The Neilston WebCam Photo Gallery

A personal photographic tour of Scotland
Home > Argyll & Bute > Historic sites of Argyll & Bute
Castle Sween
Built in the late 12th century as a quadrangular enclosure with buildings on the inside.  The towers were added in the 14th and 15th century. It was held by the Stewart earls of Menteith from 1262.  After a period in the hands of the MacDonald Lord of the Isles it reverted to the Crown in 1481.  It was abandoned in 1645. [url=http://www.streetmap.co.uk/map.srf?X=171320&Y=678915&A=Y&Z=120/] Map location. [/url]
Download Picture

Castle Sween

Built in the late 12th century as a quadrangular enclosure with buildings on the inside. The towers were added in the 14th and 15th century. It was held by the Stewart earls of Menteith from 1262. After a period in the hands of the MacDonald Lord of the Isles it reverted to the Crown in 1481. It was abandoned in 1645. Map location.

rear_of_Maclellans_Cross2C_Kilmory.jpg Kilmory_Chapel.jpg Castle_Sween.jpg East_side_of_Castle_Sween.jpg Kilchurn_Castle.jpg
Rate this file (No vote yet)
File information
Filename:Castle_Sween.jpg
Album name:administrator / Historic sites of Argyll & Bute
Filesize:1206 KiB
Date added:Feb 13, 2012
Dimensions:2286 x 1026 pixels
Displayed:628 times
URL:http://www.drookitagain.co.uk/coppermine/displayimage.php?pid=3520
Favourites:Add to Favourites
Add your comment
Anonymous comments are not allowed here. Log in to post your comment