Publication illustration; Carnasserie Castle. Detail of entrance doorway.

Description Publication illustration; Carnasserie Castle. Detail of entrance doorway.

Date 15/3/1990

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

Catalogue Number DC 24551

Category Prints and Drawings

Copies SC 360746

Scope and Content Drawing of main entrance in north-west stair-tower 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 carved frame originally held two coats-of-arms. Beneath it is a plaque displaying those of the 5th Earl of Argyll and his first wife with the Gaelic motto, 'God be with O Duibhne' - the traditional name for the head of the Clan Campbell. John Carswell was Rector of Kilmartin and, from 1567, Bishop of Argyll and the Isles. He was responsible for producing the 'Book of Common Order', also known as Knox's 'Liturgy' - the first book printed in Scots Gaelic. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.

Scale 1:20

Medium Pen and ink

External Reference Inv. fig. 218A

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