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This is one of Scotland's most romantic castles. Like Castle Stalker and Eilean Donan it is located on the shoreline but unlike the other two it can be accessed at low tide. This underlines the poetry of the Castle and its environment. The fact that it is ruinous - unlike Eilean Donan - adds to the attraction.

Castle Tioram (pronounced "Cheerum" from Scottish Gaelic "Caisteal Tioram" meaning "dry castle") is a ruined castle that sits on the tidal island Eilean Tioram in Loch Moidart, Lochaber, Scottish Highland. The Castle is a picturesque ruin situated on a remote, rocky island overlooking Loch Moidart. Its West Coast location is made all the more remote by the fact that it is only accessible at low tide.

This 13th Century stronghold of the Macdonalds of Clanranald, Castle Tioram was destroyed in the Jacobite Rising of 1715 and has lain in ruin ever since. Although access to the castle is prevented, visitors can enjoy breathtaking panoramic views across the loch. Described by Winston Churchill as the second most beautiful place on earth after the Great Lakes of Africa, Castle Tioram has appeared in "Rob Roy" and two of the "Highlander" films.

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