Inveraray Castle in 2005.

Engravings of Inveraray Castle.

Inveraray Castle (Gaelic Caisteal Inbhir Aora, pronounced [kaʃd̊ʲəɫ̪ iɲɪɾʲˈɯːɾə]) is a castle in western Scotland, United Kingdom. Scottish Gaelic ( Gàidhlig) is a member of the Goidelic branch of Celtic languages. A castle is a defensive structure seen as one of the main symbols of the Middle Ages. Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located It is the seat of the Chief of Clan Campbell, the Duke of Argyll. Clan Campbell is historically one of the largest and most powerful Highland Scottish clans History Origins of the clan The origins of Clan The title Duke of Argyll was created in the Peerage of Scotland in 1701 and in the Peerage of the United

The initial design for the castle was made in 1720 by the architect Sir John Vanbrugh, who also designed Blenheim Palace. Sir John Vanbrugh (pronounced "Van'-bru" (24 January 1664? – 26 March 1726 was an English Architect and Dramatist, perhaps best known Blenheim Palace  is a large and Monumental country house situated in Woodstock, Oxfordshire, England. This design was later developed by the architects Roger Morris and William Adam, who oversaw the beginning of the castle's construction in 1746, commissioned by Archibald Campbell, 3rd Duke of Argyll. William Adam (1689 &ndash 24 June 1748 was a Scottish Architect, mason, and Entrepreneur. Archibald Campbell 3rd Duke of Argyll 1st Earl of Ilay (June 1682&ndash April 15, 1761) was a Scottish Nobleman, Politician It was completed in 1789 for John Campbell, 5th Duke of Argyll and his wife, Elizabeth. Field Marshal John Campbell 5th Duke of Argyll (June 1723 &ndash 24 May 1806 styled Marquess of Lorne from 1761 to 1770 was a Scottish Soldier and Built in an eclectic mixture of architectural revival styles, it stands on the original site of the village of Inveraray - when Archibald Campbell decided to build the castle he had the village demolished and rebuilt a mile away, so that it would not impinge on the castle's outlook. Inveraray ( Inbhir Aora in Gaelic) is a town and former Royal Burgh in Argyll and Bute, Scotland, located on the western shore

Incorporating Baroque, Palladian and Gothic architectural features, the castle layout is square with four round, castelated towers at each corner, each of which bears a conical spire. Baroque architecture, starting in the early 17th century in Italy, took the humanist Roman vocabulary of Renaissance architecture and used it in a new rhetorical PLEASE DO NOT ADD AN INFO BOX TO THIS PAGE --> Palladian architecture is a European style of Architecture derived from the designs of the Italian See also Gothic art Gothic architecture is a style of Architecture which flourished during the high and late medieval period. It is surrounded by 2 acres of formal gardens and 14 acres of parkland and lies around a mile north of the village of Inveraray, near the shore of Loch Fyne in Argyll and Bute. The acre is a unit of Area in a number of different systems including the imperial and U Inveraray ( Inbhir Aora in Gaelic) is a town and former Royal Burgh in Argyll and Bute, Scotland, located on the western shore Loch Fyne ( Scottish Gaelic: Loch Fìne, ɫ̪ɔx fiːnə is a Sea loch on the west coast of Argyll and Bute, Scotland. This article is about the council area For the constituencies see either Argyll and Bute (UK Parliament constituency or Argyll and Bute (Scottish Parliament constituency

The castle was damaged by two major fires, in 1877 and 1975, but most of its important artefacts and features survived or have been restored. It contains outstanding furnishings and interiors from the 18th and 19th centuries. The elaborate decoration of the castle's State Dining Room, completed in 1784, is the only surviving work of the French painters Girard and Guinard, who were also commissioned by the then Prince of Wales (later George IV) to decorate his London residence, Carlton House. Prince of Wales (Tywysog Cymru is a title traditionally granted to the Heir Apparent to the reigning monarch of the United Kingdom (and formerly the Kingdom Carlton House was a Mansion in London, best known as the town residence of the Prince Regent for several decades The Armoury Hall, which contains a display of wall-mounted weapons dating from around 1740, has the highest ceiling in Scotland (21 metres, or nearly 69 feet). The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International A foot (plural feet or foot; symbol or abbreviation ft or sometimes &prime – the prime symbol) is a non-SI unit

Inveraray Castle is the home of the current duke (Torquhil Campbell, 13th Duke of Argyll) and his family, but its distinctive appearance, beautiful interiors and attractive setting make it a popular tourist attraction, and it is open to visitors at certain times of the year. A duke is a member of the Nobility, historically of highest rank below the Sovereign, and historically controlled a Duchy or a Dukedom Torquhil Ian Campbell 13th and 6th Duke of Argyll (born 29 May 1968) is a Scottish peer; he is also the 6th Duke of Argyll in the Peerage A tourist attraction is a place of interest where Tourists visit typically for its inherent or exhibited cultural value historical significance natural or built beauty or

External links

• Website for Inveraray Castle
• Its page in the Gazetteer for Scotland