Lochranza Castle

Scottish Rover

2 months ago

A beautiful little castle ruin in an amazing setting. You can drive right up to it which is cool. And its free! Lots of deer and sheep kicking about aswel so better to park at the side of the road and walk along.

Adam Kalczyk

2 months ago

Nice little castle. Free and uncontrolled entry with lovely grounds and the area

akash tyagi

a month ago

Nice castle, but could be kept better

M T

3 months ago

Nice little ruin on a spit across the bay at Lochranza. Info on site claims a 13th c. fortification found use through the 18th c., with architectural upgrades in the 16th and 18th centuries. The seaside beach of the spit beneath the castle has been armoured with stones, perhaps in the last century or so to protect against erosion, perhaps earlier. Sailors may also be interested in the bay: a protected harbour has mostly silted in, but there is a small pond and channel, which is nearly cut off from the open water at low tide, in which a few sailboats were moored; would have been an ideal harbour in its day. A dozen it so boats now lay moored or at anchor on the seaward side of the spit, in the bay. Also Isle of Arran Distillery and ferry jetty nearby.

Paolo Maggiani

2 months ago

Il castello è situato a Lochranza , il villaggio più a nord dell'isola di Arran , su una striscia di terra che domina la baia ; il castello fu edificato nel XIII secolo e nel 1371 divenne la dimora reale di Robert Stewart , incoronato Re nello stesso anno ; molte targhe forniscono informazioni sulle varie parti della fortezza .