Kilkerran Castle
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Kilkerran Castle is a ruined castle, near Campbeltown, Kintyre, Argyll and Bute, Scotland.
[edit] History
A keep was built in 1490 by King James IV, for the housing of a garrison to subdue the MacDonalds.[1]
Further fortification works were undertaken by King James V,[2] during an expedition to the Isles in 1536 against the Macdonalds and other turbulent clans.
As King James V sailed from Kilkerran (now Campbeltown), Alexander MacDonald, 5th of Dunnyveg took Kilkerran Castle by force and hung the governor from its walls in view of King James V. As a result, Alexander MacDonald was summoned to Stirling and died there in 1538.
[edit] References
- ^ "Guide to the Highlands and Islands of Scotland, Section VIII, The Western Isles and Cantyre". 2009. http://www.scottish-places.info/features/featurefirst8920.html. Retrieved 2009-07-20.
- ^ "Kilkerran Castle". 2009. http://www.electricscotland.com/travel/guide/part28.htm. Retrieved 2009-07-20.
Coordinates: 55°25′1″N 5°35′23″W / 55.41694°N 5.58972°W
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