Carnasserie Castle

Carnasserie Castle
Kilmartin, Scotland
The castle in 2024
Site information
Open to
the public
Yes
ConditionPartially ruined
Location
Coordinates56°09′05″N 5°28′51″W / 56.1515°N 5.4809°W / 56.1515; -5.4809
Official nameCarnasserie Castle
TypePrehistoric domestic and defensive: dun, Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cupmarks or cup-and-ring marks and similar rock art, Secular: castle; garden; motte
Designated24 January 1995
Reference no.SM90061

Carnasserie Castle (also spelled Carnassarie) is a ruined 16th-century tower house, noted for its unusual plan and renaissance detailing. It is located around 2 kilometres (1+14 miles) north of Kilmartin, in Argyll and Bute, western Scotland, at grid reference NM837009.