What is recorded here
Inveruglas Isle, Loch Lomond: a medieval castle later shaped in the 17th century, still standing as a ruined landmark in Argyll and Bute. Its stones mark a place of power, defense and memory on one of Scotland’s great fresh-water lochs. Whether it guarded a crossing, a lord’s claim or a border of land, the castle still ties the isle to human ambition and the long life of the locale.
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Loch Lomond, Inveruglas Isle, Castle as Castle (medieval) - (17th Century). 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 castle on Inveruglas Isle in Loch Lomond was likely built in the 17th century, though specific builders or holders are not recorded. It is remembered for its strategic location and as a rare example of a castle on an island in Loch Lomond.
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Places near here
Inveruglas IsleIsland (period Unassigned) · 12 yd
Loch Lomond, Inveruglas Isle, JettyJetty (period Unassigned) · 33 yd
Wallace's IsleWood · 426 yd
InveruglasNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 432 yd
Rob Roy's CaveCave (nil Antiquity) · 1106 yd
Loch Lomond Nsa, Inversnaid PierGeneral View (21st Century) · 1719 yd
Inversnaid HotelBuilding (period Unassigned), Enclosure (period Unassigned), Structure (period Unassigned) · 1756 yd
Inversnaid FallsWaterfall · 1.0 mi
Loch Lomond ViewViewpoint · 1.3 mi
Dubh ChnocMountain / peak · 1.4 mi
Island I Vow, CastleCastle (16th Century) · 2.0 mi
CruachanMountain / peak · 2.1 mi