Ardvreck Castle

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Ardvreck Castle is a ruined 16th-century fortress dramatically situated on the shores of Loch Assynt in the Scottish Highlands.

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Label Occurrences
Ardvreck Castle canonical 3

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf castle
historic site
ruin
access A837 road NERFINISHED
architecturalStyle tower house
associatedClan Clan MacKenzie NERFINISHED
Clan MacLeod NERFINISHED
associatedWith Calda House NERFINISHED
builder MacLeods of Assynt NERFINISHED
builtFor Clan MacLeod of Assynt NERFINISHED
capturedBy Clan MacKenzie NERFINISHED
category ruined castles in Scotland
scheduled ancient monuments in Sutherland
centuryOfOrigin 16th century
condition ruined
constructionStart late 16th century
continent Europe
country United Kingdom
era Renaissance Scotland
event capture by the MacKenzies in the 17th century
governingBody Historic Environment Scotland NERFINISHED
hasNameInLanguage en:Ardvreck Castle NERFINISHED
hasRemainsOf courtyard
tower
heritageDesignation scheduled monument
landscapeContext mountainous surroundings
locatedIn Loch Assynt NERFINISHED
Scotland
Scottish Highlands
Sutherland NERFINISHED
materialUsed stone
near Calda House NERFINISHED
Inchnadamph NERFINISHED
notableFeature dramatic lochside setting
isolated rocky promontory
onShoreOf Loch Assynt NERFINISHED
openToPublic yes
overlooks Loch Assynt NERFINISHED
ownership public
partOf Assynt landscape
photographySubject yes
region Northwest Highlands NERFINISHED
touristAttraction yes
usedFor defensive stronghold
residence
viewpointFor Loch Assynt NERFINISHED

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Assynt contains Ardvreck Castle
Sutherland contains Ardvreck Castle
Sgìre Nàiseanta Aillse contains Ardvreck Castle