Carrick Castle (village)

Carrick Castle is a village on the western shore of Loch Goil,^[1] 4.3 miles (6.9 kilometres) south of Lochgoilhead in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. It is within both Argyll Forest Park and Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park.^[2]

OSgridreferenceNS 19200 94500

Post townCAIRNDOW

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• Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber

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Carrick Castle Scottish Gaelic: Caisteal Carraig
Carrick Castle village, with tenement to left of tower house
Carrick Castle Location within Argyll and Bute
OS grid reference	NS 19200 94500
Council area	Argyll and Bute
Lieutenancy area	Argyll and Bute
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	CAIRNDOW
Postcode district	PA24
Dialling code	01301
UK Parliament	Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber
Scottish Parliament	Argyll and Bute
List of places UK Scotland 56.108936°N 4.9090839°W / 56.108936; -4.9090839

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In 1877, a wooden pier was built at the castle, and a three-storey tenement building called Hillside Place was constructed inland from the castle, to provide apartments for visiting tourists. This was followed by several villas built along the shore road as accommodation for Glasgow merchants, developing what became a small village.^[3]

The village church is listed on the buildings at risk register of Scotland.^[4]

There is a path to Ardentinny from Carrick Castle village.^[5]