Ardencaple Castle

Ardencaple Castle, also known as Ardincaple Castle, and sometimes referred to as Ardencaple Castle Light, is a listed building, situated about 1 statute mile (1.6 km) from Helensburgh, Argyll and Bute, Scotland. Today, all that remains of the castle is a tower, perched on the edge of a plateau, looking down on a flat tract of land between it and the shore of the Firth of Clyde. The original castle was thought to have been built sometime in the 12th century, and part of the remains of the original castle were said to have existed in the 19th century. Today, that sole remaining tower is used as a navigational aid for shipping on the Firth of Clyde. Because of its use as a lighthouse the tower has been called Ardencaple Castle Light.

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  Battle of Alclud Ford ⓘ
  580 battle

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  Siege of Dumbarton ⓘ
  870 siege of Dumbarton by Vikings

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  Battle of Renfrew ⓘ
  1164 battle near Renfrew, Scotland

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  Battle of Largs ⓘ
  1263 battle of the Scottish-Norwegian War

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  Battle of Glen Fruin ⓘ
  Scottish clan battle on 7 February 1603

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  Clydebank Blitz ⓘ
  1941 WWII aerial bombardment of city in Scotland

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  Greenock Blitz ⓘ
  German bombing raids on Greenock, Scotland during WW2

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  Coastal Battery Toward ⓘ
  WWII defensive fortification in Argyll and Bute, Scotland, UK

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  Gryffe Wraes Cottage, anti-aircraft site 185m WNW of ⓘ
  architectural structure in Renfrewshire, Scotland, UK

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  High Mathernock, AA battery 350m WSW and camp 360 SW of ⓘ
  architectural structure in Inverclyde, Scotland, UK

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  Larkfield Battery ⓘ
  architectural structure in Inverclyde, Scotland, UK

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  Portkil Battery, 6-inch battery ⓘ
  architectural structure in Argyll and Bute, Scotland, UK

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  Steel Cottage, anti-aircraft battery 480m NW of ⓘ
  architectural structure in Renfrewshire, Scotland, UK

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  Ardhallow Battery ⓘ
  Palmerston fort in Argyll and Bute, Scotland, UK

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  Inverkip Anti-Aircraft Operations Room ⓘ
  British air defence bunker

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  Strathclyde Regional Council - Dumbarton Emergency Headquarters - Garshake ⓘ
  civil defence centre in Strathclyde, UK

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  Strathclyde Regional Council - Dumbarton Emergency Headquarters - Crosslet ⓘ
  civil defence centre in Strathclyde, UK

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  Ardencaple Castle ⓘ
  former castle near Helensburgh  

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  Ardgowan Castle ⓘ
  tower house in Inverclyde, Scotland, UK

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  Barony and Castle of Kilbirnie ⓘ
  tower house in Kilbirnie, North Ayrshire, Scotland, UK

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  Barr Castle ⓘ
  late medieval tower house in Lochwinnoch, Renfrewshire, Scotland, UK  

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  Castle Semple ⓘ
  castle in Renfrewshire, Scotland, UK

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  Duchray Castle ⓘ
  castle in Stirling, Scotland, UK  

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  Dumbarton Castle ⓘ
  castle in West Dunbartonshire, Scotland, UK  

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  Kames Castle ⓘ
  castle in the UK  

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  Kelburn Castle ⓘ
  country house in North Ayrshire, Scotland, UK

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  Mugdock Castle ⓘ
  castle with associated chapel and house, all ruins, in Stirling, Scotland, UK  

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  Rothesay Castle ⓘ
  castle in Argyll and Bute, Scotland, UK  

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  Skelmorlie Castle ⓘ
  castle in North Ayrshire, Scotland, UK

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  Kilmahew Castle ⓘ
  castle in Argyll and Bute, Scotland, UK  

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  Fort Matilda ⓘ
  area in Greenock, Inverclyde, Scotland, UK

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  HMS Empire Spruce ⓘ
  shipwreck off the Scottish coast

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  HMS K13 ⓘ
  1916 K-class submarine

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  HMS Seagull ⓘ
  1889 Sharpshooter-class torpedo gunboat

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  MTB 489 ⓘ
  shipwreck off the Scottish coast

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  MTB 702 ⓘ
  shipwreck off the Scottish coast

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  HMS Cumberland ⓘ
  1842 Cumberland-class third-rate ship of the line

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  HMS Repulse ⓘ
  1916 Renown-class battlecruiser

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580 Battle of Alclud Ford

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870 Siege of Dumbarton

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1164 Battle of Renfrew

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1263 Battle of Largs

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1603 Battle of Glen Fruin

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1941 Clydebank Blitz

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1941 Greenock Blitz

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1901 Ardhallow Battery

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1290 Kilmahew Castle

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1842 HMS Cumberland

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1916 HMS Repulse

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ArdencapleCastle

Ardencaple Castle 1900

Ardencaple Castle (sometime before 1869)

Ardencaple Castle (circa 1879)

