View of interior of Courtyard from West.
SC 366626
Description View of interior of Courtyard from West.
Collection Scottish Development Department
Catalogue Number SC 366626
Category On-line Digital Images
Copy of AG 2931
Scope and Content Early 20th-century view of gatehouse of Dunstaffnage Castle, at the mouth of Loch Etive, Argyll Dunstaffnage Castle passed to the Campbell Earls of Argyll in 1469-70 and was held for them by hereditary Captains, their kinsmen, the Campbells of Dunstaffnage. The castle was a pro-government stronghold until the 9th Earl's failed rebellion in 1685. This shows the 17th-century parts of the gatehouse after the 1903-4 restoration, before it was white-washed. The building had been damaged by fire in 1810, which caused the Campbells of Dunstaffnage to abandon the castle as a family residence. 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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