Old Castle Of Kilwhinan
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
- Council Highland
- Parish Boleskine And Abertarff
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Inverness
- Former County Inverness-shire
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.
