Faslane Castle
Castle (Medieval), Motte (Medieval)(Possible)
Site Name Faslane Castle
Classification Castle (Medieval), Motte (Medieval)(Possible)
Canmore ID 41490
Site Number NS29SW 1
NGR NS 2494 9016
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/41490
- Council Argyll And Bute
- Parish Rhu
- Former Region Strathclyde
- Former District Dumbarton
- Former County Dunbartonshire
NS29SW 1 2494 9016.
(NS 2494 9016) FASLANE CASTLE (NR) (Site of)
OS 6" map (1923)
The castle of Faslane is said to have been built in the 12th century, and deserted before the end of the 14th century.
NSA 1845; W Fraser 1869
Traces of Faslane Castle are observable on a summit overlooking the junction of two deep glens. The castle is mentioned in various years between 1543 and 1693, and in the mid-18th century the ruins 'furnished a shelter to the last representative of a once-powerful family'.
J Irving 1879
A railway line occupies the site of this Castle. No remains now exist.
Visited by OS (JLD) 2 October 1956
Field Visit (August 1977)
Faslane NS 249 901 NS29SW 1
It was recorded in 1851 that 'a green mound alone marks the spot where the castle stood'. It was destroyed by railway construction.
RCAHMS 1978, visited August 1977
(OPS 1850-1, i, 29; Irving 1879, ii, 289; Talbot 1974, 55)