Murray, 7th Earl of Dunmore, the then owner of the island.
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  • Type: Castle
  • Description: castle in the UK
  • Also known as: “Ardvourie”, “Ardvourlie”, “Ardvourlie Castle, Harris”, and “Harris, Ardvourlie Castle”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Seaforth Island.

Island
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is an uninhabited island in the of . Unlike many other islands of the Outer Hebrides which are mainly surrounded by open sea, lies in a narrow fjord-like sea loch named , 8 kilometres from the open waters of .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bunavoneadar and Arivruach.

Hamlet
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Bun Abhainn Eadarra or is a hamlet adjacent to the Loch Bun Abhainn Eadarra, on the south shore of North Harris, in the , Scotland. is situated 5 miles southwest of Ardvourlie Castle.

Village
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Airidh a' Bhruaich is a scattered crofting township in the South Lochs district of the in the of . It lies at the head of the sea loch of . is situated 5 miles northeast of Ardvourlie Castle.

Hamlet
Photo: JJM, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a small settlement in Harris, in the Western Isles in . It is situated on the east coast of Harris 8 kilometres east of , at the western side of the entrance to . is situated 6 miles southeast of Ardvourlie Castle.

Ardvourlie Castle

Latitude
57.99482° or 57° 59′ 41″ north
Longitude
-6.75827° or 6° 45′ 30″ west
Open location code
9C9MX6VR+WM
Open­Street­Map ID
way 534824296
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Geo­Names ID
2657103
Wiki­data ID
Q2968114
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In Other Languages

From French to Turkish—“Ardvourlie Castle” goes by many names.

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Ardvourlie and Scaladale.

Notable Places Nearby

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