Inveraray Castle
Inveraray Castle is a country house near Inveraray in the county of Argyll, in western Scotland. Its setting is 31 km southeast of Oban. On the official register, it is a category A listed building.
Historic house near Oban
One of the best-known places to visit in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland
#177 of the 8,556 museums, castles, gardens and other attractions we list, by how widely it is covered (22 Wikipedias). About ↓
A trip from Oban
Inveraray Castle is 31 km southeast of Oban. Towns near it ↓
Category A listed building
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.
Warm months and wet ones
For warmth in Oban, choose July and August (18°C).
Inveraray Castle
Wikipedia covers it in 22 languages.
- Type
- Historic house
- Listed
- Category A listed building
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 22 languages
- Town
- 31 km southeast of Oban
- Official site
- inveraray-castle.com
Mapping Inveraray Castle
Each numbered point is one of the places listed below; Inveraray Castle is the orange one.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · NRS locality 2022
Where to base yourself
Greenock is the biggest of the 6 bases nearby (42,870 people). These are the towns that list it, beginning with its own.
Oban
Dunoon
Helensburgh
Gourock
Good to know about Inveraray Castle
Where is Inveraray Castle?
Inveraray Castle is 31 km southeast of Oban, Argyll and Bute.
What is Inveraray Castle?
Country house near Inveraray in the county of Argyll, in western Scotland.
When is the best time to visit Inveraray Castle?
July and August are the warmest months in Oban, with afternoon highs of 18–18°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
Is Inveraray Castle a listed building?
Yes: category A 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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