Skipness Castle and Chapel

  • Skipness, Kintyre

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Skipness Castle and Chapel

South of the village of Skipness on the east coast of Kintyre, off the B8001.

Access to the chapel is over agricultural land. 

Post code - PA29 6XT

Grid reference - NR 908 578 and NR 910 575

Region - Central and West

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Opening times

1 Apr to 30 Sept:
daily, 9.30am to 5.30pm
Last entry 5pm

1 Oct to 31 Mar:
Closed

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Lochranza Castle
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Machrie Moor Standing Stones
A large boulder and several low standing stones in a field.

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Moss Farm Road Stone Circle
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Kilmodan Sculptured Stones
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Kilpatrick Dun
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St Mary's Chapel, Rothesay
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Rothesay Castle
A fishing boat at low tide in front of the ruins of Lochranza Castle.

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Lochranza Castle
Four tall sculptured stones propped against a white wall inside a building.

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Kilmodan Sculptured Stones
A few stones that belonged to a drystone building on a grassy landscape with hills in the distance

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Kilpatrick Dun
A general view of the circular curtain wall and moat at Rothesay Castle.

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Rothesay Castle
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Torr a'Chaisteal Dun
Several large sculptured stones portraying people in various poses are propped up against a roofed wall.

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Kilberry Sculptured Stones
A path leading into the stone fort, which consists of ruined stone walls amongst rocks and grassy surfaces.

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Kilmartin Glen: Dunadd Fort
Distant view of Castle Sween with Loch Sween and the hills in the background

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Castle Sween

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