📌 Portnacroish, Argyll & Bute
★★
Castle Stalker has one of the most romantic settings of any Scottish tower house, cut adrift from everyday life on a tiny tidal island in Loch Laich. It’s possible to visit the 15th century castle – which featured as Castle Aargh! in Monty Python and the Holy Grail – via boat from Portnacroish, but a cheaper option is to view it from the mainland, which we describe here. The hillside viewpoint is easily accessed from the A828 at Portnacroish; alternatively, cross the Jubilee Footbridge as part of our separate walk from the other side of the estuary for a closer view.
🌍 Location
📌 Next to Castle Stalker View café, A828 just north of Portnacroish
🧭 O.S. Grid Reference: NM 925477
🛰️ GPS coordinates: 56.574875,-5.380300
🚌 Bus to Portnacroish
🚗 Car park
📝 Key info
⌚ Always open
🎫 Free
💬 Details above refer to the hillside viewpoint. I haven’t visited the island or castle interior.
