Gylen Castle
Argyll and Bute, Scotland
Gylen Castle is a tower house in Argyll and Bute, Scotland, first built in 1582. It is a scheduled monument. The nearest other castle is Dunollie Castle, 4.2 mi away.
Gylen Castle at a glance
Built
1582
16th century
Type
Tower house
Heritage status
scheduled monument
Nearest castle
Dunollie Castle
4.2 mi away
About Gylen Castle
Gylen Castle is a ruined castle, or tower house, at the south end of the island of Kerrera in Argyll and Bute, Scotland, on a promontory overlooking the Firth of Lorne. It was made a scheduled monument in 1931.
From the Wikipedia article on Gylen Castle, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Gylen Castle sits at 56.3794, -5.5566 in Argyll and Bute. The closest other castles are Dunollie Castle (4.2 mi), Duart Castle (6.5 mi) and Dunstaffnage Castle (6.9 mi). Argyll and Bute has 60 castles in all.
