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Fraoch Eilean is a medieval castle occupying a small island in Loch Awe, Argyllshire, Scotland. The castle dates to the thirteenth century and comprises a square stone keep characteristic of High Medieval fortification practices. The structure was historically associated with the MacDougall clan, who held significant territorial power in Argyll during the medieval period. The isolated island location provided both defensive advantage and control over movement along the loch, a strategically important waterway in the west of Scotland.
Fraoch Eilean,castle is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM2219. View the official record →
Fraoch Eilean is a medieval castle occupying a small island in Loch Awe, Argyllshire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM2219.
Fraoch Eilean,castle dates from the medieval period, and is classified as a castle. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Fraoch Eilean,castle 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 SM2219.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Inishail,church,cross & burial ground (1.2 km), Inistrynich,crannog 300m ESE of (1.7 km), Loch Awe,Eilean Seileachan,crannog 500m W of (2 km).
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