JOYCEAN PICS 2009
Kilchurn Castle, Argyll and Bute
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  Kilchurn Castle
  Loch Awe (Loch Obha)
  
  
CONTENTS 2009
   1  Glasgow IASIL 2009@University of Glasgow
   2  Glasgow (Glaschu) and Joyce
   3  Glasgow (Glaschu): miscellanea
   4  Edinburgh (Dun Eideann)
   5  New Lanark, South Lanarkshire
   6  Loch Lomond & The Trossachs National Park (Pairc Naiseanta Loch Laomainn is nan Troisichean)
   7  Oban (An t-Oban)
   8  Kilchurn Castle, Argyll and Bute
   9  Inveraray Castle (Caisteal Inbhir Aora), Argyll and Bute
  10  Glen Coe (Gleann Comhann), the Central Highlands
  11  Loch Lochy (Loch Lochaidh) and Loch Oich (Loch Omhaich) of the Caledonian Canal
  12  Loch Ness (Loch Nis) of the Caledonian Canal
  13  Inverness (Inbhir Nis)
  14  Dublin (Baile Atha Cliath) and Joyce
  15  Dublin (Baile Atha Cliath): miscellanea
  16  Moneygall (Muine Gall), County Offaly
  17  Limerick (Luimneach)
  18  The Burren (Boireann), County Clare
  19  Doolin (Dulainn), County Clare
  20  The Cliffs of Moher (Aillte an Mhothair), County Clare
  21  Connemara (Conamara)
  22  London and Joyce
  23  London: miscellanea
  24  Bognor Regis, West Sussex
  25  Sidlesham, West Sussex
  26  Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire

Kilchurn Castle, Argyll and Bute, Scotland
31 July, 2009


  Kilchurn Castle (off A85) is a ruined 15th century structure on the northeastern end of Loch Awe, in Argyll and Bute, Scotland.  It was the ancestral home of the Campbells of Glenorchy, who later became the Earls of Breadalbane also known as the Breadalbane family branch, of the Clan Campbell.  The earliest construction on the castle was the towerhouse and Laich Hall (looks onto Loch Awe).  Today, its picturesque setting and romantic state of decay make it one of the most photographed structures in Scotland.
  Kilchurn Castle was built in about 1450 by Sir Colin Campbell, first Lord of Glenorchy, as a five storey tower house with a courtyard defended by an outer wall.  By about 1500 an additional range and a hall had been added to the south side of the castle.  Further buildings went up during the 1500s and 1600s. Kilchurn was on a small island in Loch Awe scarcely larger than the castle itself, although it is now connected to the mainland as the water level was altered in 1817.  The castle would have been accessed via an underwater or low lying causeway.
  At the turn of the 16th century Kilchurn Castle was extended by Sir Duncan Campbell with the addition of a single storey dining hall built along the inside of the south curtain. During the second half of the century, another Sir Colin Campbell, the 6th Laird, continued to improve the castle's accommodation by adding some chambers to the north of the tower house, and remodeling the parapet.  This included the introduction of the circular corner turrets adorned by corbels, most of which have survived remarkably well.  Towards the end of the 16th century the Clan MacGregor of Glenstrae were occupying the castle. Once owning the lands of Glenorchy during the 14th century, until they passed through marriage to the Campbells, the MacGregors were appointed keepers to Kilchurn Castle as the Campbells spent much of their time at Fincharn.  This arrangement lasted until the very early part of the 17th century, when a violent feud between the two families brought it to an end and the Campbells retook possession.  In 1681 Sir John Campbell of Glenorchy was made 1st Earl of Breadalbane.  To take advantage of the turbulence of the times, he converted Kilchurn into a modern barracks, capable of housing 200 troops.  His main addition was the three storey L-shaped block along the north side.
  Kilchurn was then used as a Government garrison during the 1715 and 1745 Jacobite risings.  The Campbells attempted, unsuccessfully, to sell Kilchurn to the government, after they moved in 1740 to Taymouth Castle in Perthshire.  In 1760 the castle was badly damaged by lightning and was completely abandoned; the remains of a turret of a tower, still resting upside-down in the centre of the courtyard, attest to the violence of the storm.
  The ruin is currently in the care of Historic Scotland, and is open to the public during the summer.  (Quoted from the site of "Wikipedia")
  

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Kilchurn Castle
      Kilchurn Castle (off A85) is a ruined 15th century structure on the northeastern end of Loch Awe, in Argyll and Bute, Scotland.  It was the ancestral home of the Campbells of Glenorchy, who later became the Earls of Breadalbane also known as the Breadalbane family branch, of the Clan Campbell.
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 (Friday 31 July) Kilchurn Castle (off A85)
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 (Friday 31 July) Kilchurn Castle (off A85)
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 (Friday 31 July) Kilchurn Castle (off A85)
  
  
   
Loch Awe
  
   Loch Awe (Scottish Gaelic: Loch Obha) is a large body of water in Argyll and Bute, Scotland.  It has also given its name to a village on its banks, variously known as Loch Awe, or Lochawe.
  It is the third largest freshwater loch in Scotland with a surface area of 38.5 square kilometers (14.9 square miles).  It is the longest freshwater loch in Scotland, measuring 41 kilometers (25.47 miles) from end to end with an average width of 1 kilometre (0.62 miles).  The loch runs approximately south-west to north-east, roughly parallel to the two sea lochs of Loch Etive and Loch Fyne.  Via the River Awe and Loch Etive it drains westward from its northern end and thus into the Atlantic Ocean.  (Referred to the site of "Wikipedia")
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 (Friday 31 July) Kilchurn Castle over Loch Awe
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 (Friday 31 July) Loch Awe
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 (Friday 31 July) Forest near Loch Awe




        


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