Castle Stalker in Appin
Loch Linnhe
Loch Linnhe
![Castle Stalker, Loch Linnhe, Argyll and Bute](aerial/castle_stalker_a.jpg)
These views are looking across Loch Linnhe towards Glensanda Quarry on the
Kingarloch coast of the Morvern peninsula.
![Castle Stalker, Loch Linnhe, Argyll and Bute](aerial/appin_castle_stalker_c.jpg)
The castle dates back all the way to around 1320 and has, to put it mildly,
an interesting past involving several families and many changes of
ownership.
![Castle Stalker, Loch Linnhe, Argyll and Bute](aerial/appin_castle_stalker_b.jpg)
The castle sits on an island named Eilean an Stalcaire and the smaller
one nearby is Eilean a' Ghaill. Stalcaire translates as hunter or stalker,
hence the name.