Inveraray Castle
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Inveraray Castle is a castle in western Scotland. It is the seat of the southern branch of the Clan Campbell, the Dukes of Argyll.
The current castle was built by John Campbell, 5th Duke of Argyll and his wife, Elizabeth. Built in the scots baronial style, it stands on the original site of the village of Inveraray - when 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 Castle lies around a mile south of the village of the current site of Inverary village, near the shore of Loch Fyne in Argyll and Bute. Its today a popular tourist attraction, although the current Duke continues to live in the castle.