Ardvreck Castle, Lochinver

Name: Ardvreck Castle
Address: Lochinver, United Kingdom

#1 among attractions in Lochinver

Top attraction, Forts and castles

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Ardvreck Castle is a ruined castle dating to about 1490 when the lands were owned by the Macleods of Assynt. It stands on a rocky promontory jutting out into Loch Assynt in Sutherland, Scotland. One can reach the ruins by driving along the A837, which follows the north shore of Loch Assynt from the village of Inchnadamph. ()

Alternative names: Built: 1590 (434 years ago)Coordinates: 58°9'59"N, 4°59'38"W

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Lochinver United Kingdom

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

Nearby attractions include: Conival, Canisp, Quinag, Ben More Assynt.

4.6 miSE
Mountain
Conival, Assynt
116 min walk • Conival is a Scottish mountain situated in Assynt in the Sutherland area of the Highland Council Area, thirty kilometres north-northeast of Ullapool.
3.8 miSW
Mountain
Canisp, North West Highlands Geopark
97 min walk • Canisp is a mountain in the far north west of Scotland. It is situated in the parish of Assynt, in the county of Sutherland, 25 kilometres north of the town of Ullapool. Canisp reaches a height of 847 metres and qualifies as a Corbett and Marilyn hill. The mountain's name translates from the Old Norse language as “White Mountain”.
3.9 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Quinag
101 min walk • Quinag is an 808 m high mountain range in Sutherland in the Scottish Highlands, with an undulating series of peaks along its Y-shaped crest. The name Quinag is an anglicisation of the Gaelic name Cuinneag, a milk pail, reflecting its distinctive shape.
5.3 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Ben More Assynt
136 min walk • Ben More Assynt is a mountain in Assynt in the far north-west of Scotland, 30 kilometres north-northeast of Ullapool. The name translates as "big mountain of Assynt", and with a height of 998 metres it is the highest point in Sutherland.
6.3 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Suilven, Lochinver
160 min walk • Suilven is a mountain in Scotland. Lying in a remote area in the west of Sutherland, it rises from a wilderness landscape of moorland, bogs, and lochans known as Inverpolly National Nature Reserve.
3.5 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Waterfall
Eas a' Chual Aluinn, North West Highlands Geopark
91 min walk • Eas a' Chual Aluinn in the parish of Assynt, Sutherland, Highland, Scotland, is the highest waterfall in the United Kingdom with a sheer drop of 200 m. When in full flow it is over three times higher than Niagara Falls.
5.7 miSE
Mountain
Breabag, Assynt
146 min walk • Breabag is a mountain in the Northwest Highlands of Scotland, in the Assynt area of Sutherland. A flat-topped summit, it is usually climbed from its western flank, where the Bone Caves of Assynt are located. The nearest settlement is Inchnadamph.
6.2 miNE
Mountain
Beinn Leoid, Assynt
157 min walk • Beinn Leoid is a mountain in the Northwest Highlands of Scotland. It lies in Sutherland, east of the village of Kylesku. A very remote mountain, it provides fine views towards the coast from its summit.
1.9 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Loch Assynt
49 min walk • Loch Assynt is a freshwater loch in Sutherland, Scotland, 8 kilometres east-north east of Lochinver. Situated in a spectacular setting between the heights of Canisp, Quinag and Beinn Uidhe, it receives the outflow from Lochs Awe, Maol a' Choire, and Leitir Easaich.
4.8 miSE
Nature, Cave, Natural attraction
Uamh an Claonaite
122 min walk • Uamh an Claonaite is the longest cave in Scotland. It consists of a series of dry passages and a series of at least six sumps which have been dived over the years.