Sites
to See
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Castles
& Towers of Scotland |
| Location: |
Skipness, Tarbet, Argyll OS Map 62 NR
908577. |
| Status: |
Ruinous Condition |
| Owner: |
Historic Scotland |
| Facilities: |
None |
| Tel. |
0131 668 8800. |
| Open: |
All Year |
| Entry Fee: |
Free |
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Skipness today
is like a square tower house with a walled courtyard to the south west of it. However, the
castle has a complicated history, as it was extended over the years. Only fragments of the
ancient hall survive in the north wall of the courtyard, through which a gateway was made
when the castle became a farm.
Skipness
was probably built by the MacDonald Lords of the Isles but in 1463 ownership passed to the
Campbells. In 1898 the laird and the process of restoration commenced removed the farm
buildings. |
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