- TITLE
- Ardtornish Castle
- EXTERNAL ID
- GB1796_859_20_0170_AT
- PLACENAME
- Ardtornish Castle
- DISTRICT
- Ardnamurchan
- OLD COUNTY/PARISH
- ARGYLL: Morvern
- DATE OF IMAGE
- 2007
- PERIOD
- 2000s
- CREATOR
- Andrew Taylor
- SOURCE
- Andrew Taylor
- ASSET ID
- 9671
- KEYWORDS
- castles
clans

Ardtornish Castle stands on a promontory sticking out into the Sound of Mull. It is described as a 'hall house' of probably two storeys, with the principle residence being on the upper floor. The castle was once a residence of the Lords of the Isles. It was part of a chain of eight castles, on both sides of the Sound of Mull, which made it possible to transmit a beacon signal from Mingary Castle (Ardnamurchan) to Dunollie Castle (near Oban), a distance of over 30 miles. Today the castle is in ruins after plans to restore it in the 19th century failed.