Ardencaple Castle is a Grade B listed building in the Argyll and Bute local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 14 May 1971. Castle. 2 related planning applications.

Ardencaple Castle

WRENN ID
high-quoin-hazel
Grade
B
Local Planning Authority
Argyll and Bute
Country
Scotland
Date first listed
14 May 1971
Type
Castle
OS grid reference
NS 282 830
Coordinates
56.00913, -4.75699
Source
Historic Environment Scotland listing

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Description

Ardencaple Castle is a building with earlier fabric that was significantly reworked, likely by Robert Mylne in 1786 and later by Peddie and Kinnear in 1877. The castle features a four-stage square corner tower with battlements, which was retained after the main castle was demolished in 1957. It is constructed from whinstone rubble with pink sandstone ashlar dressings and a parapet. The base course is battered, and there are bipartite windows with pointed lights that are now blinded, along with hoodmoulds on the east, west, and north elevations. The tower has a corbelled and crenellated parapet.

On the east elevation, there is a two-leaf door and a window on the first and second stages, with an armorial crest on the upper stage. The west and north elevations each have a window at the ground, first, and second stages, while the south elevation has blocked windows. Overall, the windows are blinded.

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