... and during awful conditions on 14th February the ruined castle of Caisteal Maol on the Isle of Skye was damaged by a lightning strike. ... that illuminate the ruin's walls were extinguished. The castle was built by the MacKinnon's in the late fifteenth century. The ruins ...
Douglas MacQueen - Feb 22 2018 - 7:39pm
Ardstinchar Castle is located in the coastal village of Ballantrae, South Ayrshire, ... Alba). Above Ballantrae stands the ruin of Ardstinchar Castle, a reminder of Scotland's Auld Alliance. The Auld Alliance (Scots for ... was their numerous conflicts with England. Ardstinchar Castle was built in the fifteenth century by Hugh Kennedy, one of the sons of ...
Alastair Kneale - Aug 3 2021 - 3:00pm
Seagate Castle is close to the River Irvine (Scottish Gaelic: Irbhinn) and is located ... the 16th-century. However, it is thought to be the third castle that has occupied this site. The first prior to 1184 which would have been a wooden castle tower or motte. It was strengthened and rebuilt in stone in the 1360s ...
Anonymous (not verified) - Jun 7 2021 - 8:05am
Crom Castle - Caisleán na Croime is a relatively recent Victorian structure; however, the site is also home to the ruins of a much old castle tower house. Whilst Crom Castle itself is not open to the public, the grounds, which are called Crom ...
Anonymous (not verified) - Apr 25 2021 - 2:00pm
Inverlochy Castle (Scottish Gaelic: Caisteal Inbhir Lòchaidh) is a ruined, 13th-century castle near the village of Inverlochy (Scottish Gaelic: Inbhir Lochaidh) ... An Gearasdan, Loch Abar, a’ Ghàidhealtachd, Alba). The castle was built around 1270–1280 by John "the Black" Comyn, Lord of Badenoch ...
Anonymous (not verified) - Jun 23 2021 - 1:06pm
... CONCERN SPREADS THAT NEW £4 MILLION FOOTBRIDGE AT TINTAGEL CASTLE HAS MADE ATTRACTION TOO POPULAR - AND COULD DESTROY SITE! ... its concerns regarding the 'developments' at Tintagel Castle. The castle is administered by English Heritage Community Interest ...
Kernow Matters to Us - Sep 17 2019 - 3:15pm
Torthorwald Castle is located in the a village of Torthorwald about four miles east from ... A709 road in south west Scotland. It is thought the present castle structure was built in the 14th century possibly on top of an earlier motte and bailey castle dating from the 12th century. The basement and first floor hall of this ...
Anonymous (not verified) - Aug 3 2021 - 8:23am
... the Isle of Man and is dominated by the superb fortress of Castle Rushen home to the Kings and Lords of Mann for many centuries. It is one ... that the last of these kings, Magnus Olafsson, died at the castle in 1265. The castle was continually developed by successive rulers of ...
Anonymous (not verified) - May 13 2013 - 5:03pm
... a remarkable and rare historical artefact from Dunyvaig Castle (Scottish Gaelic: Dùn Naomhaig) in Scotland. The seal of Sir John ... charters and legal documents. It had lain hidden within the castle for more than 400 years, buried under rubble from the collapsed ...
Douglas MacQueen - Sep 2 2018 - 6:49pm
Quoile Castle is located about 1.5 miles (2.4 km) east from the town of Downpatrick, ... the village of Strangford (Irish Baile Loch Cuan). Quoile Castle is a three storey tower house constructed by Captain West in the ... not possible to enter the building, a cross section of the castle can be seen, as the south corner of the castle has fallen down. There is ...
Anonymous (not verified) - May 20 2021 - 1:06am