Kilkerran Castle

Kilkerran Castle
Kilkerran Castle
	Top Of Kilkerran Castle
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Location	Argyll and Bute
Town or city	Campbeltown
Country	Scotland
Completed	1490

Kilkerran Castle is a ruined castle, near Campbeltown, Kintyre, Argyll and Bute, Scotland.^[1]

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A keep was built in 1490 by King James IV, for the housing of a garrison to subdue the MacDonalds.^[2]

Further fortification works were undertaken by King James V,^[3] during an expedition to the Isles in 1536 against the Macdonalds and other turbulent clans.

As King James V sailed from Kilkerran (now Campbeltown), Alexander MacDonald, 5th of Dunnyveg took Kilkerran Castle by force and hung the governor from its walls in view of King James V. As a result, Alexander MacDonald was summoned to Stirling and died there in 1538.

[1]
"Kilkerran Old Castle - Ayrshire" British Library. Retrieved 2017-01-12.
[2]
"Guide to the Highlands and Islands of Scotland, Section VIII, The Western Isles and Cantyre". 2009. Retrieved 20 July 2009.
[3]
"Kilkerran Castle". 2009. Retrieved 20 July 2009.

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[1] [1]
"Kilkerran Old Castle - Ayrshire" British Library. Retrieved 2017-01-12.

[2] [2]
"Guide to the Highlands and Islands of Scotland, Section VIII, The Western Isles and Cantyre". 2009. Retrieved 20 July 2009.

[3] [3]
"Kilkerran Castle". 2009. Retrieved 20 July 2009.

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