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Stonefield Castle
Stonefield Castle in Inner Hebrides + Skye, United Kingdom.
Rob Farrow — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1.5 h–3 h
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Stonefield Castle is a place of interest in Inner Hebrides + Skye, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
Stonefield Castle is a Scottish baronial manor house near the village of Stonefield, north of Tarbert, Argyll & Bute, Scotland. It was built on the site of an earlier building, known as Barmore, and has been in use as a hotel since 1950.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
The original house of Barmore was constructed by the MacAlister family, who held nearby Tarbert Castle as tenants of the Duke of Argyll. They built the new house in the early 18th century, as the castle was deteriorating, though this led to a lawsuit in 1762 brought by the Duke against the MacAlister laird for neglect. Prior to this, Archibald Campbell, Sheriff of Argyll, had purchased the Barmore estate from Archibald MacAlister of Tarback in 1746. The present castle was commissioned by John Campbell (1788-1857), grandson of John Campbell, Lord Stonefield (1720–1801), and designed by Edinburgh architect William Henry Playfair. It was completed in 1837, replacing the earlier Barmore.…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 55.8912, -5.4171
- District
- Argyll and Bute
- Postcode
- PA29 6YJ
- Parliamentary constituency
- Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber
- Phone
- +44 843 178 7141
- Official site
- bespokehotels.com
Sources
- wikidata: Q7619164 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Stonefield Castle (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Stonefield Castle?
- Stonefield Castle is in the Scottish Islands, United Kingdom (postcode PA29 6YJ).
- Does Stonefield Castle charge admission?
- Stonefield Castle typically charges admission. Check the official site for current ticket prices and opening hours.
- How do I get to Stonefield Castle?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode PA29 6YJ. It sits within the Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber parliamentary constituency.