Carnasserie Castle. Aerial view from North-East.

Description Carnasserie Castle. Aerial view from North-East.

Collection Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu

Catalogue Number SC 366640

Category On-line Digital Images

Copy of A 65645

Scope and Content Aerial view of Carnassarie Castle, overlooking Kilmartin valley, Argyll Carnassarie Castle was built in 1565-72 by John Carswell, Bishop of Argyll and the Isles, on the land of his patron, the Earl of Argyll. In 1643, the feudal overlord, the Marquis of Argyll, granted it to the Campbells of Auchenbreck. The castle stands in strategic position on a ridge overlooking the Kilmartin valley with a steep drop to the east (bottom left) forming a natural defence. Slightly lower and to the right of main tower is the remains of an earliermedieval castle. In 1685, 600 royalists stormed Carnassarie Castle after it was 'blown up by treachery'. They are said to have ignored its subsequent surrender, wounded twenty defenders, killed the laird's uncle, driven off 60 horses, and left the castle in ashes. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.

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