Skipness Castle

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External wall of the castle. Large Image (90kb 721x536) The inner courtyard and tower house. Large Image (55kb 662x496) The grave of a farmer by Kilbrannan Chapel. Large Image (30kb 333x432) The grave of a tailor. Large Image (71kb 473x536) The view of the Isle of Arran from the castle. Large Image (36kb 729x568)

Skipness Castle stands on the east side of the Kintyre peninsula with wonderful views over to the Isle of Arran. First construction was in the early 1200s, with many later additions and fortifications in the 13th, 14th and 16th centuries, eventually being abandoned in the 17th century. In the late 1200s or early 1300s Kilbrannan Chapel (St Brendan's Chapel) was constructed on the nearby shoreline. There are a number of ancient burial slabs in the surrounding graveyard.