Carrick Castle (village)

Carrick Castle

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Scotland
Carrick Castle
Carrick Castle shown within Argyll and Bute
OS grid reference NS 19200 94500
Council area
  • Argyll and Bute
Lieutenancy area
  • Argyll and Bute
Country Scotland
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town DUNOON, ARGYLL
Postcode district PA24
Dialling code 01301
EU Parliament Scotland
UK Parliament
  • Argyll and Bute
Scottish Parliament
  • Argyll and Bute

Carrick Castle; is a village on the Cowal peninsula in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. The village is within the Argyll Forest Park, which is itself within the Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park.[1]

The village of Carrick Castle is located on Loch Goil.[2] The village church is listed on the buildings at risk register of Scotland.[3] There is a waymarked path to Ardentinny from Carrick Castle village.[4]

Carrick Castle (Building)

Carrick Castle, a 15th-century castle built on a rock on the shoreline of Loch Goil, was originally a Clan Lamont stronghold.[5]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.lochlomond-trossachs.org/rr-content/uploads/2016/07/Downloadable-map-of-Loch-Lomond-and-the-Trossachs-National-Park.pdf
  2. ↑ "Carrick Castle Amenities Association". 26 February 2016.
  3. ↑ "Carrick Castle Church, Carrick Castle - Buildings at Risk Register".
  4. ↑ "Ardentinny Forest walks".
  5. ↑ "Carrick Castle - Canmore".
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