| Old Castle Lachlan | |
|---|---|
 Old Castle Lachlan | |
  Old Castle Lachlan Location within Argyll and Bute | |
| Coordinates | 56°06′31″N 5°12′34″W / 56.1085°N 5.2095°W |
| Grid reference | grid reference NS0050995292 |
| Type | Castle |
| Site information | |
| Open to the public | yes |
| Condition | ruin |
| Website | Official website |
| Site history | |
| Built | 15th century |
| Designations | Scheduled Monument: SM292 |
Old Castle Lachlan, also known as Castle Lachlan, is a ruined 15th-century castle on the shore of Loch Fyne, on the Cowal Peninsula, in Argyll and Bute, west of Scotland. It was probably built by Clan Maclachlan on lands first recorded in 1314 as "Castlelachlan". Nothing remains of this fourteenth-century castle. Instead, the enclosure of Old Castle Lachlan appears to date to the early fifteenth century, whilst the internal buildings seem to date to the later part of the century. The castle remained a residence of the clan's chiefs until New Castle Lachlan was built as a replacement in 1790, 0.8 kilometres (0.5 mi) east-north-east.[1]
It is protected as a scheduled monument.[2]
Near the castle is Kilmorie Chapel, the resting place of the Maclachlan clan chiefs and one of the few remaining medieval church buildings in the West of Scotland.[3]
- ^ Argyll: An Inventory of the Monuments. Vol. 7, Mid Argyll & Cowal. The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland. 1992. ISBN 0-11-494094-0 – via ScotlandsPlaces., pp. 237–245 § 118.
- ^ Historic Environment Scotland. "Lachlan Castle (SM292)". Retrieved 25 February 2019.
- ^ "Visit". Old Castle Lachlan, Scotland. Retrieved 26 June 2019.