Kilmory Castle (Bute)
| Kilmory Castle | |
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 The remains of Kilmory Castle are integrated into Meikle Kilmory Farm. |
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| Alternative name (s): | Kilmorie Castle, Crowner's Castle |
| Creation time : | 15th century |
| Castle type : | Niederungsburg |
| Conservation status: | ruin |
| Standing position : | Scottish nobility |
| Construction: | Quarry stone |
| Place: | Meikle Kilmory |
| Geographical location | 55 ° 48 '15.5 " N , 5 ° 6' 42.1" W |
Kilmory Castle , also Kilmorie Castle or Crowner's Castle , is the ruin of a low castle from the 15th century on the Meikle Kilmory farm on the Isle of Bute in Scotland , now part of the administrative unit Argyll and Bute .
The ruins consist of three sides of a former tower with a base area of 4.8 meters by 3.8 meters. The dry stone walls are up to 1 meter thick and are still 2 meters high today. On the west corner there is a round extension with a diameter of 1.5 meters and walls 0.6 meters thick, which are also 2 meters high. The interior of the building is filled with rubble of unknown origin. There are two loopholes in the remains of the round tower .
The castle was already in ruins in the 18th century. Kilmory Castle is a Scheduled Monument .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Kilmory Castle . In: Canmore . Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland. Retrieved October 11, 2017.
- ↑ a b Scheduled Monument - entry . In: Historic Scotland .