Ardchonnel Castle
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 Ardchonnel Castle |
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| Creation time : | before 1350 |
| Castle type : | Inselburg |
| Conservation status: | ruin |
| Geographical location | 56 ° 15 '23.8 " N , 5 ° 16' 4.3" W |
Innes Chonnel Castle , also Ardconnel Castle , Innis Chonnell Castle or Connel Castle is a castle ruin an island castle on the small Scottish island Innis Chonnell in the lake Loch Awe . The structure takes up a large part of the island. It is classified as a Scheduled Monument .
history
In 1315 Cailean Mór ( Colin Campbell ) received large lands in what is now the Council Area Argyll and Bute . Ardchonnel Castle was likely built in the first half of the 13th century by members of the Campbell clan . In the 15th century, extensive renovation work was carried out in the area of the castle courtyard, although the area of around 25 m × 25 m remained almost unchanged. Ardchonnel Castle was the main castle of the clan until the late 15th century, when it was replaced by the newly built Inveraray Castle . Nevertheless, it was still used by members of the allied clan MacLachlan . Little is known about the history of Ardchonnel Castle and when it was ultimately abandoned. It is only recorded that it was already in a ruinous state in 1806.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Scheduled Monument - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
- ↑ Entry in the Scottish list of monuments ( memento from July 9, 2012 in the web archive archive.today )
- ↑ Entry on Ardchonnel Castle in Canmore, the database of Historic Environment Scotland (English)
Web links
- Entry on Ardchonnel Castle in Canmore, Historic Environment Scotland database