Mingary Castle near Kilchoan on the coast of the Ardnamurchan peninsula in north west Scotland

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Mingary Castle near Kilchoan on the coast of the Ardnamurchan peninsula in north west Scotland. Mingary Castle was built in the 1200s, effectively by building on the top of a naturally occurring outcrop of rock right on the shore of the bay. The buildings inside the curtain wall date back to 1600s alterations. Mingary Castle was built for the MacIans of Ardnamurchan and had an eventful history, including use by James IV in 1493 and 1495 to help him suppress the Lords of the Isles. In 1588 the Macleans of Duart tried to capture Mingary Castle with help from a passing Spanish ship en route home from the failure of the Armada (which they subsequently blew up in Tobermory harbour). Later the castle was captured during the Wars of the Covenant in 1644 and 1646, and it served as a government garrison during the 1745 Jacobite uprising (see our Historical Timeline). Today it can be reached along the shore from the pier, but it is unclear how safe the structure now is.

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