Mingarry Castle

#4105 among destinations in the United Kingdom

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Mingary Castle, also known as Mingarry Castle, is a castle situated one mile southeast of the small village of Kilchoan in Lochaber, Scotland. Nestled on ridge of rock overlooking the sea, it was considered a strategically important site in terms of communication with overseas areas and as an entranceway to the Sound of Mull. Mingary is roughly hexagonal in shape with nine-foot-thick walls, thicker on the seaward side. The remains of the castle are protected as a category A listed building. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 56°41'37"N, 6°4'51"W

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ScotlandUnited Kingdom

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

Nearby attractions include: Ardnamurchan Lighthouse, Rubha nan Gall, Glengorm Castle, Mull Aquarium.

6 miW
Lighthouse, Maritime museum, Museum
Ardnamurchan Lighthouse, Kilchoan
153 min walk • Ardnamurchan Lighthouse is a listed 19th century lighthouse, located on Ardnamurchan Point in Lochaber part of the Highland council area of Scotland.
3.8 miS
Lighthouse, Vernacular architecture
Rubha nan Gall, Mull
98 min walk • Rubha nan Gall lighthouse is located north of Tobermory on the Isle of Mull beside the Sound of Mull. The name means "Stranger's Point" in Scottish Gaelic.
5.4 miSW
Gothic Revival architecture, Forts and castles
Glengorm Castle, Mull
138 min walk • Glengorm Castle, also known as Castle Sorn, is a 19th-century country house on the Isle of Mull, Scotland. Located in Mishnish, 6 kilometres northwest of Tobermory at the end of a dead end road, the house is protected as a Category B listed building.
5.1 miS
56°37'13"N • 6°4'6"W
Mull Aquarium, Tobermory
130 min walk • Aquarium, Visitor center, Park
4.6 miNE
Volcano, Nature, Natural attraction
Ardnamurchan
118 min walk • Ardnamurchan is a 50-square-mile peninsula in the ward management area of Lochaber, Highland, Scotland, noted for being very unspoiled and undisturbed.
4.9 miS
56°37'24"N • 6°4'1"W
Mull Museum, Tobermory
125 min walk • Specialty museum, Museum
5 miS
Brewery, Distillery, Whiskey distillery
Tobermory Distillery, Tobermory
129 min walk • Tobermory distillery is a Scotch whisky distillery situated on the Hebridean island of Mull, Scotland in the town of Tobermory. The distillery, which was formerly known as Ledaig, was founded in 1798 and has changed hands several times, having undergone a number of periods of closure.
5 miS
Distillery, Whiskey distillery
Tobermory Single Malt, Tobermory
128 min walk • Tobermory Single Malt is a Scotch whisky distilled by the Tobermory Distillery, Tobermory on the Isle of Mull, a Hebridean island in western Scotland, north of the isle of Islay.
5.4 miS
Uninhabited island with diving
Calve Island
137 min walk • Calve Island is an uninhabited low-lying island off the east coast of the Isle of Mull in Argyll and Bute on the west coast of Scotland. A whitewashed farmhouse with substantial outbuildings stands on the western shore, used as a summer residence. The island is 1+1⁄4 miles in length, and 1⁄2 mile wide at its widest point.