Dunderave Castle
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{{Infobox military installation
|name = Dunderave Castle
|location = Near Inverary, Argyle, Scotland
|image = 250px
|caption = Dunderave Castle on the shores of Loch Fyne
|map_type = UK Scotland
|map_relief= 1
|map_caption = Shown within Scotland
|coordinates = {{coord|56.242973|-4.998072|type:landmark|display=inline}}
|map_size = 150
|type = L-Plan Castle
|built = c.1500
|builder = MacNaughton clan
}}
Dunderave Castle is an L-plan castle built in the 16th century as the Scottish seat of the MacNaughton clan.
Description
File:Loch Fyne and Dunderave Castle from above St Catherines.jpg]]
The castle lies on a small promontory on the northern shores of Loch Fyne, around {{convert|5|km|mi}} north-east of Inveraray, Argyll. The castle is in use as a residence. The present castle was built after their previous castle was destroyed following a Plague infection. The old castle, and remnants of McNaughton crannógs, can still be seen on the lochan known as the Dubh Loch at the head of Glen Shira.
The name Dunderave is of Gaelic origin. Since the MacNachtans were designated 'of Dunderave' from as early as 1473, the place-name appears to have moved with the clan from the Dubh Loch. It has been suggested that the name derives either from Dun-an-Rudha, meaning 'The Knoll on the Promontory', or else from Dun-da-Ramh, 'The Castle of Two Oars'. The latter is taken to imply that there was a ferry near the site of the castle.{{harvtxt|Cock|1998|p=34}}
Alexander Campbell of Cawdor visited Dunderave in September 1591.Book of the Thanes of Cawdor (Edinburgh, 1859), p. 200.
The castle was restored and remodelled in 1911 by Sir Robert Lorimer relandscaping the gardens at the same time.Dictionary of Scottish Architects: Robert Lorimer
The property is currently under private ownership.
See also
- Fraoch Eilean, Loch Awe - earlier MacNauchtan castle
- Dundarave House - the Irish seat of the MacNaughton clan
References
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Bibliography
- {{citation | first=Matthew |last=Cock | title=Dunderave Castle and the MacNachtans of Argyll | publisher=Dunderave Estate | year=1998 | isbn=978-0-9658338-0-6}}
External links
- [http://www.scottish-places.info/features/featurefirst4672.html Overview of Dundarave Castle] from the Gazetteer for Scotland
- [http://www.knapdalepeople.com/dunderavemdavis.htm Dundarave Castle in the 1900s]
Category:Buildings and structures completed in the 16th century
Category:Castles in Argyll and Bute