Castle

Dunstaffnage Castle & Chapel

Dunbeg, Argyll and Bute
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  • Open
  • £8.50 adult · £4 child
  • Dogs in the grounds
  • Parking on site
  • Historic Environment Scotland
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Quick answer

Checked 14 Oct 2026

Dunstaffnage Castle & Chapel is a castle near Dunbeg, Argyll and Bute, managed by Historic Environment Scotland. Adult tickets cost £8.50, and Historic Environment Scotland members go free. Dogs are welcome in the grounds but not inside. There is a car park on site, about 200 m from the entrance.

Dunstaffnage Castle & Chapel opening times

Last checked 14 Oct 2026
  1. Mon 12 10:0015:30
  2. Tue 13 10:0015:30
  3. Wed 14 10:0015:30
  4. Thu 15 Closed
  5. Fri 16 Closed
  6. Today Sat 17 10:0015:30
  7. Sun 18 10:0015:30
Opening times by season
Season Dates Days Hours Last entry
Summer 1 Apr to 30 Sep
Daily
09:30 to 16:30
 16:00
Winter 1 Oct to 31 Mar
Mon to Wed
Sat to Sun
10:00 to 15:30
10:00 to 15:30
 30 min before close

Closed on 24 Dec, 25 Dec, 26 Dec, 27 Dec, 28 Dec, 29 Dec, 30 Dec, 31 Dec, 1 Jan, 2 Jan, 3 Jan, 4 Jan.

Winter closed Thu–Fri. Last entry 30 minutes before closing. Closed 24 December to 4 January.

Opening times change with the season and can change at short notice. Check the official site before you travel.

Dunstaffnage Castle & Chapel tickets and prices

2026 prices · checked 17 Oct 2026
Ticket prices
Ticket Online On the day
Adult £7.50 £8.50
Concession £6 £6.80
Child £3.50 £4
Historic Environment Scotland members Free Free
Book on the Historic Environment Scotland site

Getting to Dunstaffnage Castle & Chapel and parking

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Directions to Dunstaffnage Castle & Chapel View on a map
Address
PA37 1PZ
Parking
Car park on site. Car parking at the end of the road; small area behind castle for limited mobility; EV charging in adjacent car park About 200 m to the entrance.
By train
Fort William is 28.3 miles away.
Public transport
Hourly bus Oban–Appin to MacCallum Court, Dunbeg (10 min), until 6pm, not Sundays; castle just under a mile from Dunbeg.

Dogs, accessibility and facilities

Dogs

Partly
  • Welcome: in the grounds.
  • Not allowed: inside the buildings.
  • Dogs welcome in outdoor areas; assistance dogs permitted in roofed areas.

Accessibility

Partly step-free
  • Step-free: in parts of the site.
  • Paths and surfaces: Upward gravel track 200m to visitor centre; castle entrance up 26 steep stone steps; gravel, tarmac and grass inside; chapel path rough, steep, can be boggy.

Food and facilities

  • Toilets Yes
  • Shop Yes
  • Baby changing Yes
  • Visitor centre Yes

What to see at Dunstaffnage Castle & Chapel

  • 01

    Curtain wall

    The outer defensive wall around the site.

  • 02

    Gatehouse

    The fortified main entrance.

  • 03

    Chapel

    A chapel inside the castle.

  • 04

    Wall walk

    A walkway along the top of the walls.

History of Dunstaffnage Castle & Chapel

  1. 1240 Built before 1240, probably by Duncan MacDougall
  2. c.1308 Besieged and captured by Robert the Bruce
  3. 1469 Leaves royal hands, passing to the Campbell earls of Argyll
  4. c.1500 Three-storey gatehouse built
  5. 1746 Flora MacDonald held here before transfer to the Tower of London

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Castles near Dunstaffnage Castle & Chapel

All 6 castles in Argyll and Bute

Sources

Every fact on this page last verified 14 Oct 2026
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  1. Page on api.postcodes.io · checked 17 Oct 2026
  2. Page on historicenvironment.scot · checked 17 Oct 2026
  3. Page on historicenvironment.scot · checked 17 Oct 2026
  4. Page on portal.historicenvironment.scot · checked 17 Oct 2026
  5. Page on historicenvironment.scot · checked 14 Oct 2026

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