Gylen Castle - Isle of Kerrera,
Argyll and Bute
Gylen Castle, Argyll and Bute
Photo © Anthony Buckley, October 2006
Gylen Castle - Isle of Kerrera, Argyll and Bute |
Gylen Castle, Argyll and Bute Photo © Anthony Buckley, October 2006 |
Gylen Castle, on the southern part of the island of Kerrera in Argyll and Bute, juts dramatically into the sky on the tip of a promontory overlooking the Firth of Lorne.
Built in 1582 by the Clan MacDougall. Gylen was only occupied for a relatively short period of time. The castle was besieged then burned by the Covenanters under General Leslie in 1647 during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms.
In May 2006 a restoration of the castle was completed with a £300,000 grant by Historic Scotland and £200,000 raised by worldwide members of Clan MacDougall. The Historic Scotland grant enabled a specialist architectural team to restore elements of the castle, including its oriel window and its vaulted cellar.
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