Old Castle Lachlan facts for kids
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Old Castle Lachlan
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 Old Castle Lachlan
Location within Argyll and Bute
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| Coordinates | 56°06′31″N 5°12′34″W / 56.1085°N 5.2095°W |
| Type | Castle |
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| Open to the public |
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| Condition | ruin |
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| Built | 15th century |
Old Castle Lachlan, also known as Castle Lachlan, is a ruined 15th-century castle on the shore of Loch Fyne, within the Cowal Peninsula, in Argyll and Bute, 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.
It is protected as a scheduled monument.
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.
