Sites
to See
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Castles
& Towers of Scotland |
| Location: |
Dollar, Clackmannanshire. OS Map 58: NS
961993. |
| Status: |
Not Lived In |
| Owner: |
National Trust for Scotland |
| Facilities: |
Guidebooks, Gardens, Cafe, Toilets |
| Tel. |
01259 472408 |
| Open: |
Apr,Sep, Mon-Sun; Oct-Mar, Sat-Thu. |
| Entry Fee: |
up to £2.50 |
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A winding road
up Dollar Glen leads to the entrance gateway of Castle Campbell, spectacularly sited on a
promontory of rock. The 15th century tower stands to the left, with a vaulted
room on the ground floor, a vaulted great hall over this with a large fireplace and a
prison with pit below.
Castle
Campbell was originally known as Castle Gloom, but in 1490 the 1st Earl of
Argyll had the name changed. It was burned in 1654 by General Monk and abandoned. J E Kerr
of Harviestoun presented it to the National Trust in 1950. |
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