List of castles in Argyll and Bute

This is a list of castles in Argyll and Bute.

List

Name	Type	Date	Condition	Ownership	Location	Notes	Picture
Achallader Castle [1]	Tower house	16th century	Ruined		3.5 miles north of Bridge of Orchy
Ardencaple Castle [2]		12th century	Demolished	Royal Navy	1.6 km from Helensburgh
Aros Castle [3]		13th century	Ruined		Isle of Mull, 2 km north of Salen
Asgog Castle [4]	Tower house (square keep)	15th century	Ruined		Asgog Loch, Millhouse, Cowal peninsula	Coordinates, 194666, 670530: Clan Lamont
Auchenbreck Castle [5]		16th century	No longer standing		Kilmodan, Glendaruel, Cowal peninsula	Clan Campbell
Barcaldine Castle [6]	Tower house	17th century	In use as a hotel		Loch Creran near Oban
Calgary Castle [7]	Castellated house	19th century			Calgary, Isle of Mull
Carnasserie Castle [8]	Tower house	16th century	Ruined	Historic Scotland
Carrick Castle [9]	Tower House	15th century	Ruined, undergoing restoration	Private	Argyll
Castle House [10]		19th century			Dunoon
Castle Lachlan [11]	Country house	1790			Strathlachlan
Castle Stalker [12]	Tower house	15th century	Restored	Private	Loch Laich	Seen in Monty Python and the Holy Grail as "Castle Aaaaarrrrrrggghhh"
Castle Sween [13]		12th century	Ruined	Historic Scotland	Eastern shore of Loch Sween
Castle Toward [14]	Baronial house	1820	In use as a residence	Private	Toward, Cowal peninsula
Claig Castle [15]		Before 17th century	Foundation Ruins		Isle of Fraoch Eilean
Craignish Castle [16]	Baronial House	16th century or earlier	Rebuilt	Private	Adfern	see Craignish
Duart Castle [17]		13th century	Restored	Chief of Clan Maclean	Isle of Mull
Dunans Castle [18]	Baronial house	1860	Partially restored	Private	Glendaruel
Dunaverty Castle [19]		13th century	Ruined		Kintyre
Dundarave Castle [20]	L-plan tower house	16th century		Chief of Clan MacNaghten	5 km northeast of Inveraray
Dunollie Castle [21]	Tower house	13th century	Ruined		Oban
Dunoon Castle [22]	Motte	13th-century	Ruined	Dunoon	Cowal
Dunstaffnage Castle [23]	Castle of enceinte	c. 1220	Ruined	Historic Scotland		Almost entirely 13th century, although the upper gatehouse is late 15th century
Duntrune Castle [24]	Tower house	13th century	Still in use as a residence	Chief of Clan Malcolm	Argyll	The tower house is a 17th-century addition
Dunyvaig Castle [25]	Courtyard castle	13th century	Ruined		Islay
Fincharn Castle [26]		1240	Ruined		Shore of Loch Awe
Glengorm Castle [27]		1860	In use as a hotel and venue		6 km north of Tobermory
Gylen Castle [28]	Tower house	1582	Ruined		Kerrera
Innes Chonnel Castle [29]		13th century	Ruined		Loch Awe
Inveraray Castle [30]	Castellated house	1746	Still in use as a residence	Duke of Argyll	Inveraray
Kames Castle [31]	Tower house	14th century	Still in use as a residence	Private	Isle of Bute
Kilchurn Castle [32]	Tower house	15th century	Ruined	Historic Scotland	Loch Awe
Kilmahew Castle [33]	Tower house	16th century	Ruined	Roman Catholic Church	Cardross
Kilmartin Castle [34]	Z-plan tower house	16th century	Restored
Kilmory Castle [35]	Castellated house	19th century	In use as offices	Argyll County Council	Lochgilphead
Knockamillie Castle	Tower House	c15th century	Ruin		Innellan, Cowal peninsula
Lochnell Castle [36]		16th century	Private Residence		Benderloch
Minard Castle [37]	Castellated house	19th century			Loch Fyne
Moy Castle [38]		15th century	Ruined		Near Lochbuie, Mull
Old Castle Lachlan [39]		15th century	Ruined		Loch Fyne
Rothesay Castle [40]	Shell keep	13th century	Ruined	Historic Scotland	Rothesay
Saddell Castle [41]	Tower house	16th century	Restored	Landmark Trust	Shore of Kilbrannan Sound	See Saddell
Skipness Castle [42]		13th century	Ruined	Historic Scotland	Skipness
Tarbert Castle [43]		Pre-13th century			South shore of East Loch Tarbert
Torosay Castle [44]	Baronial house	1858	Unoccupied residence	Private	Isle of Mull
Torrisdale Castle [45]		1815	In use as a residence	Private	Torrisdale

See also

• Castles in Scotland
• List of castles in Scotland
• List of listed buildings in Argyll and Bute

