Claig Castle
Claig Castle was a stronghold of the Clan Donald or MacDonald in the south of Scotland.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include McArthur’s Head Lighthouse and Beinn na Caillich.
McArthur’s Head Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: Claire Pegrum, CC BY-SA 2.0.
McArthur’s Head Lighthouse is situated 2 miles south of Claig Castle.
Beinn na Caillich
Peak
Photo: Claire Pegrum, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Beinn na Caillich is a peak, which is situated 2½ miles southwest of Claig Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Craighouse and Port Askaig.
Craighouse
Village
Photo: Gordon Hatton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Craighouse is the main settlement and capital of the Scottish Inner Hebridean island of Jura, in Argyll and Bute. In 1971 it had a population of 113. The village is situated on the sheltered east coast of the island at the southern end of Small Isles Bay, on the Sound of Jura. Craighouse is situated 4½ miles northeast of Claig Castle.
Port Askaig
Village
Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Port Askaig is a port village on the east coast of the island of Islay, in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. The village lies on the Sound of Islay across from Jura. Port Askaig is situated 4½ miles northwest of Claig Castle.
Keills
Village
Photo: J M Briscoe, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Keills is a village, which is situated 5 miles northwest of Claig Castle.
Claig Castle
- Type: Ruins
- Description: castle in Argyll and Bute, Scotland, UK
- Categories: castle and historic site
- Location: Argyll and Bute, Scottish Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.79127° or 55° 47′ 29″ northLongitude
-6.03514° or 6° 2′ 7″ westOpen location code
9C7MQXR7+GWOpenStreetMap ID
way 378970982OpenStreetMap feature
historic=ruinsWikidata ID
Q586514
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Portuguese—“Claig Castle” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Claig gaztelua”
- French: “château de Claig”
- French: “Château de Claig”
- French: “Clag Castle”
- French: “Claig Castle”
- German: “Claig Castle”
- Hebrew: “טירת קלייג”
- Portuguese: “Castelo Claig”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Am Fraoch Eilean and Am Plòth.
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