Asgog Castle Explained

Asgog Castle
Status:Ruin
Location:Argyll and Bute, Scotland
Address:Asgog Loch
Location City:Millhouse
Location Country:Scotland, United Kingdom
Coordinates:55.884°N -5.2846°W, National
Designations:Scheduled Monument:

Asgog Castle, situated on the northwest shore of the Asgog Loch, on the Cowal Peninsula, Argyll and Bute, west of Scotland, was once the home of a cadet branch of Clan Lamont. It was first recorded in 1581, but may be mid-15th-century in date. In 1646, the castle was besieged and eventually destroyed by Clan Campbell,[1] during the conflict now known as the Dunoon massacre. Only three walls of the keep are now standing; of the courtyard, there are no identifiable remains.[2] [3]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Asgog Castle . 2023-10-21 . Scottish Castles Association.
  2. Book: Argyll: An Inventory of the Monuments: Volume 7: Mid Argyll & Cowal . Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland . 1992 . 0-11-494094-0 . 212–213.
  3. Book: Coventry, Martin . 1997 . The Castles of Scotland . 2nd . 58 . Goblinshead . 1-899874-10-0.