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Lochranza Castle today

Scotland · Partial ruin

Lochranza Castle

Lochranza Castle is an L-plan fortified tower house sited on a rocky promontory at Lochranza on the Isle of Arran, Scotland. Most of the standing fabric dates from the 16th century and the building fell into disuse in the 18th century; it is now in the care of Historic Scotland.

Photograph via Wikimedia Commons

Its prime

1614

Today

Partial ruin

As it stood in 1614

The shape it held in its prime.

An L-plan, rubble-stone tower house with a taller square tower to the right and a gabled wing to the left, linked by a low curtain wall. Walls are grey mixed rubble with red sandstone quoins and window dressings; narrow vertical slit windows and a small projecting corbelled watch-chamber are visible. The main ground-floor entrance is a modest arched doorway set into the central wall. The castle sits on a grassy promontory with a steep, vegetated hillside rising behind it.

Step inside

7 places to explore in 1614.

The record describes 7 distinct spots at Lochranza Castle — including 1 interior: standing in the entrance, looking into the entrance passage. 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 across the grassy forecourt to the main entranceView from the loch/sea toward the promontory siteClose-up of the arched entrance and immediate wallGabled wing with tall chimney stack (left end)Exterior face of the square tower (right)Curtain wall with corbelled watch-chamberStanding in the entrance, looking into the entrance passage

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