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Achanduin Castle

📍 Argyll and Bute, Scotland

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Achanduin Castle,, is a castle, now in ruins, located about 5.0 kilometres (3.1 mi) west of Achnacroish on the north-western coastline of the island of Lismore, in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. The castle overlooks Loch Linnhe and Bernera Island. The ruins are thought to date back to the thirteenth century. Achanduin Castle had long been thought to have been built by the Bishop of Argyll, though recent research has proved this to be unlikely. The castle was likely built by the MacDougalls around 1290 who held it throughout the fourteenth century. The castle was also thought to have been held by the Bishops of Argyll until the mid sixteenth century. It is a scheduled monument.

Built in the 13th century as the residence of the Bishops of Argyll. A rectangular curtain wall castle on a rocky knoll on the Isle of Lismore, with views across Loch Linnhe to the Morvern Hills. The island of Lismore was an important early Christian centre. The castle ruins are well-preserved and freely accessible. Reached by ferry from Oban or Port Appin.