Askomill House
| Askomill House | |
|---|---|
| Creation time : | before 1598 |
| Castle type : | solid house |
| Conservation status: | unknown |
Askomill House , also Askomull House , was a permanent house northeast of Campbeltown on the Kintyre Peninsula in the Scottish administrative division of Argyll and Bute .
history
Angus MacDonald, 8th of Dunnyveg , was surrounded at Askomill House in Kintyre in 1598 by 100-200 men under the leadership of his son, Sir James MacDonald, 9th of Dunnyveg , who had been sent by the Privy Council for his father's submission to covet under King James V. Angus MacDonald refused to leave his home and suffered burn injuries after his son set the house on fire. He was later captured and ironed at Smerby Castle .