Where is Castle Asgog?

Castle Asgog is in Scottish Islands, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 55.8840°, -5.2846°.

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Castle Asgog

Castle Asgog in Inner Hebrides + Skye, United Kingdom.

Asgog Castle and Loch - geograph.org.uk - 3066483 — Elliott Simpson — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence

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Typical visit: 1.5 h–3 h

Castle Asgog is a place of interest in Inner Hebrides + Skye, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.

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From the Wikipedia article

Asgog Castle is situated on the north-western shore of Loch Asgog, on the Cowal Peninsula, in Argyll and Bute, western Scotland. It has been designated a Category B listed building since 20 July 1971.

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Background

History

The castle was once the residence of a cadet branch of Clan Lamont. It was first recorded in 1581, although its origins may date back to the mid-15th century. In 1646, the castle was besieged and ultimately destroyed by Clan Campbell, during the event now known as the Massacre of Dunoon. The Cowal Peninsula had been under the Lamont family’s control since the reign of David II, with Ardlamont and Ascog recorded as their lands between the 15th and 16th centuries. The first documentary reference to a castle at Ascog dates from 1581. In 1646, during the Civil Wars, the castle was attacked and destroyed by Campbell forces and was not rebuilt, although the estate returned to the Lamonts…

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