List of castles in Inverclyde facts for kids
This is a list of castles in Inverclyde.
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| Name | Type | Date | Condition | Ownership | Location | Notes | Picture | |
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| Ardgowan Castle | Tower house | Late 15th century | Ruin | Private | Inverkip | Within grounds of Ardgowan House, also known as Inverkip Castle |  |
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| Castle Levan | Tower house | 14th century | Restored | Private | Gourock | Restored as a residence in the 1980s |  |
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| Castle Wemyss | Historic house | c. 1850 | No remains | n/a | Wemyss Bay | Demolished 1984 | ||
| Duchal Castle | Ruin | |||||||
| Dunrod Castle | No remains | n/a | Inverkip | See Inverkip | ||||
| Easter Greenock Castle | Unknown | 16th century | No remains | n/a | Greenock | Demolished in the 1830s |  |
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| Newark Castle | Tower house and adjoining mansion | 1478 | Intact | Historic Scotland | Port Glasgow | Open to the public |  |
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| Finlaystone Castle | Tower house | c. 1290 | Functional/Livable - Private & Open to Public | Seat of Clan Cunningham & Clan MacMillan | Langbank in County Inverclyde | Extensive gardens enjoyed by Queen Elizabeth II, site of the 1st Protestant Reformed communion service with Rev. John Knox, "Hang out" of poet Robert Burns | "Upon the coast, on a rising ground, is situate the castle of Finlaystone, the seat of the Earl of Glencairn… a noble and great building around a court." |
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