Ormacleit Castle, South Uist

Name: Ormacleit Castle
Address: South Uist, United Kingdom

#3 among attractions in South Uist

Top attraction, Forts and castles

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Ormacleit Castle is a ruined mansion house of the early 18th century. It is located on South Uist in the Western Isles of Scotland. It was built in the early years of the 18th century by Allan Macdonald, chief of Clanranald, and occupied from 1707. Macdonald was killed at the Battle of Sheriffmuir on 13 November 1715, and Ormacleit Castle is said to have burned down on the same day. After the fire, the Clanranald seat was moved north to Nunton on Benbecula, and the castle was abandoned after less than ten years of occupation. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 57°15'37"N, 7°24'33"W

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

Nearby attractions include: Dun Vulan, Hecla, Bornish, Beinn Mhòr.

2 miSW
Archaeological site
Dun Vulan, South Uist
52 min walk • Dun Vulan Broch is an Iron Age broch in South Uist, Scotland.
5.5 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Hecla, South Uist
142 min walk • Hecla or Thacla is a mountain on the island of South Uist in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. With a height of 606 metres, it is the second-highest hill on the island. The name Hecla is Norse for "serrated".
1.2 miS
Village
Bornish, South Uist
31 min walk • Bornish is a village and community council area on South Uist in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. Bornish is also within the civil parish of South Uist. The A865 passes through Bornish, on the route between Lochmaddy and Lochboisdale.
4.3 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Beinn Mhòr, South Uist
109 min walk • Beinn Mhòr is a mountain on the island of South Uist in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. With a height of 620 metres, it is the highest point on the island. The name Beinn Mhòr is Gaelic for "big mountain". The correct name for the mountain in Gaelic is Gèideabhal.
4.4 miNE
National park
Loch Druidibeg
113 min walk • Loch Druidibeag is a freshwater loch situated on the island of South Uist, in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. The loch is near the northern end of the island, to the north-east of Howmore and to the east of the A865 road and south of the B890.
4.1 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Beinn Mhòr, South Uist
104 min walk • Beinn Mhòr is a mountain on the island of South Uist in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. With a height of 620 metres, it is the highest point on the island. The name Beinn Mhòr is Gaelic for "big mountain". The correct name for the mountain in Gaelic is Gèideabhal.