Kilkerran Castle
| Kilkerran Castle | ||
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| Creation time : | 1490 | |
| Castle type : | Niederungsburg | |
| Conservation status: | ruin | |
| Standing position : | Scottish royalty | |
| Place: | Campbeltown | |
| Geographical location | 55 ° 25 '1 " N , 5 ° 35' 23" W | |
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Kilkerran Castle is a ruined castle in Campbeltown in Scotland administrative unit Argyll and Bute .
history
King James IV had a donjon built in 1490 to accommodate a garrison to suppress the MacDonald clan .
King James V commissioned further fortification work during a trip to the islands in 1536 against the MacDonalds and other rebellious clans.
When the king sailed from Kilkerran (now Campbeltown), Alexander MacDonald, 5th of Dunnyveg , took Kilkerran Castle by force and had the governor of the castle hang from the walls in front of the king. As a result, Alexander MacDonald was ordered to Stirling , where he died in 1538.
today
The castle ruins are now integrated into a garden wall and Historic Scotland has listed them together with the adjoining farm as a Category C historic building.
Individual evidence
- ^ Kilkerran Old Castle - Ayrshire . In: Online Gallery . British Library. Retrieved October 6, 2017.
- ↑ Kilkerran Castle . In: Gazetteer for Scotland . Retrieved October 6, 2017.
- ↑ Guide to the Highlands and Islands of Scotland - Section VIII: The Western Isles and Cantyre - B: Knapdale and Cantyre . In: Electric Scotland . Retrieved October 6, 2017.
- ↑ Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .