Gylen Castle
DP 448542
Description Gylen Castle
Date 1/1/1880 to 31/12/1880
Collection Records of the Scottish Cultural Resources Access Network (SCRAN), Edinburgh, Scotland
Catalogue Number DP 448542
Category On-line Digital Images
Scope and Content A ruined tower house, much overgrown, sited on a clifftop above a rocky seashore. Gylen Castle is on the island of Kerrera. Gylen was a 12th century stronghold of the Macdougall Lords of Lorn. A clasp, the Brooch of Lorn, said to have been taken from the cloak of King Robert I at Dalry, was captured from the castle when it fell to General Leslie in 1647.
Accession Number 2024/57
External Reference 000-000-152-630-C, 000-000-152-630-R
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/collection/2771303
File Format (JPG) JPEG bitmap
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