List of castles in Argyll and Bute
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This is a list of castles in Argyll and Bute.
| Name | Type | Date | Condition | Ownership | Location | Notes | Picture |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Achallader Castle[1] | Tower house | 16th century | Ruined | 3.5 miles north of Bridge of Orchy |  | ||
| Ardencaple Castle[2] | 12th century | Demolished | Royal Navy | 1.6 km from Helensburgh | .jpg) | ||
| Aros Castle[3] | 13th century | Ruined | Isle of Mull, 2 km north of Salen |  | |||
| Asgog Castle[4] | Tower house (square keep) | 15th century | Ruined | Asgog Loch, Millhouse, Cowal peninsula | Coordinates, 194666, 670530: Clan Lamont |  | |
| Auchenbreck Castle[5] | 16th century | No longer standing | Kilmodan, Glendaruel, Cowal peninsula | Clan Campbell | |||
| Barcaldine Castle[6] | Tower house | 17th century | In use as a hotel | Loch Creran near Oban |  | ||
| Calgary Castle[7] | Castellated house | 19th century | Calgary, Isle of Mull |  | |||
| Carnasserie Castle[8] | Tower house | 16th century | Ruined | Historic Scotland |  | ||
| Carrick Castle[9] | Tower House | 15th century | Ruined, undergoing restoration | Private | Argyll |  | |
| Castle House[10] | 19th century | Dunoon |  | ||||
| Castle Lachlan[11] | Country house | 1790 | Strathlachlan | ![](#/media/File:"new"_Castle_Lachlan_(front).jpg) | |||
| Castle Stalker[12] | Tower house | 15th century | Restored | Private | Loch Laich | Seen in Monty Python and the Holy Grail as "Castle Aaaaarrrrrrggghhh" |  |
| Castle Sween[13] | 12th century | Ruined | Historic Scotland | Eastern shore of Loch Sween |  | ||
| Castle Toward[14] | Baronial house | 1820 | In use as a residence | Private | Toward, Cowal peninsula |  | |
| Claig Castle[15] | Before 17th century | Foundation Ruins | Isle of Fraoch Eilean |  | |||
| Craignish Castle[16] | Baronial House | 16th century or earlier | Rebuilt | Private | Adfern | see Craignish |  |
| Duart Castle[17] | 13th century | Restored | Chief of Clan Maclean | Isle of Mull |  | ||
| Dunans Castle[18] | Baronial house | 1860 | Partially restored | Private | Glendaruel |  | |
| Dunaverty Castle[19] | 13th century | Ruined | Kintyre |  | |||
| Dundarave Castle[20] | L-plan tower house | 16th century | Chief of Clan MacNaghten | 5 km northeast of Inveraray |  | ||
| Dunollie Castle[21] | Tower house | 13th century | Ruined | Oban |  | ||
| Dunoon Castle[22] | Motte | 13th-century | Ruined | Dunoon | Cowal |  | |
| Dunstaffnage Castle[23] | Castle of enceinte | c. 1220 | Ruined | Historic Scotland | Almost entirely 13th century, although the upper gatehouse is late 15th century |  | |
| Duntrune Castle[24] | Tower house | 13th century | Still in use as a residence | Chief of Clan Malcolm | Argyll | The tower house is a 17th-century addition |  |
| Dunyvaig Castle[25] | Courtyard castle | 13th century | Ruined | Islay |  | ||
| Fincharn Castle[26] | 1240 | Ruined | Shore of Loch Awe |  | |||
| Glengorm Castle[27] | 1860 | In use as a hotel and venue | 6 km north of Tobermory |  | |||
| Gylen Castle[28] | Tower house | 1582 | Ruined | Kerrera |  | ||
| Innes Chonnel Castle[29] | 13th century | Ruined | Loch Awe |  | |||
| Inveraray Castle[30] | Castellated house | 1746 | Still in use as a residence | Duke of Argyll | Inveraray |  | |
| Kames Castle[31] | Tower house | 14th century | Still in use as a residence | Private | Isle of Bute |  | |
| Kilchurn Castle[32] | Tower house | 15th century | Ruined | Historic Scotland | Loch Awe |  | |
| Kilmahew Castle[33] | Tower house | 16th century | Ruined | Roman Catholic Church | Cardross |  | |
| Kilmartin Castle[34] | Z-plan tower house | 16th century | Restored |  | |||
| Kilmory Castle[35] | Castellated house | 19th century | In use as offices | Argyll County Council | Lochgilphead | May2006.jpg) | |
| Knockamillie Castle | Tower House | c15th century | Ruin | Innellan, Cowal peninsula | |||
| Lochnell Castle[36] | 16th century | Private Residence | Benderloch |  | |||
| Minard Castle[37] | Castellated house | 19th century | Loch Fyne |  | |||
| Moy Castle[38] | 15th century | Ruined | Near Lochbuie, Mull |  | |||
| Old Castle Lachlan[39] | 15th century | Ruined | Loch Fyne |  | |||
| Rothesay Castle[40] | Shell keep | 13th century | Ruined | Historic Scotland | Rothesay |  | |
| Saddell Castle[41] | Tower house | 16th century | Restored | Landmark Trust | Shore of Kilbrannan Sound | See Saddell |  |
| Skipness Castle[42] | 13th century | Ruined | Historic Scotland | Skipness | .jpg) | ||
| Tarbert Castle[43] | Pre-13th century | South shore of East Loch Tarbert |  | ||||
| Torosay Castle[44] | Baronial house | 1858 | Unoccupied residence | Private | Isle of Mull |  | |
| Torrisdale Castle[45] | 1815 | In use as a residence | Private | Torrisdale |  |
