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Dunstaffnage Castle (Scottish Gaelic: Caisteal Dhùn Stadhainis) is a partially ruined castle in Argyll and Bute, western Scotland. It lies 3 miles (5 km) NNE of Oban , situated on a platform of conglomerate rock on a promontory at the south-west of the entrance to Loch Etive , and is surrounded on three sides by the sea. [ 1 ]
Name Location Date Listed Grid Ref. [note 1] Geo-coordinates Notes LB Number [note 2] Image Dunstaffnage Castle Category A 11987: Kilmore Bridge River Nell Category C(S)
Dunbeg (Scottish Gaelic: An Dùn Beag), formerly known as Dunstaffnage (Scottish Gaelic: Dùn Stafhainis [2] or Dùn Staidhinis [3]), is a village about 2 + 1 ⁄ 2 miles (4 km) outside of Oban, Scotland.
Dunstaffnage Castle (Scottish Gaelic: Caisteal Dhùn Stadhainis) is a partially ruined castle in Argyll and Bute, western Scotland. It lies 3 miles (5 km) NNE of Oban , situated on a platform of conglomerate rock on a promontory at the south-west of the entrance to Loch Etive , and is surrounded on three sides by the sea.
Interior of the east end of Dunstaffnage Chapel, near Dunstaffnage Castle, near Oban, Scotland. Date: April 2007 ... Version 1.2 or any later version published by the ...
St Margaret's Chapel: Edinburgh Castle: Edinburgh: 1130 Chapel The oldest building in Edinburgh. [95] Cubbie Roo's Castle: Wyre: Orkney: c. 1145 Castle The ruins include a small square keep still extant to 2.4 metres (8 ft) in height. [96] Castle Sween: Knapdale: Argyll and Bute: c. 1150 Castle The main structure is a mid-12th-century ...
Dunstaffnage Castle, Alexander's main seat. Alexander of Argyll, also known as Alexander of Lorne, and Alexander MacDougall (Scottish Gaelic: Alasdair MacDubhgaill; died 1310), was a Scottish magnate from the late 13th and early 14th century. Alexander was the son of Ewen MacDougall, Lord of Argyll.
The Lamont strongholds were then looted and burnt to the ground. Sir James and his closest kin were shipped to Inveraray Castle, although he was held in the dungeons of Dunstaffnage Castle for the next five years. At Inverary, Sir James was forced to sign over all of the Lamont lands to Clan Campbell. In the churchyard at Dunoon, about a ...