
What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Fraoch Eilean Castle as Castle (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.
Fraoch Eilean Castle, located on an island in Loch Awe, Scotland, was built by the MacDougall clan in the 13th century. It is remembered as a strategic stronghold in the medieval Scottish Highlands and is associated with the historical conflict between the MacDougalls and the Campbells.
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