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'''Fincharn Castle''', also known as ''Fionchairn Castle'' and ''Glassery Castle'', is a ruined 13th-century castle near [[Ford, Argyll|Ford]] on the southwest shore of [[Loch Awe]], [[Scotland]]. The castle was built in 1240 by the Lord of Glassary.
'''Fincharn Castle''', also known as ''Fionchairn Castle'' and ''Glassery Castle'', is a ruined 13th-century castle near [[Ford, Argyll|Ford]] on the southwest shore of [[Loch Awe]], [[Scotland]]. The castle was built in 1240 by the Lord of Glassary.

It is a [[scheduled ancient monument]]. <ref> {{cite web|url=http://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/SM5276|title=Fincharn CastleSM5276|publisher=Historic Environment Scotland|accessdate= 5 September 2017}} </ref>


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*{{cite web| url=http://canmore.rcahms.gov.uk/en/site/22777/details/fincharn+castle/| publisher=[[Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland|CANMORE]]| title=Fincharn Castle| accessdate=3 July 2010}}
*{{cite web| url=http://canmore.rcahms.gov.uk/en/site/22777/details/fincharn+castle/| publisher=[[Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland|CANMORE]]| title=Fincharn Castle| accessdate=3 July 2010}}


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[[Category:Ruined castles in Argyll and Bute]]
[[Category:Ruined castles in Argyll and Bute]]
[[Category:Scheduled Ancient Monuments in Scotland]]
[[Category:Scheduled Ancient Monuments in Argyll and Bute]]

Revision as of 19:46, 5 September 2017

Fincharn Castle
Loch Awe
Fincharn Castle
Site history
Built13th century
Built byLord of Glassary

Fincharn Castle, also known as Fionchairn Castle and Glassery Castle, is a ruined 13th-century castle near Ford on the southwest shore of Loch Awe, Scotland. The castle was built in 1240 by the Lord of Glassary.

It is a scheduled ancient monument. [1]

References

  1. ^ "Fincharn CastleSM5276". Historic Environment Scotland. Retrieved 5 September 2017.

56°11′10.21″N 5°23′17″W / 56.1861694°N 5.38806°W / 56.1861694; -5.38806