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Latitude: 55.7911 / 55°47'28"N
Longitude: -6.035 / 6°2'6"W
OS Eastings: 147157
OS Northings: 662686
OS Grid: NR471626
Mapcode National: GBR CFHD.LH2
Mapcode Global: WGZJ2.8PFT
Entry Name: Claig Castle,Jura
Scheduled Date: 23 December 1988
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Source ID: SM4615
Schedule Class: Cultural
Category: Secular: castle
Location: Jura
County: Argyll and Bute
Electoral Ward: Kintyre and the Islands
Traditional County: Argyllshire
The castle occupies the eastern part of Am Fraoch Eilean, a roughly triangular plateau, detached from the main part of the island by a narrow N-S gulley. The only standing structure is the gound floor of a tower house, l4.3m N-S by 11.3m E-W, with walls some 2.4m thick and a door on the N. Traces of an enclosing bank and ditch survive on the N, S and E. The area to be scheduled measures some 80m E-W by
50m N-S.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
The castle, dating probably from the 15th century, is of national importance as the only late Medieval fortified site on Jura. It has the potential to enhance considerably our understanding of Medieval fortification and settlement.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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RCAHMS records the monument as NR46SE 3.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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