Carrick Castle

Carrick Castle is a tower house on the western shore of Loch Goil in Argyll and Bute, built with walls roughly 2 meters thick. The structure contains two floors above a central great hall at its core.

The Campbell family built the castle as a defensive stronghold in the late 14th century. It later became a hunting lodge for King James IV of Scotland.

The castle displays Scottish medieval military design through its lakeside position, which controlled important water routes of that era. Visitors can still see how the location connected defense with commerce and passage.

The building retains its original stone structure and is reachable by a minor road that runs along the loch shore. Access is about 7 kilometers south of Lochgoilhead along the water's edge.

Archaeological work revealed four distinct phases of use at the castle over its centuries of occupation. These discoveries included French vessels and coins from Nuremberg, showing trading connections across Europe.

Location: Argyll and Bute

Location: Lochgoilhead and Kilmorich

Floors above the ground: 2

Website: http://geo.ed.ac.uk/scotgaz/features/featurefirst4668.html

GPS coordinates: 56.10881,-4.90562

Latest update: December 8, 2025 19:40