Gylen Castle, Kerrera

Name: Gylen Castle
Address: Kerrera, United Kingdom

#1 among attractions in Kerrera

Top attraction, Forts and castles, Vernacular architecture

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Gylen Castle is a ruined castle, or tower house, at the south end of the island of Kerrera in Argyll and Bute, Scotland, on a promontory overlooking the Firth of Lorne. It was made a scheduled monument in 1931. ()

Alternative names: Architectural style: RenaissanceCoordinates: 56°22'46"N, 5°33'23"W

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Kerrera United Kingdom

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

Nearby attractions include: Duart Castle, Dunstaffnage Castle, Clachan Bridge, Dunollie Castle.

6.5 miNW
Restored 13th-century castle and dungeons
Duart Castle, Craignure
166 min walk • Duart Castle, or Caisteal Dhubhairt in Scottish Gaelic, is a castle on the Isle of Mull, beside the Sound of Mull off the west coast of Scotland, within the council area of Argyll and Bute.
6.9 miNE
13th-century fortress of the MacDougalls
Dunstaffnage Castle, Oban
177 min walk • Dunstaffnage Castle is a partially ruined castle in Argyll and Bute, western Scotland. It lies 3 miles NNE of Oban, situated on a platform of conglomerate rock on a promontory at the south-west of the entrance to Loch Etive, and is surrounded on three sides by the sea.
4.4 miS
Bridge
Clachan Bridge
112 min walk • The Clachan Bridge, also affectionately known as the "Bridge Over the Atlantic", is a remarkable piece of engineering that connects the Scottish mainland with the Isle of Seil. Constructed in 1792, this hump-backed bridge spans the Clachan Sound, a narrow stretch of...
4.3 miNE
Ancient ruins of an ancestral clan home
Dunollie Castle, Oban
109 min walk • Dunollie Castle is a small ruined castle located on a hill north of the town of Oban, on the west coast of Scotland in Argyll. The site enjoys views over towards the island of Kerrera and a view of the town, harbour, and outlying isles.
4.2 miNE
Tower, View point, Garden
McCaig's Tower, Oban
107 min walk • McCaig's Tower, also known as McCaig's Folly, is a prominent tower on Battery Hill overlooking the town of Oban in Argyll, Scotland.
7.2 miNW
Gothic Revival architecture, Forts and castles
Torosay Castle, Mull
184 min walk • Torosay Castle is a large house situated 1+1⁄2 miles south of Craignure on the Isle of Mull, in the Scottish Inner Hebrides.
4.1 miNE
Catholic cathedral overlooking the bay
St Columba's Cathedral, Oban
104 min walk • The Cathedral Church of St Columba in Oban is the seat of the Roman Catholic Bishop of Argyll and the Isles and mother church of the Diocese of Argyll and the Isles. The cathedral is located on the sea front at the northern end of Oban.
4.1 miNE
Church
St John's Cathedral, Oban
105 min walk • St John's Cathedral or the Cathedral Church of St John the Divine is a cathedral of the Scottish Episcopal Church, located in the town of Oban.
3.5 miNE
56°25'6"N • 5°29'55"W
Oban Marina, Kerrera
89 min walk • Sailing, Marina
6.5 miSW
Island
Insh Island
166 min walk • Insh Island or simply Insh is an uninhabited island west of the island of Seil in the Firth of Lorn, Scotland. One of the Slate Islands, Insh Island lies a mile northeast of Ellenabeich in Seil. It is separated from it by the Sound of Insh. The island rises to 69 metres and is 36 hectares in area.
4.1 miNE
Distillery, Whiskey distillery
Oban Distillery, Oban
104 min walk • Oban distillery is a whisky distillery in the Scottish west coast port of Oban. Established in 1794, it was built before the town of the same name, which sprung up later in the surrounding craggy harbour.