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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CUARTER | Cuarter Cuarter Cuarter |
Duncan Thomson Donald Stalker Donald Hyman |
213 | This name applies to a wood extending from a little west of Skipness Castle, northward to point where stream 'Eas Faolan' (213.7. Trace 5) enters it. Sign. [Signification] not known. |
| SKIPNESS CASTLE | Skipness Castle Skipness Castle Skipness Castle |
W T Fraser Esqr. Duncan Thomson New Stat. [Statistical] Account. |
213 | A well known ruin near Point of same name. The north east portion of it is still roofed & entire, the original building is crossed on trace thus [small square of hatching drawn]. The other erections surrounding being farm offices. "The Castle of Skipness is a venerable and majestic pile evidently of great antiquity. It is of a square form with a court within. The outer wall is 35 feet in height 7 feet thick, and 450 feet in all. There are two projecting Towers, one at the southeast end and the other called Tur an t-Sagairt (The Priests Tower) at the north east end which was evidently the keep of the Castle. The western side is flanked by a small tower about the centre. The wall at the entrance projects slightly at the south side, so as to form by means of loopholes at its junction with that side a slight flanking defence to the east and west. There has also been a portcullis to protect the gate". New Statistical Account |
| TÙR AN T-SAGAIRT | Tùr an t-Sagairt | W T Fraser Esqr. Duncan Thomson New Stat. [Statistical] Account |
213 | There are two projecting Towers, one at the southeast end and the other called Tur an t-Sagairt (The Priests Tower) at the north east end which was evidently the keep of the Castle. |
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[Page] 21Argyllshire
[Note to Skipness Castle:]
"Near the point of Skipness, stands the Castle
of the same name. Its appearance is very noble. It can
scarcely, even at this day, be called a ruin, though
it must be a structure of great antiquity, being probably
built by the Danes. It is built with cement apparently
made up of a composition of lime sea-shell, and earth
of a dunnish colour, so exceedingly firm, that it were
easier to quarry a whin rock. Some parts of the walls
seem to be of a later date than others, being thinner and in
a different style of architecture". Old Stat [Statistical] Account.
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