Rothesay Castle on the Isle of Bute
Rothesay Castle is a courtyard castle, and originally consisted of the great curtain wall, which may date from 1204. It is first mentioned in the Anecdotes of Olave the Black which describes its capture by the Vikings in 1228. Until 1263, the castle changed hands many times until the defeat of the Vikings at the Battle of Largs ended their influence in this part of Scotland. The castle sits on a mound surrounded by a deep moat which is fed by a burn from Loch Fad. As well as the moat and curtain wall, there would have been a wooden pallisade on the inner shore of the moat. The castle was held by the English during the Wars of Independence, but was taken by Robert The Bruce, only to be recaptured again by the English in 1334, once again to be recaptured by the Scots.
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