This picturesque castle was presumed to have been built around 1320 by Sir John Stewart, the Lord of Lorn. It's a fortress with an intriguing history involving clan rivalry, murder and brutal battles. Ownership changed hands numerous times between Scottish clans The Campbells and Stewarts – once as a result of a drunken bet.

It sat abandoned from around 1840 until the 1960s, when new owners fully rebuilt and restored the castle to what it is today, a private residence.

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Scotland's abandoned places revealed in striking images