Scotland · 17th century
Barcaldine Castle ranks #4,691 of 9,040 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #166 of the 225 mapped in Scotland. Founded 1601, it is older than 30% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 710 atlas entries founded in the 17th century. 5 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. It is one of the 76 landmarks on the atlas's regional map of the Scottish Highlands. See how Scotland compares in the castle statistics.
Barcaldine Castle (also called the Black Castle) is a 17th-century tower house castle located at Barcaldine 9 miles north of Oban, Scotland.
The castle was built by Duncan Campbell of Glenorchy between 1601 and 1609. In 1692, the castle was attacked during the massacre of Glencoe.
The castle fell into disrepair in the later 19th century, when Barcaldine House became the principal residence of the family. It was restored between 1897 and 1911. It was purchased in November 2009 by David Whitehead.
The castle has a bottle dungeon and two hidden passageways.
The castle offers a view of the Loch Creran and the Glen Coe mountains.
The castle has been owned since November 2009 by David Whitehead.
Text adapted from “Barcaldine Castle” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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