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Asgog Castle

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Asgog Castle
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General information
StatusRuin
LocationArgyll and Bute, Scotland
AddressAsgog Loch
Town or cityMillhouse
CountryScotland, United Kingdom
Coordinates55°53′02″N 5°17′05″W / 55.884015°N 5.284626°W / 55.884015; -5.284626, National grid reference NR 94666 70530
DesignationsScheduled Monument: LB12082

Asgog Castle, situated on the northwest shore of the Asgog Loch, on the Cowal Peninsula, Argyll and Bute, west of Scotland, was once the home of a cadet branch of Clan Lamont. It was first recorded in 1581, but may be mid-15th-century in date. In 1646, the castle was besieged and eventually destroyed by Clan Campbell,[1] during the conflict now known as the Dunoon massacre. Only three walls of the keep are now standing; of the courtyard, there are no identifiable remains.[2][3]

References

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  1. ^ "Asgog Castle". Scottish Castles Association. Retrieved 21 October 2023.
  2. ^ Argyll: An Inventory of the Monuments: Volume 7: Mid Argyll & Cowal. Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland. 1992. p. 212–213. ISBN 0-11-494094-0.
  3. ^ Coventry, Martin (1997). The Castles of Scotland (2nd ed.). Goblinshead. p. 58. ISBN 1-899874-10-0.
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