Skipness Castle
{{Short description|Castle in Scotland}}
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|location = Kintyre peninsula, Scotland; near the village of Skipness
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| designation1 = Scheduled Monument
| designation1_offname = Skipness Castle and Kilbrannan Chapel
| designation1_type = Ecclesiastical: chapel, Secular: castle
| designation1_date = 7 February 2013
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Skipness Castle stands on the east side of the Kintyre peninsula in Scotland, near the village of Skipness. Together with the nearby Kilbrannan Chapel it is a scheduled monument.{{Historic Environment Scotland|num=SM13225|desc=Skipness Castle and Kilbrannan Chapel|access-date=2020-07-28}}
History
The main structure of the castle was built in the early 13th century by the Clan MacSween, with later fortifications and other additions made to the castle through the 13th, 14th and 16th centuries.
The castle was garrisoned with royal troops in 1494, during King James IV of Scotland's suppression of the Isles. James IV appointed Duncan Forestar as keeper of the castle.HMC 4th Report (London, 1874), p. 477. Archibald Campbell, 2nd Earl of Argyll, granted Skipness to his younger son, Archibald Campbell, in 1511.{{cite web |url=http://www.knapdalepeople.com/castleskipness.htm |title=Castle Skipness |accessdate=2009-08-11 |year=2009}}
During the Wars of the Three Kingdoms in 1646, the castle was besieged by forces under the command of Alasdair Mac Colla. During the siege, Alasdair's brother, Gilleasbuig Mac Colla, was killed in August 1646.{{cite web |url=http://macdonnellofleinster.org/page_4g__carolingian_era.htm |title=MacDonalds Carolingian Era |access-date=2009-08-11 |year=2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111001191421/http://macdonnellofleinster.org/page_4g__carolingian_era.htm |archive-date=2011-10-01 }} The castle was abandoned in the 17th century.
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External links
- {{Historic Environment Scotland|num=SM13225|desc=Skipness Castle and Kilbrannan Chapel}}
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Category:Castles in Argyll and Bute
Category:Scheduled monuments in Argyll and Bute
Category:Reportedly haunted locations in Scotland
Category:Historic Environment Scotland properties in Argyll and Bute