Duntrune Castle, Crinan, Argyll
#3 among attractions in Crinan, Argyll
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Facts and practical information
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. ()
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Duntrune Castle – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)
Nearby attractions include: Dunadd, Carnasserie Castle, Kilmartin Glen, Temple Wood.
3 miEArchaeological siteDunadd, Kilmartin
76 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.
4.4 miNEVernacular architecture, Forts and castlesCarnasserie Castle, Kilmartin
112 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.
3.3 miNEArchaeological siteKilmartin Glen, Kilmartin
85 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.
2.5 miNEPrehistoric siteTemple Wood, Kilmartin
65 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.
2.6 miEArchaeological site, RuinsBallymeanoch, Kilmartin
66 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.
3.4 miNEArchaeological site, CafeKilmartin Stones, Kilmartin
86 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.
3.5 miNEVernacular architecture, Forts and castlesKilmartin Castle, Kilmartin
89 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.
4 miNWForts and castlesCraignish Castle
103 min walk • 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.
4.2 miSECanalCrinan Canal
107 min walk • The Crinan Canal between Crinan and Ardrishaig in Argyll and Bute in the west of Scotland is operated by Scottish Canals. The canal, which opened in 1801, takes its name from the village of Crinan at its western end.
5.2 miSENature, Natural attraction, LakeCam Loch
132 min walk • Cam Loch is one of a number of water supply sources for the Crinan Canal. The impounding reservoir lies to the south of the canal and about 3 kilometres west of Lochgilphead.
3.4 miSENature, Natural attraction, LakeLoch A' Bharain, Crinan, Argyll
86 min walk • Loch A' Bharain is an impounding reservoir which sits directly on the north bank of the Crinan Canal beside lock No.9, 1.5 kilometres west of Cairnbaan, and is one of a number of reservoirs supplying water to the canal. The earthfill dam is 5.6 metres high and was constructed in...