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Carrick Castle. General view from South-East.
A 37253 CN
Description Carrick Castle. General view from South-East.
Date 1986
Catalogue Number A 37253 CN
Category Photographs and Off-line Digital Images
Copies SC 360819
Scope and Content View from south east of Carrick Castle Carrick Castle was probably built by the Campbells of Lochawe, later Earls of Argyll, towards the end of the 14th century. Its position made it an important staging post between their lands in the Highlands and the Lowlands. The castle consists of a large three-storeyed tower-house or hall-keep, with a small enclosure. It was damaged by the artillery of government forces during the 9th Earl of Argyll's failed revolt of 1685. The 9th Earl of Argyll, unpopular in the Highlands because he used force to take land, was often regarded as an over-mighty subject. Exiled in 1681, he was executed in 1685 after returning with an army to support the unsuccessful Monmouth Rebellion. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.
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