Castle Sween, interior. General view of East wall-walk from North-East turret.
SC 359777
Description Castle Sween, interior. General view of East wall-walk from North-East turret.
Catalogue Number SC 359777
Category On-line Digital Images
Copy of AG 13268
Scope and Content East wall-walk from north-east turret of Castle Sween, Knapdale, Argyll Castle Sween was granted to the MacDonald Lords of the Isles in 1376. From 1440 it was kept for them by the MacNeills, and then, in the early 1470s, by Alexander MacMillan. The castle was forfeited in 1475 and granted to the Campbells. Some time in the 15th-century, the inner wall (right) was raised to form the gable of the large east range occupying almost half of the courtyard. 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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