Dunskey Castle
Dunskey Castle is a tower house near the Scottish town of Portpatrick in the Council Area Dumfries and Galloway . The ruin is listed as a Scheduled Monument . A 1972 listing in the Scottish List of Monuments in the highest monument category A was revoked in 2015.
history
Presumably a Promontory Fort has been on the site since early times . In the 14th century at the latest, a fortification was described that was probably demolished for the construction of Dunskey Castle. The Tower House was built in the early to mid-16th centuries. The Adairs of Kinhilt , a family who immigrated from Ireland and who also had the Tower House Stranraer Castle built in Stranraer around 1510, are listed as the builder family . The addition of the small north wing is attributed to Hugh Montgomery, 1st Viscount Montgomery , who acquired Dunskey Castle in 1620. The Tower House was described as a ruin as early as 1684 and is still in this state today.
description
Dunskey Castle is a few hundred yards south of Portpatrick. It lies in a position that is easy to defend on a headland of the Rhinns of Galloway on the North Channel known as "Castle Point" . A deep, probably at least partially natural rift separates the cape from the mainland. The Tower House sits between the rocky cliffs and overlooks the strait between Scotland and Northern Ireland . The three-story quarry stone building has an L-shaped floor plan. To the west is the foundation of another building. This measures about seven meters square and could mark the location of a watchtower.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Scheduled Monument - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
- ↑ a b Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
- ↑ a b Entry on Dunskey Castle in Canmore, the database of Historic Environment Scotland (English)
Web links
- Entry on Dunskey Castle in Canmore, Historic Environment Scotland database
Coordinates: 54 ° 50 ′ 7.6 " N , 5 ° 6 ′ 35.6" W.