Dunstaffnage Castle, Oban Architecture, Historic Highlands Building Photos
Dunstaffnage Castle, Scotland
Historic Scottish West Coast Building: Fortification Images + History
post updated 20 July 2025
Location: just north of Oban, Scottish Highlands, UK
Address: Dunstaffnage, Connel, Oban, Argyll, PA37 1PZ
13th-century Scottish castle
Photos (on a dull day) © Adrian Welch:
23 Nov 2007
Dunstaffnage Castle Scotland
MacDougall stronghold until 1309
This fortification was seized by Robert the Bruce.
Chapel in the grounds, southwest of the main building
Details within the castle structure:
Dunstaffnage : Scottish Castle
Photos of the fortification by Harriet Lomholt-Welch:
Photos by Daniel Lomholt-Welch:
Admire the mighty stronghold of the MacDougalls, built before 1240 on a huge rock above the Firth of Lorn. This fortification was captured by Robert the Bruce in 1308. The castle remained in royal hands until 1469.
Flora MacDonald was held at Dunstaffnage in 1746 before being sent to the Tower of London for aiding Bonnie Prince Charlie’s escape.
source: https://www.historicenvironment.scot/visit-a-place/places/dunstaffnage-castle-and-chapel/
A new Dunstaffnage building by Austin Smith:Lord architects, located close by, on the road that approaches the fortification site:
Historic Highlands building photos © Adrian Welch 2007, unless otherwise stated
Location: Dunstaffnage, Oban, Scotland, PA37 1PZ, UK, north western Europe
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photo © Adrian Welch
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