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.
Ardencaple Castle, 1879.
Sketch by Robert Adam of his planned addition to Ardincaple Castle in 1774.
Ardencaple Castle Light. Today the tower is used as a navigational aid for shipping on the Firth of Clyde. Photo by Robie Macauley.
Sometime before 1869
Helensburgh is a coastal town on the north side of the Firth of Clyde in Scotland, situated at the mouth of the Gareloch. Historically in Dunbartonshire, it became part of Argyll and Bute council area following local government reorganisation in 1996.
Colquhoun Square, showing plinths for the Outdoor Museum
Lady Helen Colquhoun (née Sutherland) after whom the town of Helensburgh is named
The working replica of the Comet is in Port Glasgow; it was built in 1962 for the 150th anniversary
The Municipal Buildings in Princes Street East