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Lochranza Castle

Lochranza, northern coast of Arran
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Cross a narrow peninsula to a lonely castle incorporating a rare hall-house of the 1200s.

At first glance, Lochranza Castle looks like a classic Scottish L-plan tower house of the 1500s. But looking closer, we can see that it’s been redeveloped from a much earlier medieval hall-house.

Lochranza Castle is situated on a peninsula extending into beautiful Loch Ranza in the north of Arran.

A historic stone castle ruin with hills in the background and sea in the front
Castle on narrow peninsula surrounded by water and green hills under clear sky.
A stone castle on a narrow strip of land surrounded by the sea at sunset, with a boat in front and a row of boats behind it

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