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Aerial view from the South.
A 65361
Description Aerial view from the South.
Date 1984
Collection RCAHMS Aerial Photography
Catalogue Number A 65361
Category Photographs and Off-line Digital Images
Copies SC 366591, SC 1683280
Scope and Content Aerial view of Skipness Castle, Knapdale, Argyll Skipness Castle was begun before 1261 by the MacSweens, lost to Walter Stewart Earl of Menteith in 1262, inherited by Robert II, then granted to the Lords of the Isles in 1376. On their forfeiture in 1493, it went to the Campbell Earls of Argyll. The original 13th-century walls still stand to parapet height, but the 16th-century tower-house (top right) is the now most prominent feature of the castle. Stone tower-houses were popular, especially in lawless regions, from the 14th to the 17th century. They were cheap compared to a proper castle because they were secure against the everyday danger of armed raiders and thieves, but not against artillery. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.
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