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Photograph showing general view of Kilchurn Castle, with man in boat in foreground, with swan beside boat Insc. "Kilchurn Castle. 7962 J.V."
SC 360796
Description Photograph showing general view of Kilchurn Castle, with man in boat in foreground, with swan beside boat Insc. "Kilchurn Castle. 7962 J.V."
Date 1969
Collection Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
Catalogue Number SC 360796
Category On-line Digital Images
Copy of AG 6718 PO
Scope and Content View from Loch Awe looking towards 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 garrisoned by the Earl of Breadalbane after the 1689 Highland War and was also a government base during both 18th-century Jacobite risings. This view shows the remains of the 15th-century tower-house (right) and the barrack block of the 1690s, which was built to accommodate about 200 of the laird's men. It is probably one of the earliest surviving barrack blocks in Britain. From the 14th century onwards, tower-houses were built either as 'private lodgings' for the laird's own use with in 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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Attribution & Restricted Use Summary
Attribution: © Courtesy of HES (Photographs by J Valentine and Sons, Dundee, Scotland)
Licence Type: Limited
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