Cairnburgh Castle, Cairn na Burgh Mòr

#3 among attractions in Cairn na Burgh Mòr

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Cairnburgh Castle is a ruined castle that is located on the islands of Cairn na Burgh Mòr and Cairn na Burgh Beag, Argyll and Bute, Scotland. These islands are at the northern extremity of the Treshnish Isles at the mouth of Loch Tuath, Mull north of Iona. 1991's The Changing Scottish Landscape characterizes it as "one of the most isolated fortifications in Britain.. also one of the strangest." ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 56°31'6"N, 6°22'52"W

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Cairnburgh Castle – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Gometra, Lunga, Calgary Castle, Cairn na Burgh Beag.

4.2 miSE
Area
Gometra, Ulva
106 min walk • Gometra is an island in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland, lying west of Mull. It lies immediately west of Ulva, to which it is linked by a bridge, and at low tide also by a beach. It is approximately 425 hectares in size. The name is also applied to the island summit, which is a Marilyn.
2.4 miSW
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Lunga, Cairn na Burgh Mòr
63 min walk • The island of Lunga is the largest of the Treshnish Isles in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. The Isles are part of the Loch Na Keal National Scenic Area.
6 miNE
Forts and castles
Calgary Castle, Calgary
154 min walk • Calgary Castle, also known as Calgary House, is a 19th-century castellated Gothic mansion at Calgary on the Isle of Mull, Scotland. The mansion faces Calgary Bay on the west coast of the island, around 13 kilometres from Tobermory. It is a category B listed building.
~780 ftNE
Island
Cairn na Burgh Beag
4 min walk • Cairn na Burgh Beag is one of the Treshnish Isles in the Inner Hebrides, Scotland. Cairn na Burgh Beag is the smaller of the two "Carnburgs" at the northeastern end of the Treshnish Isles in the Inner Hebrides.
6.7 miSE
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Little Colonsay, Ulva
171 min walk • Little Colonsay is an uninhabited island west of the island of the Isle of Mull in Scotland. The geology of the island is columnar basalt, similar to that of neighbouring Staffa. It is part of the Loch Na Keal National Scenic Area, one of 40 in Scotland.
0.7 miSW
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Fladda, Cairn na Burgh Mòr
19 min walk • Fladda is the northernmost of the Treshnish Isles. Its name comes from the Old Norse Flat-ey meaning "flat island". Fladda is owned by the Hebridean Trust.
6.1 miSW
Island
Bac Beag
155 min walk • Bac Beag is a Scottish island, one of the Treshnish Isles in the Inner Hebrides.

Cairnburgh Castle, Cairn na Burgh Mòr

Facts and practical information

Cairnburgh Castle – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Gometra, Ulva

Lunga, Cairn na Burgh Mòr

Calgary Castle, Calgary

Cairn na Burgh Beag

Little Colonsay, Ulva

Fladda, Cairn na Burgh Mòr

Bac Beag