Gylen Castle

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Gylen Castle is a ruined castle, or tower house, at the south end of the island of Kerrera in Argyll and Bute, Scotland, on a promontory overlooking the Firth of Lorne. It was made a scheduled monument in 1931.

1582  Wikimedia, Wikidata
tower house, 


Location: 56.3794, -5.5566, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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  • Battle of Red Ford ⓘ
    1294 Scottish clan battle
  • Battle of the Pass of Brander ⓘ
    battle between Robert the Bruce and the MacDougalls of Argyll in 1308
  • Battle of Lagganmore ⓘ
    1646 battle
  • Oban Royal Observer Corps Group Headquarters ⓘ
    British Cold War command centre in Argyll
  • Carnasserie Castle ⓘ
    castle in Argyll and Bute, Scotland, UK  
  • Duart Castle ⓘ
    castle in Argyll and Bute, Scotland, UK  
  • Dunollie Castle ⓘ
    small ruin located north of the town of Oban, Scotland  
  • Castle Stalker ⓘ
    tower house or keep on a tidal islet on Loch Laich  
  • Gylen Castle ⓘ
    castle in Argyll and Bute, Scotland, UK  
  • Barcaldine Castle ⓘ
    castle in Barcaldine, Scotland  
  • Oban War and Peace Museum ⓘ
    museum in Oban, Scotland, United Kingdom
  • HMS Barcombe ⓘ
    1938 Bar-class boom defence vessel
  • HMS Dartmouth ⓘ
    1655 fifth-rate frigate
  • HMS Helen Wilson ⓘ
    shipwreck off the Scottish coast
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    TypeSubtypeDateDescriptionNotesSource
    eventarmed conflict1294Battle of Red FordbattleWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1308Battle of the Pass of BranderbattleWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1646Battle of LagganmoreKingdom of England, battleWikidata
    linkpageHistoric Environment Scotland page@Wikidata
    linkpageCanmore page@Wikidata
    linkpageCastlesFortsBattles page@Wikidata
    linkpageTripadvisor page@Wikidata
    sitebunkerOban Royal Observer Corps Group HeadquartersRoyal Observer Corps Group Headquarters, Royal Observer Corps, bunkerWikidata
    sitecastleCarnasserie CastlecastleWikidata
    sitecastle1201Duart CastlecastleWikidata
    sitecastle1300Dunollie Castlearchaeological site, castleWikidata
    sitecastle1320Castle Stalkertower house, castleWikidata
    sitecastle1582Gylen Castletower houseWikidata
    sitecastle1601Barcaldine Castletower houseWikidata
    sitemuseum1996Oban War and Peace Museumindependent museum, military museumWikidata
    siteshipwreckHMS Barcombeboom defence vessel, Bar-class boom defence vessel, shipwreckWikidata
    siteshipwreckHMS Dartmouthfifth-rate frigate, shipwreckWikidata
    siteshipwreckHMS Helen Wilsonshipwreck, shipWikidata
    commonsimageGylen Castle Commons
    commonsimageAcross Kerrera with castle Commons
    commonsimageGylen castle isle of kerrera scotland by night Commons
    commonsimageThe Quarterly journal of the Geological Society of London (12734290764) Commons
    commonsimageGylen Castle, Kerrera Commons
    commonsimageGylen Castle Commons
    commonsimageGylen castle, Kerrera Commons
    commonsimageGylen castle isle of kerrera scotland by day Commons
    commonsimageI don't think I need bother with a caption for this one... (3130544717) Commons
    commonsimageGylen Castle (3131375832) Commons
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