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Inveraray Castle

📍 Argyll and Bute, Scotland

4.5 ★★★★½ 4,200 reviews

About

Inveraray Castle is a country house near Inveraray in the county of Argyll, in western Scotland, on the shore of Loch Fyne, Scotland's longest sea loch. It is one of the earliest examples of Gothic Revival architecture.

Seat of the Duke of Argyll, chief of Clan Campbell, on the shores of Loch Fyne. The current castle was built from the mid-18th century in a Gothic Revival style, replacing a 15th-century tower house. Features a magnificent Armoury Hall. Category A listed building. Featured in Downton Abbey.

Getting There

🚌 Citylink 926
Glasgow–Campbeltown coach stops in Inveraray
🅿️ Castle Car Park
Free parking in the castle grounds
🚗 By Car
On the A83 at Inveraray, 60 miles northwest of Glasgow

Terrain & Accessibility

♿ Ground Floor Accessible🏛️ Neo-Gothic Interior🌳 Lochside Grounds

Ancestral home of the Duke of Argyll and chief of Clan Campbell. The fairy-tale turrets house magnificent interiors including the Armoury Hall with 1,300 weapons. Ground floor accessible. Beautiful grounds on Loch Fyne. Used in Downton Abbey.

Events & Activities

SEP
07
Best of the West Festival
Food, music, and culture festival in the castle grounds
FESTIVAL
£15 adult · September

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