Torr a’Chaisteal
Torr a'Chaisteal is an Iron Age fort, located about 1 mile northeast of the village of Sliddery, on the Isle of Arran in Scotland.Photo: rod collier, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: archaeological site in North Ayrshire, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Torr a’Chaisteal Dun” and “Torr a’Chaisteal,dun,Arran”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Torrylin Cairn.
Torrylin Cairn
Archaeological site
Photo: Mike Peel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Torrylin Cairn is the remains of a Neolithic chambered tomb. It is located near Kilmory on the Isle of Arran in Scotland. Torrylin Cairn is situated 2½ miles southeast of Torr a’Chaisteal.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sliddery and Lagg.
Sliddery
Hamlet
Photo: Leslie Barrie, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Sliddery is a tiny hamlet located on the Southwest coast of the Isle of Arran in Scotland. The village is situated near the Ross road between Lagg and Blackwaterfoot.
Lagg
Hamlet
Photo: Andy Beecroft, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Lagg is a hamlet on southern coast of the Isle of Arran in Scotland made up of a few houses and a hotel. The hamlet is within the parish of Kilmory. Lagg is situated 2½ miles southeast of Torr a’Chaisteal.
Kilmory
Hamlet
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kilmory is a small village on the south coast of the Isle of Arran, located on the coastal road between Lagg and Kildonan. Kilmory is also the parish of the western side of the Isle of Arran. Kilmory is situated 2½ miles east of Torr a’Chaisteal.
Torr a’Chaisteal
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: North Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.45897° or 55° 27′ 32″ northLongitude
-5.28847° or 5° 17′ 19″ westOpen location code
9C7PFP56+HJOpenStreetMap ID
way 1361425909OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q2057282
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In Other Languages
“Torr a’Chaisteal” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Torr a’Chaisteal Fort”
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