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Carrick Castle shown within Argyll and Bute | |
OS grid reference | NS 19200 94500 |
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Country | Scotland |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | DUNOON, ARGYLL |
Postcode district | PA24 |
Dialling code | 01301 |
EU Parliament | Scotland |
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Carrick Castle; is a village on the Cowal peninsula in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. The village is within the Argyll Forest Park, which is itself within the Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park.
The village of Carrick Castle is located on Loch Goil. The village church is listed on the buildings at risk register of Scotland. There is a waymarked path to Ardentinny from Carrick Castle village.
Carrick Castle, a 15th-century castle built on a rock on the shoreline of Loch Goil, was originally a Clan Lamont stronghold.