Scotland · 13th century
Culcreuch Castle ranks #3,291 of 9,040 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #117 of the 225 mapped in Scotland. Founded 1296, it is older than 63% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 1091 atlas entries founded in the 13th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 1,104 times in the last 60 days, more than 53% of the atlas. 5 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Glasgow, 22 km away. See how Scotland compares in the castle statistics.
Culcreuch Castle is a Scottish castle close to the village of Fintry, near Loch Lomond. It had been the home of the Barons of Culcreuch since 1699. In the 1980s the castle was converted into a hotel, which it was run as until early 2020 when it was closed to the public by the American owners thus ending over 700 years of history. It had been until January 2020 one of the longest continually inhabited Castles in Central Scotland.
Text adapted from “Culcreuch Castle” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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