Castle Stalker

Castle Stalker is a four-story keep that sits on a tidal island on Loch Linnhe.  It is located off the coast of Argyll, Scotland.  The castle is accessible from the shore at low tide.  The original castle was built in the early 14^th century by Clan MacDougall who were the Lords of Lorn. (Lorn is an ancient district in the west of Scotland.)  Around 1388 the Stewarts took over the Lordship of Lorn and were said to have built the castle that currently rests upon the site in the 1440’s.  Due to a drunken wager made by King James IV of Scotland, the castle passed to Clan Campbell in 1620.  The Campbell’s abandoned the castle in 1840, when the keep lost its roof.  In 1965 Lt. Colonel D.R Stewart Allward purchased the castle and began restoration.  Castle stalker is owned privately and is open to the public at select times during the summer.