What is recorded here

Fraoch Eilean Castle is a medieval castle in Argyll and Bute, Scotland, recorded in the national historic environment register. It may have been a small defensive house for a local family, a watchpoint above the water, or a forgotten residence whose name survived longer than its walls. The exact point is known to the nearest metre, but the castle itself may be hidden under grass, lost beneath the sea, or reduced to a shadow in the rock.

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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