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Tarbert Castle

Open accessScotland's right of responsible access applies

Substantial ruinsruined, but plenty survives above ground

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Tarbert Castle is a castle in Argyll and Bute. The Albion Guide charts 36 castles in the county; this is one of them. The nearest other castle is Skipness Castle, 11.8 km to the south-east.

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More places to visit near Tarbert Castle

Photo along the Kintyre Way, a long-distance trail running from Tarbert to Machrihanish, the Scottish Highlands and Islands.

Kintyre Way

Scotland's Great Trail

A hundred miles down the Kintyre peninsula, from Tarbert on Loch Fyne to Machrihanish on the Atlantic, by way of Campbeltown

0.1 km W · Argyll and Bute

Photo of Tarbert, a village in Argyll and Bute, the Scottish Highlands and Islands.Highlight

Tarbert

Village

Working fishing harbour on the isthmus between Loch Fyne and West Loch Tarbert, below castle ruins strengthened by Robert the Bruce

0.4 km W · Argyll and Bute

Photo of Ostel Bay, a beach near Tighnabruaich, Argyll and Bute, the Scottish Highlands and Islands.Highlight

Ostel Bay

Beach near Tighnabruaich

Hidden golden-sand bay reckoned Cowal's finest beach, reached over dunes, with views to Arran.

9.2 km E

Photo of Knapdale, a National Scenic Area in Argyll and Bute, the Scottish Highlands and Islands.

Knapdale

National Scenic Area near Lochgilphead

Low wooded ridges, quiet sea lochs and oak woods where beavers were brought back to Scotland

9.2 km NW

Photo of Skipness Castle, a ruined castle in Argyll and Bute, the Scottish Highlands and Islands.Highlight

Skipness Castle

Castle near Skipness

Skipness Castle and Kilbrannan Chapel

11.8 km SE

Photo of the Isle of Bute, an island in Argyll and Bute, the Scottish Highlands and Islands.Highlight

Isle of Bute

Island near Rothesay

Victorian resort of Rothesay with its moated castle, the Gothic Mount Stuart house, sandy Ettrick Bay and the West Island Way

12.4 km E