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Achallader Castle (ruins)

Achallader Castle (ruins) is a castle in Argyll and Bute. You will find it 37 km southeast of Fort William. The register lists it as a category B listed building.

Where
37 km
southeast of Fort William
How well known
Top 18%
#1,466 of 8,556 places we list
Warmest months
Jun–Aug
highs of 16–17°C
In brief

Castle near Fort William

A trip from Fort William

Achallader Castle (ruins) is 37 km southeast of Fort William. Towns near it ↓

Category B listed building

On the official list of protected heritage; Fort William has 22 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓

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

When to go

The weather, month by month

Warm weather in Fort William runs June to August, with highs of 16–17°C.

Jan6° / 1°305 mm
Feb6° / 0°256 mm
Mar8° / 1°218 mm
Apr10° / 3°153 mm
May14° / 5°143 mm
Jun16° / 8°132 mm
Jul17° / 10°149 mm
Aug17° / 10°178 mm
Sep14° / 8°203 mm
Oct11° / 5°275 mm
Nov8° / 3°266 mm
Dec6° / 0°312 mm
Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Fort William, and rain in a month. Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for Fort William. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Fort William’s full climate →
About

Achallader Castle (ruins)

Type
Castle
Listed
Category B listed building
Wikipedias
Covered in 6 languages
Town
37 km southeast of Fort William
Facts: Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).
The map

Where Achallader Castle (ruins) is

Achallader Castle (ruins) sits at the orange dot; the numbered ones are listed below.

© OpenStreetMap contributors · NRS locality 2022

Towns near it

Where people come from

Its own town leads; the rest list it too, closest first.

12
  1. 1Fort William
  2. 2Caol
1 · 37 km northwest of it

Fort William

5,766 people · 10 places to visit

2 · 38 km northwest of it

Caol

3,200 people · 10 places to visit

Compare the 2 towns
TownWhere Achallader Castle (ruins) isPeoplePlaces to visit
Fort William37 km northwest of it5,76610
Caol38 km northwest of it3,20010

What people ask about Achallader Castle (ruins)

Where is Achallader Castle (ruins)?

Achallader Castle (ruins) is 37 km southeast of Fort William, Highland.

What is Achallader Castle (ruins)?

Castle in Argyll and Bute, Scotland, UK.

When is the best time to visit Achallader Castle (ruins)?

June to August are the warmest months in Fort William, with afternoon highs of 16–17°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

Is Achallader Castle (ruins) a listed building?

Yes: category B listed building.

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.

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