What is recorded here

Ardgowan Castle stands as a three-storey ruin atop a sixty-foot promontory in Inverclyde, overlooking the coastal flats where it once defied Viking raiders and English armies. During the First War of Scottish Independence, Robert the Bruce and his allies seized the fortress, later dragging a massive siege engine from its grounds toward Stirling Castle. The tower has since fallen silent within private gardens, yet its steep cliffs still guard the memory of every weapon and warrior that crossed that narrow strip of land.

Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Ardgowan Castle as Tower House (medieval). 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.

Ardgowan Castle was built by the MacDougall family in the 13th century and later held by the Campbell family. It is important as a well-preserved example of a medieval tower house in the Clyde estuary region.

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