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Armadale Castle is a ruined country house in Armadale, Skye, former home of the MacDonalds. A mansion house was first built here around 1790, facing south-east over the Sound of Sleat. In 1815 a square Tudor-Gothic mock-castle, intended for show rather than defence, designed by Edinburgh architect James Gillespie Graham, was built next to the ...
It was the seat of the chief of Clan Donald, Lord of the Isles. [51] [52] [53] Armadale Castle on the Isle of Skye was begun in 1815 and today houses the Clan Donald Centre and the Museum of the Isles which are open to the public. [51] Knock Castle (Isle of Skye) is a ruined Macdonald castle located on the Isle of Skye. [51]
Armadale castle and gardens The name ’Armadale’, meaning ‘elongated valley’, derives from the Old Norse armr and dalr . [ 2 ] Clan Donald has a visitor centre situated next to the ruins of Armadale Castle and surrounded by large gardens, while the nearby Sabhal Mòr Ostaig is a centre of Gaelic learning.
The 18th-century Armadale Castle, once the home of Clan Donald of Sleat, was abandoned as a residence in 1925, but now hosts the Clan Donald Centre. [92] Nearby are the ruins of two more MacDonald strongholds, Knock Castle , and Dunscaith Castle (called "Fortress of Shadows"), the legendary home of warrior woman, martial arts instructor (and ...
Croft tenancy records dating back to 1823, now held by the Clan Donald Centre at the Armadale Museum of the Isles in Sleat on the Isle of Skye, indicate that the twenty two households were spread across ten landholdings, each of 6 acres (2.4 hectares). [3] Many of the inhabitants were related.
It is the home of the clan MacDonald of Sleat. The name comes from the Scottish Gaelic Slèite , which in turn comes from Old Norse sléttr (smooth, even), [ 1 ] which well describes Sleat when considered in the surrounding context of the mainland, Skye and Rùm mountains that dominate the horizon all about Sleat.
The Battle of Coire na Creiche (Battle of Benquhillan) was a Scottish clan battle fought on the Isle of Skye in 1601. It was the culmination of a year of feuding between Clan MacLeod of Dunvegan and the Clan MacDonald of Sleat, that ended with a MacDonald victory in Coire na Creiche on the northern slopes of the Cuillin hills.
Articles relating to Clan Donald, ... Armadale Castle; Askomill House; B. ... Knock Castle (Isle of Skye) L. Battle of Lagabraad;