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Old Castle Of Kilwhinan

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Tower House (Medieval)(Possible)

Site Name Old Castle Of Kilwhinan

Classification Tower House (Medieval)(Possible)

Alternative Name(s) Fort Augustus; Kilcumein

Canmore ID 12193

Site Number NH30NE 1

NGR NH 3824 0907

Datum OSGB36 - NGR

Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/12193

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Aerial view of Fort Augustus Abbey, Fort Augustus, looking N.
Aerial view of Fort Augustus Abbey, Fort Augustus, looking N.Old Castle Of Kilwhinan, NH30NE 1, Ordnance Survey index card, RectoGeneral oblique aerial view of the Caledonian Canal, Fort Augustus and Loch Ness, taken from the SSW.General oblique aerial view of the Caledonian Canal, Fort Augustus and Loch Ness, taken from the SSW.Old Castle Of Kilwhinan, NH30NE 1, Ordnance Survey index card, RectoOld Castle Of Kilwhinan, NH30NE 1, Ordnance Survey index card, RectoGeneral oblique aerial view of the Caledonian Canal, Fort Augustus and Loch Ness, taken from the W.Aerial view of Fort Augustus Abbey, Fort Augustus, looking N.

Administrative Areas

  • Council Highland
  • Parish Boleskine And Abertarff
  • Former Region Highland
  • Former District Inverness
  • Former County Inverness-shire

Archaeology Notes

NH30NE 1 3824 0907

(NH 3824 0907) A ruined building with a tower at the west end, surrounded on the west, north and east sides by a wide entrenchment cut into the escarpment is named 'Old Castle of Kilwhinan'. (J Dumaresq and J Bastide 1718) There is a tradition that there was a Cromwellian fort at Kilcumein.

J Dumaresq and J Bastide 1718; O Blundell 1921.

No trace of the 'Old Castle of Kilwhinan' remains.

Visited by OS (N K B) 28 April 1964.

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