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Carrick Castle. A ruin on the western shore of Loch Goil
Photograph by Gordon McKinlay. Some rights reserved. (view image details)
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CARRICK CASTLE FACTS
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Location
near Carrick Castle, Argyll and Bute
Description
Carrick Castle is located between Cuilmuich and Carrick on Loch Goil, Argyll and Bute. The castle is a 15th century tower house built by the Campbell Earls of Argyll. The rectangular tower is four storeys and, although in ruins, is reasonably well preserved. There are remains of a courtyard on the loch side of the castle.
Architecture
rectangular tower house
History
The castle was bombarded by HMS Kingfisher in 1685, during the Argyll Rebellion (an uprising against James VII). The tower was badly damaged in the attack and lost its roof. The castle was only intermittently occupied after that The property was sold to the Murrays, Earls of Dunmore in (????).
Date
15th century
Notable Residents
Mary, Queen of Scots visited Carrick Castle in 1563.
Other Castles in the Area
Buchanan Castle
Inveraray Castle
Johnstone Castle
Kilchurn Castle
Newark Castle
Stanely Castle
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