Gylen Castle

Gylen Castle er ruinen af en borg eller beboelsestårn, der ligger på sydenden af øen Kerrera i Argyll and Bute, Skotland, på et næs med udsigt over Firth of Lorne.

Det blev opført i 1582 af Clan MacDougall, men var kun beboet i relativt kort tid. Borgen blev belejret og nedbrændt af Covenanter under General Leslie i 1647 under krigen i de tre kongeriger.

Det har været et scheduled monument siden 1931.

I maj 2006 blev en større istandsættelse af borgen færdiggjort med en donation på £300.000 fra Historic Scotland og £200.000 indsamlet af medlemmer fra Clan MacDougall i hele verden.

Se også

Borge og slotte i Skotland

Referencer

1 2 "Castle reopens after restoration". BBC. 12. maj 2006. Hentet 2009-04-13. It was conserved with a £300,000 Historic Scotland grant and £200,000 from almost all clan members around the world. The Historic Scotland grant enabled a specialist architectural team to conserve elements of the castle, including its oriel window and its vaulted cellar.
↑ Historic Environment Scotland "Gylen Castle, castle and associated settlement, Kerrera"

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[bbc-1] 1 2 "Castle reopens after restoration". BBC. 12. maj 2006. Hentet 2009-04-13. It was conserved with a £300,000 Historic Scotland grant and £200,000 from almost all clan members around the world. The Historic Scotland grant enabled a specialist architectural team to conserve elements of the castle, including its oriel window and its vaulted cellar.

[2] Historic Environment Scotland "Gylen Castle, castle and associated settlement, Kerrera"