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Gylen Castle
Castle · near Oban · Argyll and Bute

Gylen Castle

Gylen Castle is a castle in Argyll and Bute. Head 4.4 km southwest of Oban to reach it. It holds the status of a scheduled monument.

Photo: Gylen Castle, Macsels (CC BY-SA 3.0)
Where
4.4 km
southwest of Oban
How well known
Top 15%
#1,210 of 8,556 places we list
Warmest months
Jul–Aug
highs of 18–18°C
In brief

Castle near Oban

Just outside Oban

Gylen Castle is 4.4 km southwest of Oban. Towns near it ↓

Scheduled monument

On the official list of protected heritage; Oban has 77 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

Weather by the month

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

Gylen Castle

7 Wikipedia editions have an article on it. Top of the 14 other places within 15 km is Dunstaffnage Castle, 11 km off.

Oban’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type
Castle
Listed
Scheduled monument
Wikipedias
Covered in 7 languages
Town
4.4 km southwest of Oban
Facts: Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).
The map

Around Gylen Castle, mapped

Use the numbers to match each place near Gylen Castle with the list.

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© OpenStreetMap contributors · NRS locality 2022

Towns near it

Towns that list Gylen Castle

They run in order of distance, starting where it stands.

1 · 4.4 km northeast of it

Oban

7,994 people · 12 places to visit

Make a day of it

Places to add to Gylen Castle

Our list has 14 more within 15 km, among them 4 castles, 2 cathedrals and a historic house.

1Castle · Historic Environment ScotlandDunstaffnage Castle11 km away2CathedralCathedralSt Columba's Cathedral6.5 km away3CathedralSt John's Cathedral6.6 km away4CastleDunollie Castle6.9 km away5CastleCastleDuart Castle10 km away6Historic houseHistoric houseTorosay Castle12 km away7CastleCastleAchadun Castle13 km away8Abbey or prioryAbbey or priory · Historic Environment ScotlandDunstaffnage Abbey11 km away

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

A visit to Gylen Castle: questions

Where is Gylen Castle?

Gylen Castle is 4.4 km southwest of Oban, Argyll and Bute.

What is Gylen Castle?

Castle in Argyll and Bute, Scotland, UK.

When is the best time to visit Gylen Castle?

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

Is Gylen Castle a listed building?

Yes: scheduled monument.

What else is there to see near Gylen Castle?

Within 15 km: Dunstaffnage Castle (11 km), St Columba's Cathedral (6.5 km), St John's Cathedral (6.6 km) and Dunollie Castle (6.9 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 (4)

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.