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 | Tower house | 16th century | Ruined | 3.5 miles north of Bridge of Orchy |  | ||
| Ardencaple Castle | 12th century | Demolished | Royal Navy | 1.6 km from Helensburgh | .jpg.webp) | ||
| Aros Castle | 13th century | Ruined | Isle of Mull, 2 km north of Salen |  | |||
| Barcaldine Castle | Tower house | 17th century | In use as a hotel | Loch Creran near Oban |  | ||
| Calgary Castle | Castellated house | 19th century | Calgary, Isle of Mull |  | |||
| Carnasserie Castle | Tower house | 16th century | Ruined | Historic Scotland |  | ||
| Carrick Castle | Tower House | 15th century | Ruined, undergoing restoration | Private | Argyll |  | |
| Claig Castle | Before 17th century | Foundation Ruins | Isle of Fraoch Eilean |  | |||
| Craignish Castle | Baronial House | 16th century or earlier | Rebuilt | Private | Adfern | see Craignish |  |
| Duart Castle | 13th century | Restored | Chief of Clan Maclean | Isle of Mull |  | ||
| Dunans Castle | Baronial house | 1860 | Partially restored | Private | Glendaruel |  | |
| Dunaverty Castle | 13th century | Ruined | Kintyre |  | |||
| Dundarave Castle | L-plan tower house | 16th century | Chief of Clan MacNaghten | 5 km northeast of Inveraray |  | ||
| Dunollie Castle | Tower house | 13th century | Ruined | Oban |  | ||
| Dunoon Castle | Motte | 13th-century | Ruined | Dunoon | Cowal |  | |
| Dunstaffnage Castle | Castle of enceinte | c. 1220 | Ruined | Historic Scotland | Almost entirely 13th century, although the upper gatehouse is late 15th century |  | |
| Duntrune Castle | Tower house | 13th century | Still in use as a residence | Chief of Clan Malcolm | Argyll | The tower house is a 17th-century addition | Jun2006.jpg.webp) |
| Dunyvaig Castle | Courtyard castle | 13th century | Ruined | Islay |  | ||
| Fincharn Castle | 1240 | Ruined | Shore of Loch Awe | ||||
| Glengorm Castle | 1860 | In use as a hotel and venue | 6 km north of Tobermory |  | |||
| Gylen Castle | Tower house | 1582 | Ruined | Kerrera |  | ||
| Innes Chonnel Castle | 13th century | Ruined | Loch Awe |  | |||
| Inveraray Castle | Castellated house | 1746 | Still in use as a residence | Duke of Argyll | Inveraray |  | |
| Kames Castle | Tower house | 14th century | Still in use as a residence | Private | Isle of Bute |  | |
| Kilchurn Castle | Tower house | 15th century | Ruined | Historic Scotland | Loch Awe |  | |
| Kilmahew Castle | Tower house | 16th century | Ruined | Roman Catholic Church | Cardross |  | |
| Kilmartin Castle | Z-plan tower house | 16th century | Restored |  | |||
| Kilmory Castle | Castellated house | 19th century | In use as offices | Argyll County Council | Lochgilphead | May2006.jpg.webp) | |
| Castle Lachlan | Country house | 1790 | Strathlachlan | .jpg.webp) | |||
| Old Castle Lachlan | 15th century | Ruined | Loch Fyne |  | |||
| Minard Castle | Castellated house | 19th century | Loch Fyne |  | |||
| Moy Castle | 15th century | Ruined | Near Lochbuie, Mull |  | |||
| Rothesay Castle | Shell keep | 13th century | Ruined | Historic Scotland | Rothesay |  | |
| Saddell Castle | Tower house | 16th century | Restored | Landmark Trust | Shore of Kilbrannan Sound | See Saddell | .jpg.webp) |
| Skipness Castle | 13th century | Ruined | Historic Scotland | Skipness |  | ||
| Castle Stalker | Tower house | 15th century | Restored | Private | Loch Laich | Seen in Monty Python and the Holy Grail as "Castle Aaaaarrrrrrggghhh" |  |
| Castle Sween | 12th century | Ruined | Historic Scotland | Eastern shore of Loch Sween |  | ||
| Tarbert Castle | Pre-13th century | South shore of East Loch Tarbert |  | ||||
| Torosay Castle | Baronial house | 1858 | Unoccupied residence | Private | Isle of Mull |  | |
| Torrisdale Castle | 1815 | In use as a residence | Private | Torrisdale |  | ||
| Castle Toward | Baronial house | 1820 | In use as a residence | Private | Cowal |  |
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