Scotland · Partial ruin
Dunstaffnage Castle
Dunstaffnage Castle is an irregular quadrangular medieval stronghold on a rocky promontory at the entrance to Loch Etive, surrounded on three sides by sea. Built from coursed rubble with sandstone dressings, it has three rounded angle towers and a four-storey gatehouse and was a major MacDougall and later Campbell seat. A ruined 13th-century chapel stands nearby; both chapel and castle are scheduled monuments cared for by Historic Environment Scotland.
First raised
1220
Its prime
1500
Today
Partial ruin
As it stood in 1500
The shape it held in its prime.
An irregular quadrangular keep about 35 by 30 m set on a conglomerate rock headland, with three rounded angle towers (north donjon largest, west tower almost internal, east tower rebuilt as a gatehouse) and up to 18 m high coursed-rubble curtain walls with sandstone dressings and narrow arrow-slits/gunloops. At its prime the towers were likely capped by conical roofs, a continuous parapet walk ran around the wallhead, and the east range contained a great hall above vaulted cellars. The site is surrounded on three sides by sea.
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9 places to explore in 1500.
The record describes 9 distinct spots at Dunstaffnage Castle — including 6 interiors: north donjon (private apartments), west tower and pit prison, east gatehouse entrance passage and basement and more. Create your own photoreal reconstruction and walk through every one — more scenes means more photos, more angles and more rooms of the immersive experience.
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