Saddell Castle View from north-west
AG 481
Description Saddell Castle View from north-west
Date 5/1964
Collection Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
Catalogue Number AG 481
Category Photographs and Off-line Digital Images
Copies SC 565805
Scope and Content View of tower-house and courtyard of Saddell Castle from north-west, Argyll and Bute Saddell Castle was built in 1508-10 by David Hamilton, Bishop of Argyll. It was attacked in 1558 but the extent of the damage is unknown. In 1650 much of it was repaired. It was restored in the 19th century and again in the 1970s. To the left is the tower-house and to the right is the gateway and part of the wall of the court of offices. The wall is decorated with slits and a circular opening, or oculus. It has a crenellated pediment, reflecting that of the tower-house. In the 1770s a Campbell laird of Glensaddell built the existing court of offices including this north-west range. He used stones from the nearby ruins of the Cistercian Saddell Abbey, which caused much resentment among the local inhabitants. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.
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