Achmelvich, Hermit's Castle

Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Achmelvich, Hermit's Castle as Folly (20th Century). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 1m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.

Achmelvich, Hermit's Castle is a 20th-century folly, built as a romanticized hermitage, reflecting the 19th- and early 20th-century Scottish tradition of constructing ornamental hermitages in landscapes for aesthetic or nostalgic purposes. It is remembered as part of the cultural and architectural heritage of the Scottish Highlands.