Scotland · Partial ruin
Gylen Castle
Gylen Castle is a 16th‑century tower house ruin on the south end of the island of Kerrera, Argyll and Bute, Scotland, standing on a rocky promontory above the Firth of Lorne. Built in 1582 by Clan MacDougall, it was besieged and burned in 1647 and later conserved; it is a scheduled monument.
First raised
1582
Its prime
1582
Today
Partial ruin
As it stood in 1582
The shape it held in its prime.
A solitary rectangular grey‑stone tower house set on a steep grassy promontory above a rocky shoreline, with a crenellated parapet surviving at the top and narrow vertical window openings on the facades. The castle rises directly from cliff edges and overlooks the Firth of Lorne, with low rolling island silhouettes on the distant horizon and open sea to the seaward side; surrounding ground is rough pasture and exposed rock.
Step inside
6 places to explore in 1582.
The record describes 6 distinct spots at Gylen Castle — including the full exterior approach. 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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