This atmospheric and picturesque castle is a must see! Take your time to explore with comfortable footwear and a camera. We have been visiting it twice, and twice it was raining and a heavy fog was all around, but it doesn’t take the charm off this amazing and spectacular jewel.
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When you park for Kilchurn Castle, it almost seems as you are trespassing as there is no indication sign. The car park is a challenge to find but it is well worth the effort.
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Kilchurn Castle was built in the mid-1400s, and it remained the base of the mighty Campbells of Glenorchy for 150 years.
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After the first Jacobite Rising of 1689, Kilchurn was converted into a garrison stronghold, but was deserted in 1760. A lightning badly damaged the castle and since then, it has been completely abandoned. The remains of a turret of a tower, still resting upside-down in the centre of the courtyard, attest to the violence of the storm.
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