General view from North West
SC 359225
Description General view from North West
Date 1966
Collection Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
Catalogue Number SC 359225
Category On-line Digital Images
Copy of AG 502
Scope and Content North west corner 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 near corner is all that remains of the MacSween chamber-block. The latrine-tower (right) and the curtain wall were built around 1300. The Campbells converted the north-east corner (left) to a tower-house in the 16th century. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/collection/359225
File Format (TIF) Tagged Image File Format bitmap
Attribution: © Crown Copyright: HES
Licence Type: Full
You may: copy, display, store and make derivative works [eg documents] solely for licensed personal use at home or solely for licensed educational institution use by staff and students on a secure intranet.
Under these conditions: Display Attribution, No Commercial Use or Sale, No Public Distribution [eg by hand, email, web]
