Arial view of Skipness Castle and Kilbrannan Chapel from the North West.
A 65366
Description Arial view of Skipness Castle and Kilbrannan Chapel from the North West.
Date 1984
Collection RCAHMS Aerial Photography
Catalogue Number A 65366
Category Photographs and Off-line Digital Images
Copies SC 366592, SC 1683285
Scope and Content Aerial view of Skipness Castle, Knapdale, Argyll In 1261, Skipness Castle belonged to the MacSweens of Knapdale, vassals of the Lords of the Isles. In 1262, they were forced to grant Knapdale to the king's ally, Walter Stewart, Earl of Menteith. They subsequently became Irish landowners and mercenaries. The castle occupies a strategic position overlooking the confluence of Kilbrannan Sound, Loch Fyne and the Sound of Bute. Its name comes from the Norse word 'skip' for ship and 'ness' for headland. (The building next to the arrow is Kilbrannan Chapel.) Until well into the 18th century, Argyll's sea-lanes were more strategically important than its roads. Most trade went by boat, and it was easier to sail on the sea lochs than to march through the mountainous interior where armies were easily ambushed. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.
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