This is what Wallace refers to as "a wall of considerable dimensions", and loose pieces of vitrification occur amongst the debris. Despite this, however, it may be relatively modern but there is little doubt that a vitrified structure formerly occupied the island. At full tides this Castle, consisting of a Tower and Rampart, and with a built well, became isolated from the Mainland. According to Statistical Accounts, it was demolished in , after the Battle of Glensheal, by a warship.
There is no date, but there is a copy dated It is recorded in the Index Volume No. They say that unfortunately its Architectural features were almost entirely destroyed and on the Plan the buildings seem to have been in a ruinous state.
The Keep is shewn as a rectangular building some 57 Feet long and some 43 Feet wide, with walls 10 Feet in thickness. What they call an heptagonal Tower 20 Feet in diameter internally and placed at a considerably lower level that the Courtyard of the Castle, they presume to have been a Water Cistern. Footnote descibing history of Eilean Donan Castle and how the 'oldest inhabitant of the parish' recollects seeing Kintail 'men under arms', dancing on the leaden roof Originally accessible only by boat, it is now linked to the shore by a modern bridge.
From the old road above the A 87 there are splendid views over the castle to the hills of Skye beyond. Fragments of vitrified stone found on the shores of the island show that there was once a prehistoric or dark-age fort here.
In hi storic times, the site may have been fortified in the 13th century, but the present tower was built in the late 14th century and belonged to the Earls of Ross. It passed to the Mackenzies of Kintail in the early 16th century, when the MacRaes became Constables of the castle.
In the castle was occupied by a small Spanish garrison, part of a force supporting an unsuccessful Jacobite ris ing on behalf of the Old Pretender, James, the son of King James H. Three English frigates sailed into Loch Alsh and bombarded the castle, which lay in ruins for the next years. It was restored between and by a descendant of the MacRaes, so what is seen today is almost entirely modern; though not correct in every detail, it give an excellent idea of the original appearance.
Within the great tower, the stone-vaulted basement would originally have been for storage, reached only by an internal stair from the hall above. The great hall on the first floor had a large canopied fireplace, a wooden ceiling carried on heavy wooden beams, deep window embrasures, and stairs in the thickness of the wall leading to the bedrooms above.
The main entrance on this floor would have been reached by an outside wooden stair. Note the two massive wooden bars that secure the door inside and the square bar-holes in the wall that they slide into; brochs had much the same arrangement. In the hall is a fine iron yen, which originally must have reinforced the main entrance door. The buildings round the tower were reduced to little but the stumps of their walls before restoration, but the hexagonal structure near the bridge is mostly original masonry and appears to have been a large and unusual cistern for storing rain-water.
NG Two phases of investigation were undertaken in During March, a geophysical and topographical survey was carried out of all accessible parts of the island. The topographical survey provided a detailed and accurate contour plan of the island, and accurately located visible earthworks and exposed stonework.
The geophysical survey defined the possible line of the curtain wall, and allowed the design of an evaluation programme. The evaluation took place, September—October , and consisted clearance of vegetation from the earthwork representing the NW tower and excavation of five trenches. The removal of vegetation exposed the complete outline of the tower.
The removal of rubble from half of the interior exposed the lower courses of the elevations and the unshaped bedrock surface inside it Intervention 3. Intervention 4 consisted of an 11 x 2m trench immediately S of the tower. This exposed the external elevation and part of the abutting curtain wall. Finds included a small annular brooch, slag and a quantity of nails. In the NE part of the island, intervention 5 encountered a mortar-rich dump, likely to relate to 20th-century.
Intervention 6 encountered a poorly preserved wall that appeared to represent the remains of a tower, which had been backfilled with large boulders. Intervention 7 was to the S of the island, and recorded a well preserved, well built length of curtain wall, measuring 5m wide and over 1. This would have been situated at the high tide mark on the island.
NG An open area excavation was undertaken in September—October , following a programme of evaluation consisting of geophysical and topographic survey and evaluation trenches, undertaken in DES , Work focused on the NW tower on the N side of the island and involved the excavation of the interior of the tower and the areas to the immediate E and S. Excavation inside the tower revealed an irregular bedrock base with deposits of lime mortar against the internal walls.
The mortar is thought to derive either from eroding bonding mortar or to represent the remains of a lime mortar floor. Excavation to the E of the tower revealed the remains of two stone walls. The northernmost lay partially within the excavation area, was oriented E—W and appeared to join the tower at its NE corner.
This feature may represent an early curtain wall, since to the immediate S a substantial wall was. Today the castle looks like it would have in the 17thth centuries. Very worth a visit. Place has incorrect address.
Place is marked incorrectly on map. Content may violate guidelines. Content is inaccurate. Share this Place. As a result, Norway actively participated in the war against Scotland. In a decisive battle took place between the Scots and Norwegians near Largs. Colin Fitzgerald distinguished himself with great courage so later the King of Scotland gave him a title of Baron of Kintail and the Eilean Donan Castle. After Robert Bruce became a crowned Scottish monarch, the lands of Kintail were ruled by his relative, Randolph, who treated all those who loved freedom very severely.
So in a mass execution of plotters took place near the castle. Their heads «decorated» the castle walls for a long time. The Eilean Donan Castle had been an important defensive structure for many years, serving Scotland with faith and truth when the political situation was very unstable and threatened by the outbreaks of aggression.
In a descendant of the rulers of the Kingdom, Donald MacDonald, sparked off an uprising against the King of Scotland that lasted for several years. In the army of rebels reached the Eilean Donan Castle which, despite its small garrison, put up strong resistance to the enemies.
In the castle was garrisoned by 46 Spanish soldiers who were supporting the Jacobites. They had established a magazine of gunpowder, and were awaiting the delivery of weapons and cannon from Spain. The English Government caught wind of the intended uprising and sent three heavily armed frigates The Flamborough, The Worcester, and The Enterprise to quell matters. The bombardment of the castle lasted three days, though met with limited success due to the enormity of the castle walls, which in some places are up to 14 feet thick.
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