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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BARCALDINE CASTLE (In Ruins) | Barcaldine Castle Barcaldine Castle Barcaldine Castle Barcaldine Castle Barcaldine Castle Barcaldine Castle |
Mr Campbell Schoolmaster Mr Hossack, Esq. Factor New Statistical Account Admiralty Chart Oliver and Boyd's, Scottish Tourist Origines Parochiales |
073 | The ruins of a small Castle said to have been built by Sir Duncan Campbell of Glenorchay about the end of the Fifteenth Century Thw walls are quite entire & are of great thickness. Barcaldine Castle was built in the latter part of the fifteenth by Sir Duncan Campbell Knight of Glenorchay ( Donnachadh Dubh), and who is Known by the name of Duncan of the seven Castles (Donnachadh nan seacph Caisteil). It stands on a rising ground at a short distance from the sea on the neck of land which divides Loch Creran from the bay of Ardnamuckrish, and close by the road which leads from Shean Ferry to Connell New Statistical Account The ruins of Barcaldine Castle (a tower of four storeys, built between 1594 and 1609, by Sir Duncan Campbell of Glenurchay Oliver and Boyd's Scottish Tourist Barcaldine Castle built apparently between 1594 and 1609" Origines Parochiales |
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