Barcaldine ( gd, Am Barra Calltainn) is a small settlement in

Scotland Scotland (, ) is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. Covering the northern third of the island of Great Britain, mainland Scotland has a Anglo-Scottish border, border with England to the southeast ...

centred on the historic Barcaldine House and located on the banks of

Loch Creran Loch Creran is a sea loch in Argyll, on the west coast of Scotland. It is about long from its head at Invercreran to its mouth on the Lynn of Lorne, part of Loch Linnhe. The loch separates the areas of Benderloch to the south and Appin to the n ...

between Oban and Ballachulish. There was formerly a

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here.

Barcaldine Castle Barcaldine Castle (also called the Black Castle) is a 17th-century tower house castle located at Barcaldine 9 miles north of Oban, Scotland. History The castle was built by Duncan Campbell of Glenorchy between 1601 and 1609. In 1692, the ...

is located a few kilometres to the west. The castle was built in the 15th century by Sir Douglas Campbell of Glenorchy (or

Glen Orchy Glen Orchy ( gd, Gleann Urchaidh) is a glen in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. It runs from Bridge of Orchy to Dalmally. Geography Glen Orchy is about 17 km or 11 miles long, and runs south-west from Bridge of Orchy () to Dalmally () fo ...

). There is also

Barcaldine House Hotel Barcaldine House is a historic mansion in Barcaldine near Oban, Scotland, now a hotel. History Campbell ownership 1709–1842 The lands were originally part of the extensive estates of the Campbell of Breadalbane, who had built Barcaldine Ca ...

. The town of Barcaldine in western

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, Australia is named (indirectly) after Barcaldine in Argyll.Reed, A.W. (1973). ''Place Names of Australia'', p. 22 Sydney: A.H. & A.W. Reed. .

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Villages in Argyll and Bute Ports and harbours of Scotland {{Argyll-geo-stub