Castle Sween. Oblique aerial view of North-West angle and North-West tower from South wall-head
AG 13257
Description Castle Sween. Oblique aerial view of North-West angle and North-West tower from South wall-head
Date 1983
Catalogue Number AG 13257
Category Photographs and Off-line Digital Images
Copies SC 359773
Scope and Content North-west corner of Castle Sween, Knapdale, Argyll Sween Castle was probably begun in the late 12th century by Suibhne, the first of the MacSween lords of Knapdale. In 1262, the family lost Knapdale to the king's ally, the earl of Menteith, and subsequently became Irish landowners and mercenaries. In the corner is the remains of a groove, or chase, probably intended as a roof-support for now-vanished wooden domestic buildings. Beneath it are the foundations of a covered stair leading to a toilet, or garderobe. Before 1250, castles usually had a wooden hall for feasts and public occasions, and a separate two-storeyed stone chamber-block for the lord's family. After 1250, it became fashionable to build the two side-by-side in a single block. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.
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