References

1. "Achallader Castle & burial gr... | Designation | trove.scot" . Retrieved 18 January 2026.
2. "Lighthouses at Lighthouse Depot ... Lighthouse Explorer Database ... Ardencaple Castle Light". Archived from the original on 28 August 2007. Retrieved 18 January 2026.
3. "Aros Castle,Mull | Designation | trove.scot" . Retrieved 18 January 2026.
4. "Castle Asgog, | Place | trove.scot" . Retrieved 18 January 2026.
5. "Auchenbreck Castle | Place | trove.scot" . Retrieved 18 January 2026.
6. "Barcaldine Castle | Place | trove.scot" . Retrieved 18 January 2026.
7. "Calgary House | Designation | trove.scot" . Retrieved 18 January 2026.
8. "Carnasserie Castle" . Retrieved 18 January 2026.
9. "Carrick Castle | Designation | trove.scot" . Retrieved 18 January 2026.
10. "Dunoon, Castle House | Place | trove.scot" . Retrieved 16 January 2026.
11. "Castle Lachlan | Place | trove.scot" . Retrieved 18 January 2026.
12. "Castle Stalker | Designation | trove.scot" . Retrieved 18 January 2026.
13. "Castle Sween | Designation | trove.scot" . Retrieved 18 January 2026.
14. "Toward Castle | The Castles of Scotland, Coventry | Goblinshead" . Retrieved 18 January 2026.
15. "Claig Castle,Jura | Designation | trove.scot" . Retrieved 18 January 2026.
16. Hull, Brian. "Parlington Hall :: Gascoigne Houses, Craignish Castle, Argyleshire, Scotland, page one". Archived from the original on 3 April 2016. Retrieved 18 January 2026.
17. "Duart Castle | Designation | trove.scot" . Retrieved 18 January 2026.
18. "Dunans Castle, Glendaruel | Buildings at Risk Register". www.buildingsatrisk.org.uk. Retrieved 18 January 2026.
19. "Dunaverty Castle | Designation | trove.scot" . Retrieved 18 January 2026.
20. "Dundarave Castle from The Gazetteer for Scotland" . Retrieved 18 January 2026.
21. "Dunollie Castle | Designation | trove.scot" . Retrieved 18 January 2026.
22. "Castle House, Castle Gardens. | Designation | trove.scot" . Retrieved 18 January 2026.
23. "Dunstaffnage Castle and Chapel" . Retrieved 18 January 2026.
24. "Duntrune Castle by Loch Crina... | Designation | trove.scot" . Retrieved 18 January 2026.
25. "Dunyvaig Castle from The Gazetteer for Scotland" . Retrieved 18 January 2026.
26. "Argyll: An inventory of the m... | Archive | trove.scot" . Retrieved 18 January 2026.
27. "Glen Gorm Castle Sorn (Mishni... | Designation | trove.scot" . Retrieved 18 January 2026.
28. "Gylen Castle, castle and asso... | Designation | trove.scot" . Retrieved 18 January 2026.
29. "Ardchonnel Castle & Island of... | Designation | trove.scot" . Retrieved 18 January 2026.
30. "Inveraray Castle | Designation | trove.scot" . Retrieved 18 January 2026.
31. "Kames Castle and Lodges | Designation | trove.scot" . Retrieved 18 January 2026.
32. "Kilchurn Castle, Loch Awe" . Retrieved 18 January 2026.
33. "Kilmahew Castle | Designation | trove.scot" . Retrieved 18 January 2026.
34. "Kilmartin Castle | Luxury Guesthouse Stay" . Retrieved 18 January 2026.
35. "Kilmory Castle | Designation | trove.scot" . Retrieved 18 January 2026.
36. "The Castles of Scotland Goblinshead Martin Coventry - Lochnell House" . Retrieved 18 January 2026.
37. "Minard Castle | Place | trove.scot" . Retrieved 18 January 2026.
38. "Moy Castle | Designation | trove.scot" . Retrieved 18 January 2026.
39. "Lachlan Castle | Designation | trove.scot" . Retrieved 18 January 2026.
40. "Rothesay from The Gazetteer for Scotland" . Retrieved 18 January 2026.
41. "Saddell Castle" . Retrieved 18 January 2026.
42. "Skipness Castle and Kilbranna... | Designation | trove.scot" . Retrieved 18 January 2026.
43. "Tarbert Castle Heritage Park | Home" . Retrieved 18 January 2026.
44. "Torosay Castle (Duart House) | Designation | trove.scot" . Retrieved 18 January 2026.
45. "Torrisdale Castle | Designation | trove.scot" . Retrieved 18 January 2026.

Bibliography

• Coventry, Martin (2001) The Castles of Scotland, 3rd Ed. Scotland: Goblinshead ISBN   1-899874-26-7
• Coventry, Martin (2010) Castles of the Clans Scotland: Goblinshead ISBN   1-899874-36-4
• Pattullo, Nan (1974) Castles, Houses and Gardens of Scotland Edinburgh: Denburn Press