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Oblique aerial view from the South.

SC 366591

Description Oblique aerial view from the South.

Date 1984

Collection RCAHMS Aerial Photography

Catalogue Number SC 366591

Category On-line Digital Images

Copy of A 65361

Scope and Content Aerial view of Skipness Castle, Knapdale, Argyll Skipness Castle was begun before 1261 by the MacSweens, lost to Walter Stewart Earl of Menteith in 1262, inherited by Robert II, then granted to the Lords of the Isles in 1376. On their forfeiture in 1493, it went to the Campbell Earls of Argyll. The original 13th-century walls still stand to parapet height, but the 16th-century tower-house (top right) is the now most prominent feature of the castle. 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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File Format (TIF) Tagged Image File Format bitmap

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Collection Level (551 177) RCAHMS Aerial Photography

Sub-Group Level (551 177/9) 1984 Photographs

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