Grand Fireplace, Ardencaple Castle

Ardencaple Castle 1901

Ardencaple Castle

Ardencaple Castle - the remaining tower

Ardencaple Tower, Helensburgh

Ardencaple Tower

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict	580	Battle of Alclud Ford	Kingdom of Bernicia, Kingdom of Rheged, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	870	Siege of Dumbarton	siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1164	Battle of Renfrew	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1263	Battle of Largs	Norway, battle, Kingdom of Scotland	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1603	Battle of Glen Fruin	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1941	Clydebank Blitz	Nazi Germany, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1941	Greenock Blitz	Nazi Germany, aerial bombing of a city	Wikidata
link	page		British Listed Buildings page@		Wikidata
link	page		Canmore page@		Wikidata
link	page		Cultural Inventory page@		Wikidata
link	page		Historic Environment Scotland page@		Wikidata
link	page		Secret Scotland page@		Wikidata
link	page		Tripadvisor page@		Wikidata
object	watercraft	1933	Maillé Brézé	destroyer, Vauquelin-class destroyer	Wikidata
organisation	factory	1861	Charles Connell and Company	shipyard, shipbuilding, business	Wikidata
organisation	factory	1865	Yarrow Shipbuilders Limited	shipyard, shipbuilding, business, enterprise, manufacture of steam generators, except central heating hot water boilers, Manufacture of military fighting vehicles	Wikidata
organisation	shipbuilding	1840	William Denny and Brothers	shipbuilding, business	Wikidata
organisation	shipbuilding	1967	Scott Lithgow	shipbuilding, business	Wikidata
organisation	shipbuilding company		Blackwood and Gordon	shipbuilding company	Wikidata
organisation	shipbuilding company		Greenock Dockyard Company	shipbuilding company	Wikidata
organisation	shipbuilding company		William Hamilton and Company	shipbuilding company	Wikidata
organisation	shipbuilding company	1711	Scotts Shipbuilding and Engineering Company	shipbuilding, shipbuilding company	Wikidata
organisation	shipbuilding company	1830	Robert Duncan and Co.	shipbuilding, shipbuilding company	Wikidata
organisation	shipbuilding company	1851	John Brown & Company	shipbuilding, enterprise, shipbuilding company, business, machinery industry and plant construction	Wikidata
organisation	shipbuilding company	1860	Lobnitz	shipbuilding, shipbuilding company	Wikidata
organisation	shipbuilding company	1874	Lithgows	shipbuilding, shipbuilding company	Wikidata
organisation	shipbuilding company	1898	Napier and Miller	shipbuilding company	Wikidata
organisation	shipbuilding company	1903	Ferguson Marine Engineering	shipbuilding, shipbuilding company	Wikidata
organisation	shipbuilding company	1999	BAE Systems Marine	shipbuilding, business, shipbuilding company	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		Coastal Battery Toward	coastal battery	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		Gryffe Wraes Cottage, anti-aircraft site 185m WNW of	anti-aircraft battery	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		High Mathernock, AA battery 350m WSW and camp 360 SW of	anti-aircraft battery	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		Larkfield Battery	anti-aircraft battery	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		Portkil Battery, 6-inch battery	artillery battery	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		Steel Cottage, anti-aircraft battery 480m NW of	artillery battery	Wikidata
site	artillery battery	1901	Ardhallow Battery	artillery battery	Wikidata
site	bunker		Inverkip Anti-Aircraft Operations Room	Royal Air Force, bunker	Wikidata
site	bunker		Strathclyde Regional Council - Dumbarton Emergency Headquarters - Garshake	civil defense center, Strathclyde Regional Council	Wikidata
site	bunker		Strathclyde Regional Council - Dumbarton Emergency Headquarters - Crosslet	civil defense center, Strathclyde Regional Council	Wikidata
site	castle		Ardencaple Castle	ruins, castle	Wikidata
site	castle		Ardgowan Castle	tower house	Wikidata
site	castle		Barony and Castle of Kilbirnie	tower house, castle	Wikidata
site	castle		Barr Castle	castle	Wikidata
site	castle		Castle Semple	castle	Wikidata
site	castle		Duchray Castle	castle	Wikidata
site	castle		Dumbarton Castle	contour fort, Historic Environment Scotland, castle	Wikidata
site	castle		Kames Castle	cottage, castle	Wikidata
site	castle		Kelburn Castle	country house, castle	Wikidata
site	castle		Mugdock Castle	castle	Wikidata
site	castle		Rothesay Castle	House of Stuart, castle	Wikidata
site	castle		Skelmorlie Castle	castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1290	Kilmahew Castle	Clan Napier, castle	Wikidata
site	fort		Fort Matilda	fort, neighborhood	Wikidata
site	shipwreck		HMS Empire Spruce	naval tug, shipwreck	Wikidata
site	shipwreck		HMS K13	fleet submarine, shipwreck, K-class submarine	Wikidata
site	shipwreck		HMS Seagull	torpedo gunboat, Sharpshooter-class torpedo gunboat, shipwreck	Wikidata
site	shipwreck		MTB 489	motor torpedo boat, shipwreck	Wikidata
site	shipwreck		MTB 702	motor torpedo boat, shipwreck	Wikidata
site	shipwreck	1842	HMS Cumberland	third-rate, shipwreck, Cumberland-class ship of the line	Wikidata
site	shipwreck	1916	HMS Repulse	Renown-class battlecruiser, shipwreck, battlecruiser	Wikidata
commons	image		ArdencapleCastle		Commons
commons	image		Ardencaple Castle 1900		Commons
commons	image		Ardencaple Castle (sometime before 1869)		Commons
commons	image		Ardencaple Castle (circa 1879)		Commons
commons	image		Grand Fireplace, Ardencaple Castle		Commons
commons	image		Ardencaple Castle 1901		Commons
commons	image		Ardencaple Castle		Commons
commons	image		Ardencaple Castle - the remaining tower		Commons
commons	image		Ardencaple Tower, Helensburgh		Commons
commons	image		Ardencaple Tower		Commons