Ardvreck Castle

Ardvreck Castle
Sutherland in  Scotland
Present day ruins of the castle
Site information
ConditionRuined
Location
Ardvreck Castle
Location within Highland
Ardvreck Castle
Ardvreck Castle (the United Kingdom)
Coordinates58°09′59″N 4°59′40″W / 58.166389°N 4.994444°W / 58.166389; -4.994444
Site history
Built1490 (1490)
Built byClan MacLeod
MaterialsStone
FateDestroyed in 1672 by Clan MacKenzie

Ardvreck Castle is a castle, now ruinous, standing on a rocky promontory in Loch Assynt, Sutherland, Scotland, UK. The structure dates from about 1490 and is associated with the then landowners, the Macleods of Assynt.

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