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Kilchurn Castle. Detail of pistol hole/gunloop in South-West angle turret of tower house.
SC 359610
Description Kilchurn Castle. Detail of pistol hole/gunloop in South-West angle turret of tower house.
Date 1969
Collection Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
Catalogue Number SC 359610
Category On-line Digital Images
Copy of AG 3806
Scope and Content Detail of pistol-loop at Kilchurn Castle, Argyll and Bute Kilchurn Castle was founded before 1449 by Sir Colin Campbell on land given to him by his father in 1432. It was a government base during both 18th century Jacobite risings. It was also garrisoned by the Earl of Breadalbane after the 1689 Highland War. This pistol-loop is located in the south angle-turret of the tower-house. Part of the essential defences of the castle, these small round openings were designed for the use of pistols or other small hand-guns against would-be assailants. From the 14th century onwards, tower-houses were built either as 'private lodgings' for the laird's own use within a larger castle complex, or as relatively self-contained fortified residences. They became very popular in the 16th and 17th centuries. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.
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