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Castle · near Oban · Argyll and Bute

Achadun Castle

Achadun Castle is a castle in Argyll and Bute. It is 11 km northwest of Oban. Add Dunstaffnage Castle, 9.2 km away, to a visit; it leads 18 places within 15 km.

Where
11 km
northwest of Oban
How well known
Top 27%
#2,271 of 8,556 places we list
Warmest months
Jul–Aug
highs of 18–18°C
In brief

Castle near Oban

Near Oban

Achadun Castle is 11 km northwest of Oban. Towns near it ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, NRS’s localities and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

Weather through the year

The warmest months in Oban are July and August, with highs of 18°C.

Jan7° / 2°223 mm
Feb7° / 2°169 mm
Mar9° / 3°150 mm
Apr12° / 4°101 mm
May15° / 7°102 mm
Jun17° / 9°106 mm
Jul18° / 11°122 mm
Aug18° / 11°142 mm
Sep16° / 10°154 mm
Oct13° / 7°201 mm
Nov10° / 4°193 mm
Dec7° / 2°215 mm
Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Oban, and rain in a month. Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for Oban. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Oban’s full climate →
About

Achadun Castle

Its Wikipedia coverage spans 4 languages.

Type
Castle
Wikipedias
Covered in 4 languages
Town
11 km northwest of Oban
Facts: Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).
The map

Achadun Castle on the map

Achadun Castle is in orange, with the places near it numbered as below.

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© OpenStreetMap contributors · NRS locality 2022

Towns near it

Towns close to Achadun Castle

The towns are in order of distance, its own town first.

1 · 11 km southeast of it

Oban

7,994 people · 12 places to visit

Make a day of it

What else is near Achadun Castle

Around it, within 15 km, lie 18 more, including 5 castles and 3 cathedrals.

1Castle · Historic Environment ScotlandDunstaffnage Castle9.2 km away2CastleCastleDuart Castle6.8 km away3CastleCastleCastle Stalker14 km away4CathedralCathedralSt Columba's Cathedral10 km away5CastleDunollie Castle9.1 km away6CathedralCathedralSt Moluag's Cathedral, Lismore7 km away7CathedralSt John's Cathedral10 km away8CastleCastleBarcaldine Castle10 km away

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Quick answers on Achadun Castle

Where is Achadun Castle?

Achadun Castle is 11 km northwest of Oban, Argyll and Bute.

What is Achadun Castle?

Castle in Argyll and Bute, Scotland, UK.

When is the best time to visit Achadun Castle?

July and August are the warmest months in Oban, with afternoon highs of 18–18°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

What else is there to see near Achadun Castle?

Within 15 km: Dunstaffnage Castle (9.2 km), Duart Castle (6.8 km), Castle Stalker (14 km) and St Columba's Cathedral (10 km).

Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the NRS 2022 locality (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (3)

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026 (ONS boundaries). Northern Ireland: Source: NISRA; contains Land & Property Services data and Ordnance Survey of Northern Ireland information, © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Scotland: contains National Records of Scotland data, Registers of Scotland data and SEPA data, © Crown copyright / © SEPA 2025, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.