Carrick Castle, Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park

Name: Carrick Castle
Address: Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park, United Kingdom

#16 among attractions in Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park

Forts and castles, Vernacular architecture

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Carrick Castle, Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park

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Carrick Castle is a 14th-century tower house on the west shore of Loch Goil on the Cowal peninsula in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. It is located between Cuilmuich and Carrick, 4 miles south of Lochgoilhead. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 56°6'32"N, 4°54'20"W

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Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park United Kingdom

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

Nearby attractions include: Beinn Ruadh, Stob na Boine Druim-fhinn, Cnoc Coinnich, Beinn Bheula.

4.5 miSW
Mountain
Beinn Ruadh, Garelochhead
115 min walk • Beinn Ruadh is a mountain of Argyll and Bute in Scotland. Part of the Grampian Mountains, it lies between Loch Eck and Loch Long in Argyll Forest Park. A large and sprawling peak, its lower slopes are covered in forestry plantations. The nearest town is Dunoon a few miles to the south.
5.3 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Stob na Boine Druim-fhinn
134 min walk • Stob na Boine Druim-fhinn is a mountain in the Arrochar Alps in the Argyll Highlands. The mountain itself is part of the group of mountains within the Arrochar Alps to the west of Loch Goil. The mountain can be seen from Lochgoilhead.
4.5 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Cnoc Coinnich, Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park
116 min walk • Cnoc Coinnich is a Corbett situated in Ardgoil in the Argyll & Bute council region and forms part of the Arrochar Alps. Cnoc Coinnich missed out on Corbett status by one metre until July 2016 when it was resurveyed at the instigation of the Scottish Mountaineering Club.
3.4 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Beinn Bheula, Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park
88 min walk • Beinn Bheula is a mountain located between Loch Goil and Loch Eck. It is part of the Arrochar Alps range. Beinn Bheula appears rugged from Lochgoilhead, with several summits, the highest of which is Caisteal Dubh.
5.8 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Beinn Mhòr, Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park
148 min walk • Beinn Mhòr is the highest mountain on the Cowal Peninsula west of Loch Eck in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. It has a high topographic prominence to height ratio and consequently commands a good all round view.
4.4 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Beinn Lochain
112 min walk • Beinn Lochain is one of the Arrochar Alps at 703 metres, in the Argyll Highlands. The mountain is situated to the west of Lochgoilhead.
2.9 miE
Harbor
Finnart Oil Terminal
74 min walk • Finnart Oil Terminal, also known as Finnart Ocean Terminal or Chap Point, is an oil depot on the eastern shore of Loch Long, Firth of Clyde on the west coast of Scotland, about 2 miles to the north of Garelochhead on the A814 road to Arrochar.
1.5 miN
Park
Loch Goil
38 min walk • Loch Goil; is a small sea loch forming part of the coast of the Cowal peninsula in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. The sea loch is entirely within the Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park. It is an arm of Loch Long. The village of Lochgoilhead stands at its head.
5.5 miW
Park
Argyll Forest Park, Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park
141 min walk • Argyll Forest Park is a forest park located on the Cowal peninsula in Argyll and Bute, Scottish Highlands. Established in 1935, it was the first forest park to be created in the United Kingdom. The park is managed by Forestry and Land Scotland, and covers 211 km2 in total.
4.1 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Tom nan Gamhna, Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park
104 min walk • Tom nan Gamhna is a mountain within the Ardgoil Peninsula and Arrochar Alps near Lochgoilhead in Argyll, Scottish Highlands. The mountain reaches a height of 389 m.
5.7 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mullach Coire a' Chuir, Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park
146 min walk • Mullach Coire a' Chuir is a rugged mountain near Lochgoilhead in Argyll, Scotland and forms part of the well known Arrochar Alps range. It lies to the west of Glen Goil and is visible from Lochgoilhead.