Dunstaffnage Castle, Oban

Category

Library Item

Item no

24440

Title

Dunstaffnage Castle, Oban

Description

The ruins of Dunstaffnage Castle sit on top of a grassy mound, surrounded by trees. The castle lies next to the sandy beach of the Firth of Lorn.

Artist / maker

Valentine, James

Date

1865

Size

11.5 x 17.8 cm

Type

Photograph

Location

Edinburgh and Scottish Collection

Dunstaffnage Castle is a ruined castle in the Argyll & Bute area of Scotland. It was built around 1220 and thought to have been built by Duncan MacDougall, Son of Dubhgall the Lord of Lorn at that time. The castle stands on a rock which overlooks the Firth of Lorn and was, when built, a major strategic point for the MacDougall clan in their fight for control of the Hebrides from Norway.

The castle has had many owners over the years with it falling into the hands of royalty, the Clan Campbell and the Earls of Argyll. In 1958, the 21st Captain and the Duke agreed to hand the castle into state care, and it is now a Historic Environment Scotland property.

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Homes > Derelict buildings and excavation sites > Ruins

Homes > Residential buildings > Castles and palaces

Landscape > Land > Bays

Landscape > Land > Beaches

Landscape > Land > Rock formations

Landscape > Landscape architectural facilities > Walls

Places > United Kingdom > Scotland

Plants > Trees > Trees

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