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Saddell Castle

Castle (medieval), Drain(s) (17th Century) - (18th Century), Midden (17th Century) - (18th Century)
Saddell Castle
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Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Saddell Castle as Castle (medieval), Drain(s) (17th Century) - (18th Century), Midden (17th Century) - (18th 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.
Saddell Castle was built by the MacDowalls, a minor noble family of Kintyre, in the 13th or 14th century. It is remembered as a strategic stronghold in the region and for its later association with the Campbells of Argyll during the 17th century.

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Photo: Anne Burgess · CC BY-SA 2.0