Duncraig Castle

Duncraig Castle is a mansion in Lochalsh, in the west of the Scottish Highlands. A category-C listed building, it is situated in the Highland council area, east of the village of Plockton on the south shore of Loch Carron. It was built in 1866 in the Scottish baronial style, to designs by Alexander Ross, for Scottish Member of Parliament and businessman Alexander Matheson. The castle remained in the Matheson family until the 1920s, when it was sold to Sir Daniel Hamilton and his wife Margaret, who owned the neighbouring estate. The Hamiltons intended to use the castle for educational purposes in the local community, but this never came to fruition and following the outbreak of World War II, the castle was used as a naval hospital. By the end of the war, Daniel Hamilton had died, and Margaret bequeathed the castle to the local council, which converted it for use as a home economics college for girls, operating in this capacity until its closure in 1989.

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  Brochel Castle ⓘ
  castle ruin  

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  Caisteal Maol ⓘ
  castle in Highland, Scotland, UK  

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  Duncraig Castle ⓘ
  castle in Highland, Scotland, UK  

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  Eilean Donan Castle ⓘ
  castle in Highland, Scotland, UK  

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  Raasay Heritage Centre ⓘ
  museum in Isle of Raasay, Scotland, UK

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  Bright Water Visitor Centre ⓘ
  museum in Kyleakin, Scotland, UK

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  Applecross Heritage Centre ⓘ
  museum in Strathcarron, Scotland, UK

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1989 Raasay Heritage Centre

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2000 Bright Water Visitor Centre

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2003 Applecross Heritage Centre

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Frameless

Nautical chart of Loch Kishorn and the approaches to Loch Carron

Plockton Bay

Tumbled Mountains

View from Minvaugh toward Duncraig Castle

Duncraig Castle and Sgeir Bhuidhe

Duncraig Castle, Plockton

Duncraig Castle from Plockton

New Pontoon

Duncraig Castle

Duncraig Castle from Plockton

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
site	castle		Brochel Castle	castle	Wikidata
site	castle		Caisteal Maol	tower house	Wikidata
site	castle		Duncraig Castle	castle	Wikidata
site	castle		Eilean Donan Castle	castle	Wikidata
site	museum	1989	Raasay Heritage Centre	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2000	Bright Water Visitor Centre	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2003	Applecross Heritage Centre	museum	Wikidata
commons	image		Nautical chart of Loch Kishorn and the approaches to Loch Carron		Commons
commons	image		Plockton Bay		Commons
commons	image		Tumbled Mountains		Commons
commons	image		View from Minvaugh toward Duncraig Castle		Commons
commons	image		Duncraig Castle and Sgeir Bhuidhe		Commons
commons	image		Duncraig Castle, Plockton		Commons
commons	image		Duncraig Castle from Plockton		Commons
commons	image		New Pontoon		Commons
commons	image		Duncraig Castle		Commons
commons	image		Duncraig Castle from Plockton		Commons