Coeffin is in the Scottish Highlands, United Kingdom (postcode PA34 5UL).

How do I get to Coeffin?

Drivers can use postcode PA34 5UL.

Does Coeffin charge admission?

Coeffin typically charges admission. Check the official site for current ticket prices and opening hours.

How do I get to Coeffin?

Drivers can navigate to postcode PA34 5UL. It sits within the Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber parliamentary constituency.

Castles · Central Scotland

Coeffin

In or near Benderloch.

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Coeffin — castle in Argyll and Bute, Scotland, UK.

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Plan your visit

Typical visit: 1.5 h–3 h

Family-friendly
Limited wheelchair access

Coeffin is a castle in the United Kingdom — fortified architecture from the medieval, Tudor, or Victorian-revival period. Part of Coeffin Castle. Wikidata describes it as: "castle in Argyll and Bute, Scotland, UK". Coordinates: 56.5361°, -5.4933°.

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From the Wikipedia article

Castle Coeffin is a ruin on the island of Lismore, an island in Loch Linnhe, in Argyll, on the west coast of Scotland. It stands on a promontory on the north-west coast of the island, across Loch Linnhe from Glensanda, at grid reference NM853437.

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Background

History

Coeffin Castle was built on the site of a Viking fortress. The name Coeffin is thought to come from Caifen who was a Danish prince, and whose sister supposedly haunted the castle until her remains were taken back to be buried beside her lover in Norway. Coeffin Castle was built in the 13th century, probably by the MacDougalls of Lorn. Lismore was an important site within their lordship, being the location of St. Moluag's Cathedral, seat of the Bishop of Argyll. The first written evidence of the castle occurs in 1469–70, when it was granted to Sir Colin Campbell of Glenorchy by Colin Campbell, 1st Earl of Argyll. It is unlikely to have been occupied in post-mediaeval times.

Description

The ruins comprise an oblong hall-house and an irregularly shaped bailey. The great hall is an irregular rectangle, measuring 20.3 by The walls are from 2.1 to thick. The bailey was mostly built at a later date than the hall. An external stair probably linked the entrance, in the north-east wall, to the bailey. A second door gave access to the sea to the south-west.

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Coordinates: 56.5361, -5.4933
District: Argyll and Bute
Postcode: PA34 5UL
Parliamentary constituency: Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber

Sources

wikidata: Q5140582 (CC0)
wikipedia: Castle Coeffin (CC BY-SA 4.0)
commons: CastleCoeffinLismore-ARuinedMacDougallStronghold(ColinSmith)Aug1995.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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