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Castle Tioram is a ruined medieval castle located on an island in Loch Moidart in Inverness-shire, Scotland. The castle was built in the thirteenth century and served as a stronghold of Clan MacDonald, particularly important to the Lords of the Isles who controlled much of the western Scottish Highlands during the medieval period. The structure comprises a curtain wall enclosing the rocky island, with the remains of domestic and defensive buildings within. The castle was abandoned in the early eighteenth century following the Jacobite Rising of 1715, and it now survives as a substantial ruin that demonstrates the architectural and strategic significance of island fortifications in medieval Scotland.
Castle Tioram & Eilean Tirim is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM955. View the official record →
Castle Tioram is a ruined medieval castle located on an island in Loch Moidart in Inverness-shire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM955.
Castle Tioram & Eilean Tirim 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 SM955.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including The Torr, fort, dun and enclosure, Shielfoot (2.2 km), Dun an Eididh, dun 210m WNW of Duneira (3.5 km), Tigh na Allt, cairn 291m NW of (7.6 km).
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