What is recorded here
Castle Lachlan stands as a ruined 15th-century stronghold on the shore of Loch Fyne, built by Clan Maclachlan and occupied by their chiefs until 1790. The castle witnessed centuries of clan loyalty, including Lachlan MacLachlan's rallying of one hundred men for the 1745 uprising and his later death at Culloden. Nearby Kilmorie Chapel holds the resting places of those chiefs, preserving a lineage that stretches back to Lachlan Mor on these same waters.
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Castle Lachlan as Archaeological Landscape (period Unassigned). 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.
Built by the Clan Lachlan in the 16th century, Castle Lachlan is remembered as a historic stronghold associated with the Scottish Clan system and the region's medieval defense and territorial structures.
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Places near here
Barr an LongairtMountain / peak · 1300 yd
Strathlachlan Parish ChurchChurch (18th Century), War Memorial(s) (20th Century) · 1539 yd
Chapel of KilbrideBuilding (medieval) - (18th Century), Corn Drying Kiln (medieval) - (18th Century), Farmstead (medieval) - (18th Century), Head Dyke (medieval) - (18th Century) · 1609 yd
Eilean Math-ghamhnaDun (prehistoric) · 1.2 mi
Cumlodden CottageEnclosure (period Unassigned) · 1.4 mi
Castle LachlanCastle (medieval) · 1.6 mi
Furnace War MemorialMemorial · 1.8 mi
Crarae GardensNo Class (event) (21st Century) · 2.2 mi
Beinn GhlasMountain / peak · 2.4 mi
Strachur BayBay · 4.8 mi
ArdcastleForest · 6.2 mi
Loch FyneBay · 6.3 mi