Castle
Mingary Castle
SCT Scotland
Mingary Castle (Scottish Gaelic: Caisteal Mhìogharraidh), also known as Mingarry Castle, is a castle situated one mile (1.5 kilometres) southeast of the small village of Kilchoan in Lochaber, Scotland. Nestled on ridge of rock overlooking the sea, it was considered a strategically important site in terms of communication with overseas areas and as an entranceway to the Sound of Mull. Mingary is roughly hexagonal in shape with nine-foot-thick walls, thicker on the seaward side. The remains of the castle are protected as a category A listed building.
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Mingary Castle ranks #4,388 of 8,134 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #150 of the 168 mapped in Scotland. 2 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. 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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Where is Mingary Castle?
Mingary Castle stands in Scotland, at 56.6927°, -6.08017°.
How famous is Mingary Castle?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #4,388 of 8,134 worldwide, and #150 in Scotland. Fame here combines how many Wikipedia language editions cover a landmark with how many people read them.
What is the nearest castle to Mingary Castle?
Castle Tioram, about 18 km away.
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