What is recorded here
Carrick Castle is a 14th-century tower house built by the Campbells for James IV, where Mary, Queen of Scots stayed in 1563 before a ship destroyed its roof during Argyll's Rising. The ruined keep now belongs to private owners who are restoring it, proving that even a broken castle can return to life when people choose to remember it.
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Carrick Castle as Villa (19th Century). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 10m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
Carrick Castle was built in the 19th century as a villa, likely reflecting the period's trend of constructing country houses for leisure and estate management. Its recorded location contributes to the understanding of historical land use and architecture in rural Scotland.
The historic-place record does not grant public access. Check current conditions and ownership before entering land or a building.
Places near here
Cruach an DraghairMountain / peak · 1362 yd
CuilimuichFarmstead (period Unassigned) · 1439 yd
Allt ReinainEnclosure(s) (period Unassigned), Farmstead (period Unassigned) · 1621 yd
Allt An TorraBuilding Platform(s) (period Unassigned), Structure(s) (period Unassigned) · 1735 yd
Clach BheinnMountain / peak · 1.2 mi
CormonachanNo Class (event) (21st Century) · 1.8 mi
Toll A' Bhuic, ArdentinnyCave (period Unassigned), Midden (period Unassigned) · 1.9 mi
Loch GoilBay · 1.9 mi
Cormonachan GlenEnclosure(s) (period Unassigned), Shieling Hut(s) (post Medieval) · 2.2 mi
Glen FinartNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 2.6 mi
HMS Armadillo MemorialMemorial · 3.5 mi
Laird's GraveMemorial · 4.0 miOther information
Photo: Gerald England · CC BY-SA 2.0