Old Breachacha Castle
| Breachacha Castle | |
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Argyllshire | |
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 Old Breachacha Castle | |
| Type: | Tower house |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | NM15995391 |
| Location: | 56°35’27"N, 6°37’41"W |
| History | |
| Built 15th century | |
| Information | |
Old Breachacha Castle or just Breachacha Castle is an 15th-century stone tower house of two on the shore of Loch Breachacha, on the Isle of Coll in Argyllshire and amongst the Inner Hebrides. Close by it stands New Breachacha Castle, also known simply as ‘Breachacha Castle’.
The tower house was a stronghold of the Macleans of Coll, the island having been granted to John Maclean in 1431.
This castle was superseded by a new dwelling in 1750 but continued to be occupied for a time, falling into a ruinous state only in the mid-19th century.[1] Although work was performed in the 1930s to prevent further dilapidation, the castle was restored to habitable condition only in the 1960s, by Nicholas MacLean-Bristol and his wife Lavinia.
The castle is a Category A listed building.[1]
The Project Trust, an international volunteering charity for young people, had the old castle as their original base until a custom built location on the west of the island was created in 1988.
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Old Breachacha Castle including Battery Wall and Outbuildings (also known as Breacachadh Castle) (Category A) - Listing detail (Historic Environment Scotland)