Scotland · 11th century
Castle Sween, also known as Caisteal Suibhne, and Caistéal Suibhne, is located on the eastern shore of Loch Sween, in Knapdale, south of the forestry village of Achnamara on the west coast of Argyll, Scotland. Castle Sween is thought to be one of the earliest stone castles built in Scotland, having been built in the late 11th century. The castle's towers were later additions to wooden structures which have since vanished.
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Castle Sween ranks #3,062 of 9,079 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #107 of the 226 mapped in Scotland. Founded c. 1075, it is older than 87% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 436 atlas entries founded in the 11th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 1,795 times in the last 60 days, more than 66% of the atlas. 3 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Glasgow, 89 km away. See how Scotland compares in the castle statistics.
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