Hill forts · Scottish Highlands
Tirefour Castle
Tirefour Castle — Iron Age broch 4 km north of Achnacroish, Argyll and Bute, Scotland, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Tirefour Castle is a hill fort in the United Kingdom. Heritage designation: scheduled monument. Wikidata describes it as: "Iron Age broch 4 km north of Achnacroish, Argyll and Bute, Scotland, UK". Coordinates: 56.5298°, -5.4683°.
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From the Wikipedia article
Tirefour Castle, (or Tirefour Broch, also spelled Tirfuir and Tirrefour) is an Iron Age broch located 4 kilometres north of Achnacroish on the island of Lismore, Scotland.
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Background
Architecture
Tirefour Castle has an almost circular floor plan. The lower floor has a solid, dry stone wall. This walls are 4.5 m thick. The wall is on average 3 metres high and survives to a maximum height of 4.9 metres in the southeast corner. It is located 2.5 metres above the original ground level. The ledge is 60 centimetres wide and is intact for about three quarters of the inner circumference. On the northwestern and eastern sides, at a height of 2.5 metres above the original ground level, intramural galleries can be seen. The gallery is 61 centimetres wide and 107 centimetres high. On the west side the gallery is 7 metres long. The ceiling of the gallery is formed by large, flat stones. The…
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- Coordinates
- 56.5298, -5.4683
- District
- Argyll and Bute
- Postcode
- PA34 5UL
- Parliamentary constituency
- Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber
Sources
- wikidata: Q923383 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Tirefour Castle (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Tirefour Broch 20100929.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Tirefour Castle?
- Tirefour Castle is in the Scottish Highlands, United Kingdom (postcode PA34 5UL).
- Is Tirefour Castle a listed building?
- Tirefour Castle is officially recognised as scheduled monument listed.
- Is Tirefour Castle free to visit?
- Yes, Tirefour Castle is free to enter.
- How do I get to Tirefour Castle?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode PA34 5UL. It sits within the Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber parliamentary constituency.