Scotland · 14th century
Carrick Castle is a 14th-century tower house on the west shore of Loch Goil on the Cowal Peninsula, in Argyll and Bute, west of Scotland. It is located between Cuilmuich and Carrick, 4 miles (6.4 km) south of Lochgoilhead.
The castle stands on a rocky peninsula, and was formerly defended to landward by a ditch and drawbridge. The building is around 66 by 38 feet (20 by 12 m), and up to 64 feet (20 m) high with walls seven feet thick. It consists of two floors above the central great hall and stands 64 feet high. There is a curiosity – a small chimney is built into a window recess. There is an appendage of a smaller 17th century structure to the original rectangular tower house. The structure has been designated a scheduled monument and a Category A listed building by Historic Environment Scotland.
Modern-day houses in the surrounding area take the name Carrick Castle.
Text adapted from “Carrick Castle” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Carrick Castle ranks #3,944 of 9,079 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #138 of the 226 mapped in Scotland. Founded c. 1350, it is older than 55% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 755 atlas entries founded in the 14th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 1,215 times in the last 60 days, more than 56% of the atlas. 4 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Glasgow, 49 km away. See how Scotland compares in the castle statistics.
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