Craignish Castle

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Craignish Castle is located on the Craignish peninsula in Argyll, western Scotland. The present castle includes a 16th-century tower, the seat of the Campbell family of Craignish and Jura. In the 19th century it was sold to the Trench-Gascoigne family of Parlington Hall, Yorkshire, who built a large extension to the tower. In the later 20th century the house was restored, and parts of the 19th-century extension were demolished. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 56°9'18"N, 5°35'23"W

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

Nearby attractions include: Dunadd, Carnasserie Castle, Kilmartin Glen, Temple Wood.

6.4 miSE
Archaeological site
Dunadd, Kilmartin
164 min walk • Dunadd is a hillfort in Argyll and Bute, Scotland, dating from the Iron Age and early medieval period and is believed to be the capital of the ancient kingdom of Dál Riata.
4.2 miE
Vernacular architecture, Forts and castles
Carnasserie Castle, Kilmartin
108 min walk • Carnasserie Castle is a ruined 16th-century tower house, noted for its unusual plan and renaissance detailing. It is located around 2 kilometres north of Kilmartin, in Argyll and Bute, western Scotland, at grid reference NM837009.
4.2 miE
Archaeological site
Kilmartin Glen, Kilmartin
108 min walk • Kilmartin Glen is an area in Argyll north of Knapdale. It has the most important concentration of Neolithic and Bronze Age remains in mainland Scotland. The glen is located between Oban and Lochgilphead, surrounding the village of Kilmartin.
4.1 miSE
Prehistoric site
Temple Wood, Kilmartin
106 min walk • Temple Wood is an ancient site located in Kilmartin Glen, near Kintyre, Argyll, Scotland. The site includes two circles. The southern circle contains a ring of 13 standing stones about 12 metres in diameter. In the past it may have had 22 stones.
5 miSE
Archaeological site, Ruins
Ballymeanoch, Kilmartin
128 min walk • Ballymeanoch is a complex of neolithic structures located in Kilmartin Glen, Scotland. It includes an avenue of two rows of standing stones with 4 and 2 stones each, a stone circle, and a henge with a small burial cairn.
4.3 miE
Archaeological site, Cafe
Kilmartin Stones, Kilmartin
110 min walk • The Kilmartin Stones are a collection of 79 ancient graveslabs at Kilmartin parish church in the village of Kilmartin, Argyll, Scotland, about 30 km due south of Oban.
4.3 miE
Vernacular architecture, Forts and castles
Kilmartin Castle, Kilmartin
109 min walk • Kilmartin Castle is a 16th-century Z-plan tower house castle at Kilmartin, Scotland. Built by the Rector of Kilmartin and later owned by Clan Campbell. It was restored and refurbished as a bed and breakfast in the 1990s.
5.5 miN
Island
Luing
141 min walk • One of the island's most iconic landmarks is the Atlantic Bridge, a stunning feat of engineering that connects Luing to the nearby island of Seil. Visitors can stroll along the bridge and take in the panoramic views of the surrounding sea and rugged coastline, making...
4 miSE
Reportedly haunted, Forts and castles
Duntrune Castle, Crinan, Argyll
103 min walk • Duntrune Castle is located on the north side of Loch Crinan and across from the village of Crinan in Argyll, Scotland. It is thought to be the oldest continuously occupied castle on mainland Scotland. The castle is a category B listed building.
4 miN
Island
Shuna, Slate Islands
101 min walk • Shuna is one of the Slate Islands lying east of Luing on the west coast of Scotland.
2.3 miNE
Island
Eilean Mhic Chrion
59 min walk • Eilean Mhic Chrion is a tidal island sheltering Ardfern in Loch Craignish, Scotland. Eilean Mhic Chrion is one of 43 tidal islands that can be walked to from the mainland of Great Britain and one of 17 that can be walked to from the Scottish mainland.