
What is recorded here
Kilmory Castle is a large 19th-century house south of Lochgilphead, now the Argyll and Bute Council headquarters, with public gardens on the old estate. Sir John Orde transformed the modest Campbell house into a grand Gothic mansion around 1830, adding an octagonal tower, a coach entrance, and a Chinese drawing room fitted from China. He also experimented with foreign cattle and failed alpaca herds, while the family kept the estate until 1938.
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Kilmory Castle as Standing Stone (prehistoric). 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.
The historic-place record does not grant public access. Check current conditions and ownership before entering land or a building.
Places near here
KilmoryBurial Ground (medieval), Chapel (medieval), Gravestone(s) (18th Century) · 193 yd
Lochgilphead Joint CampusSchool(s) (period Unassigned) · 715 yd
Lochgilphead, Clock LodgeLodge (19th Century) · 1015 yd
Dunmore, KilmoryCup Marked Stone (prehistoric) · 1040 yd
Lochgilphead War MemorialMemorial · 1648 yd
Memorial to Rev James ChalmersMemorial · 1.0 mi
Robber's DenWood · 1.2 mi
Cruach nam BonnachMountain / peak · 2.5 mi
The Still LochNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 2.8 mi
Cruach BreacainMountain / peak · 2.9 mi
Kilmichael Glassary Rock ArtHeritage attraction · 4.4 miOther information
Photo: Patrick Mackie · CC BY-SA 2.0