Dunoon Castle

Dunoon Castle
A 2008 view from the Firth of Clyde
Dunoon Castle is located in Scotland
Dunoon Castle
Dunoon Castle is located in Argyll and Bute
Dunoon Castle
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General information
StatusNo longer standing
LocationArgyll and Bute, Scotland
AddressCastle Gardens
Town or cityDunoon
CountryScotland, United Kingdom
Coordinates55°56′44″N 4°55′26″W / 55.945599°N 4.9238077°W / 55.945599; -4.9238077, National grid reference NS 04064 91102
DesignationsScheduled Monument: SM5450

Dunoon Castle is a ruined castle in Dunoon on the Cowal Peninsula, in Argyll and Bute, west of Scotland. The castle sat upon a cone-shaped hill about 80 feet (24 m) high. Very little remains of the castle's structure today. Castle House, built in 1822, stands a few yards north of the castle ruins.[1]

The remains of the castle, and a surrounding area, are a scheduled monument.[2][3]

The castle was a royal residence in the 14th century, and in the 17th century fell into ruins.[4]

  1. ^ Historic Environment Scotland. "Castle House, Castle Gardens (LB26434)".
  2. ^ "Amended Entry 5450". Historic Environment Scotland. 14 June 2016.
  3. ^ Historic Environment Scotland. "Dunoon Castle (SM5450)". Retrieved 25 February 2019.
  4. ^ Historic Environment Scotland. "Dunoon Castle (40729)". Canmore. Retrieved 5 January 2015.