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'''Carrick Castle''' is a 15th-century [[tower house]] on the west shore of [[Loch Goil]] on the [[Cowal]] peninsula in [[Argyll and Bute]], [[Scotland]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.scottish-places.info/features/featurefirst4668.html |title=Carrick Castle |work=Gazetteer for Scotland |accessdate=2008-11-21}}</ref> It is located between Cuilmuich and Carrick, {{convert|4|mi|km}} south of [[Lochgoilhead]].
'''Carrick Castle''' is a 15th-century [[tower house]] on the west shore of [[Loch Goil]] on the [[Cowal]] peninsula in [[Argyll and Bute]], [[Scotland]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.scottish-places.info/features/featurefirst4668.html |title=Carrick Castle |work=Gazetteer for Scotland |accessdate=2008-11-21}}</ref> It is located between Cuilmuich and Carrick, {{convert|4|mi|km}} south of [[Lochgoilhead]].


The Castle consists of two floors above the central great hall. The building is oblong, 66 feet long by 38 feet wide, with walls seven feet thick. It stands 64 feet high. There is a curiosity – a small chimney is built into a window recess. There is an appendage of a smaller 17th Century structure to the original rectangular tower house.
The castle stands on a rocky peninsula, and was formerly defended to landward by a ditch and [[drawbridge]]. The building is around {{convert|66|by|38|ft|m}}, and up to {{convert|64|ft|m}} high with walls seven feet thick.<ref name=Groome/>. It consists of two floors above the central great hall and stands 64 feet high. There is a curiosity – a small chimney is built into a window recess. There is an appendage of a smaller 17th Century structure to the original rectangular tower house. The structure has been designated a [[scheduled monument]] and a [[Category A listed building]] by [[Historic Environment Scotland]]. <ref> {{cite web|url=http://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/SM2495|title=Carrick CastleSM2495|publisher=Historic Environment Scotland|accessdate= 3 September 2017}} </ref> <ref> {{cite web|url=http://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/LB11815|title=CARRICK CASTLELB11815|publisher=Historic Environment Scotland|accessdate= 3 September 2017}} </ref>


Modern-day houses in the surrounding area take the name [[Carrick Castle (village)|Carrick Castle]].
Modern-day houses in the surrounding area take the name [[Carrick Castle (village)|Carrick Castle]].
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The castle was intermittently occupied until it was sold to the [[Murray (Surname)|Murray]]s, the [[Earl of Dunmore|Earls of Dunmore]].
The castle was intermittently occupied until it was sold to the [[Murray (Surname)|Murray]]s, the [[Earl of Dunmore|Earls of Dunmore]].


The keep was a ruin for many years but is now in private ownership and undergoing restoration.
The keep was a ruin for many years but is now in private ownership and undergoing restoration

==The castle==

The castle stands on a rocky peninsula, and was formerly defended to landward by a ditch and [[drawbridge]]. The building is around {{convert|66|by|38|ft|m}}, and up to {{convert|64|ft|m}} high.<ref name=Groome/>


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Carrick Castle
Carrick Castle, 1980
Carrick Castle is located in Argyll and Bute
Carrick Castle
General information
TypeTower House
LocationCowal Peninsula, Argyll and Bute.
Town or cityCarrick Castle (village)
CountryScotland, United Kingdom
Coordinates56°06′31″N 4°54′20″W / 56.108742°N 4.9054980°W / 56.108742; -4.9054980, National grid reference NS 19422 94469
Construction started12th Century
ClientClan Lamont
Height64ft
Technical details
MaterialStone
Floor count2

Carrick Castle is a 15th-century tower house on the west shore of Loch Goil on the Cowal peninsula in Argyll and Bute, Scotland.[1] It is located between Cuilmuich and Carrick, 4 miles (6.4 km) south of Lochgoilhead.

The castle stands on a rocky peninsula, and was formerly defended to landward by a ditch and drawbridge. The building is around 66 by 38 feet (20 by 12 m), and up to 64 feet (20 m) high with walls seven feet thick.[2]. It consists of two floors above the central great hall and stands 64 feet high. There is a curiosity – a small chimney is built into a window recess. There is an appendage of a smaller 17th Century structure to the original rectangular tower house. The structure has been designated a scheduled monument and a Category A listed building by Historic Environment Scotland. [3] [4]

Modern-day houses in the surrounding area take the name Carrick Castle.

History

Carrick Castle, ca. 1890 - 1900.

The present ruin is possibly the third occupant of this location. The first may have been a Viking fort.[2] The second structure, and first castle, is believed to have been built in the 12th century. Allegedly a hunting seat of the Scots kings, Carrick was originally a Lamont stronghold.

In the spring of 1307, Robert the Bruce drove Henry Percy from the Castle before conducting a guerrilla war against Edward I of England. Edward had given the castle, which belonged to Robert, to Percy. In 1368 it then passed on to the Campbell Earls of Argyll.

The third structure, the late 15th-century castle, was a royal stronghold, held by the Earls of Argyll as hereditary keepers, and was the symbol and source of their power in South Argyll.[2] It was one of their three chief castles, the other two being Duart and Fincharn.

Mary, Queen of Scots, visited here in 1563.

In 1685, during the rebellion of Archibald Campbell, 9th Earl of Argyll, against King James VII, HMS Kingfisher bombarded the castle, badly damaging the keep, which lost its roof.

The castle was intermittently occupied until it was sold to the Murrays, the Earls of Dunmore.

The keep was a ruin for many years but is now in private ownership and undergoing restoration

Carrick Castle
  • Carrick Castle
    Carrick Castle
  • Pier at Carrick Castle - geograph.org.uk - 1303898
    Pier at Carrick Castle - geograph.org.uk - 1303898

References

  1. ^ "Carrick Castle". Gazetteer for Scotland. Retrieved 2008-11-21.
  2. ^ a b c Groome, F.H. (1882–1885). "Carrick". Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland. Thomas C. Jack. Retrieved 2008-11-21.
  3. ^ "Carrick CastleSM2495". Historic Environment Scotland. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
  4. ^ "CARRICK CASTLELB11815". Historic Environment Scotland. Retrieved 3 September 2017.

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