- Open
- Free entry
- No car park on site
- Historic Environment Scotland
Quick answer
Castle Sween is a ruined castle near Tayvallich, Argyll and Bute, managed by Historic Environment Scotland. Entry is free and the site is open at any reasonable time. There is no car park on site.
Getting to Castle Sween and parking
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- Address
- PA31 8PT
- Parking
- No car park on site. No visitor parking in the caravan park; 20-30 minute walk downhill from the parking area.
- By train
- Crianlarich is 50.6 miles away.
Dogs, accessibility and facilities
Accessibility
- Paths and surfaces: Strong footwear recommended; 20-30 minute downhill walk from parking.
What to see at Castle Sween
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Curtain wall
The outer defensive wall around the site.
History of Castle Sween
- 1262 MacSweens replaced as Lords of Knapdale by the Stewart Earls of Menteith (by 1262)
- 1266 Lordship of Argyll and the Isles transferred to the King of Scots
- c.1300 John MacSween's attempt to retake the castle fails; seaward tower built
- 1481 James III entrusts the castle to the Campbell earls of Argyll
- 1647 Destroyed by Sir Alexander MacDonald
Photos
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Castles near Castle Sween
All 3 castles in Argyll and ButeSources
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