Moil Castle
Castle (Medieval)
Site Name Moil Castle
Classification Castle (Medieval)
Canmore ID 38829
Site Number NR72SW 6
NGR NR 7249 2099
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/38829
- Council Argyll And Bute
- Parish Campbeltown
- Former Region Strathclyde
- Former District Argyll And Bute
- Former County Argyll
NR72SW 6 7249 2099.
A rectangular building with a spur at each corner, is shown at NR 7249 2099 and annotated 'Moil Castle'.
Information from map: 1: 10560 (Report on the Burgh of Campbeltown 1832 published by authority of Parliament).
There is no trace of a building here. The position indicate is an area of almost perfectly level ground in an otherwise sloping field. Traditionally there may have been a residence or castle of the MacDonalds on or near this spot (information from Rev J A Webb, c/o Kintyre Nurseries).
Visited by OS (RDL) 7 March 1963.