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| Carrick Castle | |
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 Carrick Castle being restored, 2019 | |
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| General information | |
| Type | Tower House |
| Location | Cowal Peninsula, Argyll and Bute. |
| Town or city | Carrick Castle (village) |
| Country | Scotland, United Kingdom |
| Coordinates | 56°06′31″N 4°54′20″W / 56.108742°N 4.9054980°W, National grid reference NS 19422 94469 |
| Construction started | 14th Century |
| Height | 64ft |
| Technical details | |
| Material | Stone |
| Floor count | 2 |
Carrick Castle is a 14th-century tower house on the west shore of Loch Goil on the Cowal Peninsula, in Argyll and Bute, west of Scotland. It is located between Cuilmuich and Carrick, 4 miles (6.4 km) south of Lochgoilhead.
The castle stands on a rocky peninsula, and was formerly defended to landward by a ditch and drawbridge. The building is around 66 by 38 feet (20 by 12 m), and up to 64 feet (20 m) high with walls seven feet thick.[1] It consists of two floors above the central great hall and stands 64 feet high. There is a curiosity – a small chimney is built into a window recess. There is an appendage of a smaller 17th Century structure to the original rectangular tower house. The structure has been designated a scheduled monument and a Category A listed building by Historic Environment Scotland.[2][3]
Modern-day houses in the surrounding area take the name Carrick Castle.
- ^ Groome, F.H. (1882–1885). "Carrick". Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland. Thomas C. Jack. Retrieved 21 November 2008.
- ^ Historic Environment Scotland. "Carrick Castle (SM2495)". Retrieved 26 December 2018.
- ^ Historic Environment Scotland. "CARRICK CASTLE (Category A Listed Building) (LB11815)". Retrieved 26 December 2018.
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