Detail of gunloop with blocked window above, on North Side of Keep.
AG 751
Description Detail of gunloop with blocked window above, on North Side of Keep.
Date 1965
Collection Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
Catalogue Number AG 751
Category Photographs and Off-line Digital Images
Copies SC 366595
Scope and Content Gun-port in north face of tower-house of Skipness Castle, Knapdale, Argyll The tower-house of Skipness Castle was probably built by the Campbell lairds in the early 16th century. It saw service in 1645 when the MacDonalds, the earlier owners, took advantage of the Wars of the Covenant besiege the castle, albeit unsuccessfully. The oval-shaped hole is a 16th-century gun-port inserted in the earlier medieval masonry. Stone tower-houses were popular, especially in lawless regions, from the 14th to the 17th century. They were cheap compared to a proper castle because they were secure against the everyday danger of armed raiders and thieves, but not against artillery. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.
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