# List of castles in Argyll and Bute

This is a list of castles in Argyll and Bute.

## List

| Name | Type | Date | Condition | Ownership | Location | Notes |
| Achallader Castle | Tower house | 16th century | Ruined | | 3.5 miles north of Bridge of Orchy | |
| Ardencaple Castle | | 12th century | Demolished | Royal Navy | 1.6 km from Helensburgh | |
| Aros Castle | | 13th century | Ruined | | Isle of Mull, 2 km north of Salen | |
| Asgog Castle | Tower house (square keep) | 15th century | Ruined | | Asgog Loch, Millhouse, Cowal peninsula | Coordinates, 194666, 670530: Clan Lamont |
| Auchenbreck Castle | | c16th century | No longer standing | | Kilmodan, Glendaruel, Cowal peninsula | Clan Campbell |
| Barcaldine Castle | Tower house | 17th century | In use as a hotel | | Loch Creran near Oban | |
| Calgary Castle | Castellated house | 19th century | | | Calgary, Isle of Mull | |
| Carnasserie Castle | Tower house | 16th century | Ruined | Historic Scotland | | |
| Carrick Castle | Tower House | 15th century | Ruined, undergoing restoration | Private | Argyll | |
| Claig Castle | | Before 17th century | Foundation Ruins | | Isle of Fraoch Eilean | |
| Craignish Castle | Baronial House | 16th century or earlier | Rebuilt | Private | Adfern | see Craignish |
| Duart Castle | | 13th century | Restored | Chief of Clan Maclean | Isle of Mull | |
| Dunans Castle | Baronial house | 1860 | Partially restored | Private | Glendaruel | |
| Dunaverty Castle | | 13th century | Ruined | | Kintyre | |
| Dundarave Castle | L-plan tower house | 16th century | | Chief of Clan MacNaghten | 5 km northeast of Inveraray | |
| Dunollie Castle | Tower house | 13th century | Ruined | | Oban | |
| Dunoon Castle | Motte | 13th-century | Ruined | Dunoon | Cowal | |
| Dunstaffnage Castle | Castle of enceinte | c. 1220 | Ruined | Historic Scotland | | Almost entirely 13th century, although the upper gatehouse is late 15th century |
| Duntrune Castle | Tower house | 13th century | Still in use as a residence | Chief of Clan Malcolm | Argyll | The tower house is a 17th-century addition |
| Dunyvaig Castle | Courtyard castle | 13th century | Ruined | | Islay | |
| Fincharn Castle | | 1240 | Ruined | | Shore of Loch Awe | |
| Glengorm Castle | | 1860 | In use as a hotel and venue | | 6 km north of Tobermory | |
| Gylen Castle | Tower house | 1582 | Ruined | | Kerrera | |
| Innes Chonnel Castle | | 13th century | Ruined | | Loch Awe | |
| Inveraray Castle | Castellated house | 1746 | Still in use as a residence | Duke of Argyll | Inveraray | |
| Kames Castle | Tower house | 14th century | Still in use as a residence | Private | Isle of Bute | |
| Kilchurn Castle | Tower house | 15th century | Ruined | Historic Scotland | Loch Awe | |
| Kilmahew Castle | Tower house | 16th century | Ruined | Roman Catholic Church | Cardross | |
| Kilmartin Castle | Z-plan tower house | 16th century | Restored | | | |
| Kilmory Castle | Castellated house | 19th century | In use as offices | Argyll County Council | Lochgilphead | |
| Knockamillie Castle | Tower House | c15th century | Ruin | | Innellan, Cowal peninsula, Argyll and Bute | |
| Castle Lachlan | Country house | 1790 | | | Strathlachlan | |
| Old Castle Lachlan | | 15th century | Ruined | | Loch Fyne | |
| Minard Castle | Castellated house | 19th century | | | Loch Fyne | |
| Moy Castle | | 15th century | Ruined | | Near Lochbuie, Mull | |
| Rothesay Castle | Shell keep | 13th century | Ruined | Historic Scotland | Rothesay | |
| Saddell Castle | Tower house | 16th century | Restored | Landmark Trust | Shore of Kilbrannan Sound | See Saddell |
| Skipness Castle | | 13th century | Ruined | Historic Scotland | Skipness | |
| Castle Stalker | Tower house | 15th century | Restored | Private | Loch Laich | Seen in Monty Python and the Holy Grail as "Castle Aaaaarrrrrrggghhh" |
| Castle Sween | | 12th century | Ruined | Historic Scotland | Eastern shore of Loch Sween | |
| Tarbert Castle | | Pre-13th century | | | South shore of East Loch Tarbert | |
| Torosay Castle | Baronial house | 1858 | Unoccupied residence | Private | Isle of Mull | |
| Torrisdale Castle | | 1815 | In use as a residence | Private | Torrisdale | |
| Toward Castle | Tower house, later additions | c16th century | Ruined | | Toward, Cowal peninsula | In the grounds of Castle Toward |
| Castle Toward | Baronial house | 1820 | In use as a residence | Private | Toward, Cowal peninsula | |