Inveraray Castle

Inveraray Castle (pronounced IN-vər-AIR-ə or IN-vər-AIR-ee; Scottish Gaelic Caisteal Inbhir Aora [ˈkʰaʃtʲəl̪ˠ iɲɪɾʲˈɯːɾə]) is a country house near Inveraray in the county of Argyll, in western Scotland, on the shore of Loch Fyne, Scotland's longest sea loch. It is one of the earliest examples of Gothic Revival architecture.

It has been the seat of the Dukes of Argyll, chiefs of Clan Campbell, since the 18th century.

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Inveraray Castle ranks #384 of 7,738 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #10 of the 167 mapped in Scotland. Founded 1746, it is older than 19% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 525 atlas entries founded in the 18th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 15,297 times in the last 60 days, more than 96% of the atlas. 2 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Glasgow, 66 km away. It is one of the 57 landmarks on the atlas's regional map of the Scottish Highlands. See how Scotland compares in the castle statistics.

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