What is recorded here

Kilmartin Castle stands as a medieval tower house in Argyll and Bute, its stones marked by age rather than grand display. It may have served as a watchful home for a local family, offering refuge from storm or rival claims. The exact chamber layout has faded from memory, but the structure still suggests a life shaped by vigilance and endurance.

Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Kilmartin, Kilmartin 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.

Kilmartin Castle was built by the Clan MacDougall in the 13th or 14th century. It is important as a medieval tower house associated with a prominent Scottish clan and as part of the historic landscape of Argyll.

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