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Kilchurn Castle

castle, now ruin, in Argyll and Bute, Scotland, UK
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Kilchurn Castle

Summary

Kilchurn Castle is a castle ruin[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of castle_ruin entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (153 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Kilchurn Castle is located in Argyll and Bute[3].
  • Kilchurn Castle is located in Glenorchy and Inishail[4].
  • Kilchurn Castle is in the country of United Kingdom[5].
  • Kilchurn Castle is on the body of water Loch Awe[6].
  • Kilchurn Castle's instance of is recorded as castle ruin[7].
  • Kilchurn Castle's commissioned by is recorded as Clan Campbell[8].
  • Kilchurn Castle is owned by Historic Environment Scotland[9].
  • Kilchurn Castle is operated by Historic Environment Scotland[10].
  • Kilchurn Castle's Commons category is recorded as Kilchurn Castle[11].
  • 1450 marks the founding of Kilchurn Castle[12].
  • Kilchurn Castle's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 56.4037, 'lon': -5.0274}[13].
  • Kilchurn Castle's official website is recorded as https://www.historicenvironment.scot/visit-a-place/places/kilchurn-castle/[14].
  • Kilchurn Castle's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Kilchurn Castle[15].
  • Kilchurn Castle's Commons gallery is recorded as Kilchurn Castle[16].
  • Kilchurn Castle's described by source is recorded as CastlesFortsBattles[17].
  • Kilchurn Castle's heritage designation is recorded as scheduled monument[18].
  • Kilchurn Castle's associated electoral district is recorded as Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber[19].
  • Kilchurn Castle's historic county is recorded as Argyll[20].

Body

Geography

Kilchurn Castle is in the country of United Kingdom[5]. Located in include Argyll and Bute[3], a council area[21], in United Kingdom[22], founded in 1996[23] and Glenorchy and Inishail[4], a civil parish[24], in United Kingdom[25]. It is on the body of water Loch Awe[6].

Designation and Status

Kilchurn Castle's instance of is recorded as castle ruin[7]. Its heritage designation is recorded as scheduled monument[18].

History and Context

1450 marks the founding of Kilchurn Castle[12]. It is owned by Historic Environment Scotland[9].

Why It Matters

Kilchurn Castle ranks in the top 2% of castle_ruin entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (153 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[26]

Related Entities

CastlesFortsBattles United Kingdom

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [3] ↑ . Historic Environment Scotland ID. wikidata.org.
  6. [4] ↑ . Historic Environment Scotland ID. wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . web page. Retrieved . scotland4you.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . Historic Environment Scotland ID. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [21] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [22] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [23] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [24] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [25] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [26] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 18d ago · Vicarage · 2026-06-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country → United Kingdom
    Located in or next to body of water → Loch Awe
    Short name → Kilchurn
    Operator → Historic Environment Scotland
    + 21 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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