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Ardchonnel Castle & Island of Innis Chonnel,Loch Awe

Scotland
HES SM291
Site type
Loch awe
Nation
Scotland
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Ardchonnel Castle is a medieval stronghold situated on the island of Innis Chonnel in Loch Awe, Argyllshire. The castle dates from the thirteenth century and was constructed as a fortified residence, featuring a keep and associated defensive structures characteristic of the period. It served as a seat of power for successive lords of the region and remained an important strategic stronghold controlling access across the loch throughout the medieval period. The remains visible today comprise the ruins of the castle's main structures, which stand as evidence of thirteenth-century military architecture and the territorial significance of Loch Awe during the Middle Ages.

Ardchonnel Castle & Island of Innis Chonnel,Loch Awe is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM291. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Ardchonnel Castle & Island of Innis Chonnel,Loch Awe?

Ardchonnel Castle is a medieval stronghold situated on the island of Innis Chonnel in Loch Awe, Argyllshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM291.

Who is responsible for protecting Ardchonnel Castle & Island of Innis Chonnel,Loch Awe?

Ardchonnel Castle & Island of Innis Chonnel,Loch Awe is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic Environment Scotland — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in Scotland. The official designation reference is SM291.

What other scheduled monuments are near Ardchonnel Castle & Island of Innis Chonnel,Loch Awe?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Innis Chonnel,crannog 300m NE of (0.3 km), Loch Awe,Innis Errich,chapel & burial ground (1 km), Barr Mor,dun (1.4 km).

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Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Stat Accounts
The parish Statistical Accounts of the 1790s and 1830s, describing life, work and population here.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
Local Names
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Innis Chonnel,crannog 300m NE of
Iron Age–Medieval · Crannog0.3 km
Loch Awe,Innis Errich,chapel & burial ground
Medieval · Innis errich,chapel & burial ground1 km
Barr Mor,dun
Iron Age · Dun1.4 km
Ardchonnel,long cairn 1200m ENE of
Neolithic · Long cairn1.8 km
Innis Errich,crannog 1100m SW of
Iron Age–Medieval · Crannog2 km
Kilmun,enclosure 600m WSW of
Post-Medieval · Enclosure2.5 km
Kilmun, chapel and burial ground 125m NNW of
Medieval · Chapel and burial ground2.6 km
Kilmun,enclosure 280m NE of
Post-Medieval · Enclosure2.6 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Ardchonnel Castle & Island of Innis Chonnel,Loch Awe

Ardchonnel Castle & Island of Innis Chonnel,Loch Awe stands on Unnamed Extrusive Rocks, Neoproterozoic, bedrock that formed in the Neoproterozoic. The rock here is mafic lava and mafic tuff.

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