Gatehouse, south elevation
SC 360538
Description Gatehouse, south elevation
Collection Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
Catalogue Number SC 360538
Category On-line Digital Images
Copy of AGD 81/17
Scope and Content Reconstructed exterior of gatehouse in south wall of Skipness Castle, Knapdale, Argyll Skipness Castle was upgraded to a stone fortress by the Stewart Earls of Menteith, probably when, with John MacDougall of Lorn's help, John Menteith held Knapdale against the MacSweens and the MacDonald Lords of the Isles. The wall projects to create a narrow gatehouse. The gates opened inwards and were protected by a portcullis. Missiles could be dropped on attackers through a murder-hole. During the Wars of Independence, Argyll was a war-zone as the English tried to control it by taking sides in local feuds. This blocked any Scottish naval expedition to Ireland, and allowed men and money to be shipped in from the English colonies there. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.
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