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Armadale Castle

Armadale Castle is a 19th‑century Tudor‑Gothic mock‑castle and country house on the Isle of Skye, formerly the seat of the MacDonalds. Built in phases from about 1790 with an 1815 Gothic front and a mid‑19th‑century central wing, the house was abandoned in the 20th century and survives as a ruin within maintained gardens.

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First raised

1815

Its prime

1860

Today

Ruin

As it stood in 1860

The shape it held in its prime.

A substantial square Tudor‑Gothic country house of grey local masonry with crenellated parapets and several square tower-like projections, long mullioned windows, and an arched stone entrance; rooflines were continuous and intact at the time, with the mid-19th-century central Bryce wing linking the southern Gothick show-front to a simpler two-storey north wing. The house sat in formal gardens sloping south‑east toward the Sound of Sleat and was fully roofed and occupied.

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7 places to explore in 1860.

The record describes 7 distinct spots at Armadale Castle — including 1 interior: central wing interior (main rooms). Create your own photoreal reconstruction and walk through every one — more scenes means more photos, more angles and more rooms of the immersive experience.

Approach from the south‑east (Sound of Sleat view)Arched stone entrance and forecourtSouthern Gillespie‑Graham façade (formal show-front)Central David Bryce wing (exterior)Central wing interior (main rooms)North two‑storey service wingFormal gardens and south terrace

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