Torrisdale Castle
Torrisdale Castle is a historic mansion residence, overlooking Torrisdale Bay, Argyll, south of Carradale, Kintyre, Scotland. The castle is situated at the edge of the village of Torrisdale. It is a category B listed building.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Johnny Durnan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Guest house
- Description: castle in Argyll and Bute, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Torrisdale Castle Estate”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Carradale Point Fort and Airds Castle.
Carradale Point Fort
Archaeological site
Carradale Point Fort, also known locally as Dun Carradale, is a vitrified Iron Age hillfort located on Carradale Point, a rocky headland near the village of Carradale in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. Carradale Point Fort is situated 1¼ miles east of Torrisdale Castle.
Airds Castle
Archaeological site
Photo: Johnny Durnan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Airds Castle is a ruined medieval castle near Carradale, Kintyre, Argyll and Bute, Scotland. The castle held a position on the summit of a rocky headland between Carradale harbour and the bay of Port Righ, looking across Kilbrannan Sound to the Isle of Arran. Airds Castle is situated 2 miles northeast of Torrisdale Castle.
Carradale House
Building
Photo: Leslie Barrie, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Carradale House is a Grade B listed mansion house near Carradale, Argyll and Bute, Scotland. Constructed in the 17th century, the house was extended in 1844 for Richard Campbell and designed by David Bryce and William Burn. Carradale House is situated 1¼ miles northeast of Torrisdale Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Saddell and Grogport.
Saddell
Hamlet
Photo: Hchc2009, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Saddell is a small Scottish village situated on the east side of the Kintyre Peninsula of Argyll and Bute, overlooking the Kilbrannan Sound and the Isle of Arran, 8 miles from Campbeltown on the B842 road to Carradale. Saddell is situated 2½ miles south of Torrisdale Castle.
Grogport
Hamlet
Photo: J M Briscoe, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Grogport is a hamlet in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. It lies on the coast of Kintyre, on the Kilbrannan Sound, across from Pirnmill on the Isle of Arran. Grogport is situated 6 miles north of Torrisdale Castle.
Torrisdale Castle
- Categories: castle, building, tourism, historic site, and accommodation
- Location: Argyll and Bute, Scottish Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.56881° or 55° 34′ 8″ northLongitude
-5.50127° or 5° 30′ 5″ westOpen location code
9C7PHF9X+GFOpenStreetMap ID
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tourism=guest_houseWikidata ID
Q7827157
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In Other Languages
From Czech to German—“Torrisdale Castle” goes by many names.
- Czech: “Hrad Torrisdale”
- Czech: “Torrisdale”
- German: “Torrisdale Castle”
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