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CASTLE CAMPBELL (In Ruins) | Castle Campbell Castle Campbell Castle Campbell Castle Campbell Castle Campbell Castle Campbell Castle Campbell Castle Campbell Castle Campbell |
Act of Scottish Parliament dated 1489 Mr. Thomas Bradshaw Mr. John Clark Mr. Hugh Munro Old Statistical Account Fullarton's Gazetteer of Scotland New Statistical Account Stobie's County Map Johnston's County Map |
134.03 | The ruins of Castle Gloom or Castle Campbell is the principal antiquity in the parish. In the year 1489 by Act of Scottish Parliament, the name of Castle Gloom was changed to Castle Campbell, by which name it is now generally known. It is not known when or by whom it was first built. The thickness of the walls plainly show that it was intended for a place of security in those times when Scottish barons were continually at war with one another. It seems that large additions have been made to the original structure. The latest built is obviously the southern part, which is now in a state of perfect ruin; but the Keep, which appears to be the oldest part of the edifice, is still comparatively in a good state of preservation. The outlines of the hall with its lofty ceiling, and other rooms of the same magnitude are still easily traced, with the narrow openings of windows in walls of enormous thickness, which must have given the rooms an air of magnificence and of gloomy grandeur to their inmates, as well as [continued on page 6] |
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