Achanduin Castle
Achanduin Castle, is a castle, now in ruins, located about 5.0 kilometres west of Achnacroish on the north-western coastline of the island of Lismore, in Argyll and Bute, Scotland.Photo: Paul Biggin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Castle
- Description: castle in Argyll and Bute, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Achadun Castle”, “Auchindoune Castle”, and “Auchindown Castle”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Isle of Lismore and Bernera Island.
Isle of Lismore
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Lismore is an island ten miles north of Oban in the sea inlet of Loch Linnhe. It's one of the Inner Hebrides islands, but little developed for tourism, and overlooked by visitors who sail by on the ferries.
Bernera Island
Island
Photo: Ken Craig, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bernera Island or simply Bernera is a tidal island off Lismore, in Argyll, Scotland.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Achnacroish and Craignure.
Achnacroish
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Achnacroish is a hamlet on the Scottish island of Lismore. The harbour serves the ferry between Lismore and Oban. The hamlet has the island's primary school. Achnacroish is situated 3 miles northeast of Achanduin Castle.
Craignure
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Craignure is a village on the island of Mull, in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland. It's a tiny place with a population of perhaps 200, but it's the main point of arrival on Mull, by ferry from Oban.
Ganavan
Suburb
Ganavan is a small settlement on Ganavan Bay on the west coast of Scotland, around 1.5 miles north of the town of Oban. Ganavan is situated 5 miles southeast of Achanduin Castle.
Achanduin Castle
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Argyll and Bute, Scottish Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
56.49416° or 56° 29′ 39″ northLongitude
-5.5685° or 5° 34′ 7″ westElevation
194 feet (59 metres)Open location code
9C8PFCVJ+MJOpenStreetMap ID
way 295565765OpenStreetMap feature
historic=castle
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Turkish—“Achanduin Castle” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Achanduin Castle”
- German: “Achanduin Castle”
- Italian: “Acha-Dun”
- Italian: “Castello di Achadun”
- Italian: “castello di Achanduin”
- Italian: “Castello di Achanduin”
- Turkish: “Achanduin Kalesi”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as An Doirlinn and South Achinduin.
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