Old Largie Castle

Old Largie Castle is a castle in Argyll and Bute, Scottish Highlands, Scotland. Old Largie Castle is situated nearby to the battlefield Battle of Rhunahaorine Moss (1647), as well as near the peak Cnoc Airigh Luachraich.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Killean Chapel.

Killean Chapel

Place of worship

Photo: Steve Partridge, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Killean Chapel is a place of worship, which is situated 2½ miles south of Old Largie Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tayinloan and Gigha.

Tayinloan

Village

Photo: PAUL FARMER, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Tayinloan is a village situated on the west coast of the Kintyre peninsula in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. The village has a sub post office, general store and a small hotel, a village hall and a play park. Tayinloan is situated 1½ miles south of Old Largie Castle.

Gigha

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 3.0.

Gigha is an island 3 miles off Argyll on the west coast of Scotland. The name is probably from Norse Guðey, “god’s island” or “good island”. It’s about 6 miles north-south by 1½ miles wide, and in 2011 had a population of 163.

Ardminish

Village

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Ardminish is the sole village on the Isle of Gigha in the Inner Hebrides, in Argyll and Bute, Scotland, and considered its "capital". It is connected to the mainland through a regular ferry service that runs to Tayinloan. Ardminish is situated 3½ miles west of Old Largie Castle.

Old Largie Castle

Type: Tourist attraction
Categories: castle, building, tourism, ruins, and historic site
Location: Argyll and Bute, Scottish Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

55.67414° or 55° 40′ 27″ north

Longitude

-5.64572° or 5° 38′ 45″ west

Open location code

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OpenStreetMap ID

way 322463017

OpenStreetMap feature

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OpenStreetMap feature

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OpenStreetMap feature

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Battle of Rhunahaorine Moss (1647) and Point Sands Holiday Park.

Nearby Places

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