Dunstaffnage Castle -Nr Oban, - Argyll & Bute, Scotland
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- Dunstaffnage Castle is a partially ruined castle in Argyll and Bute, western Scotland. It lies 3 miles (5 km) NNE of Oban, situated on a platform of conglomerate rock on a promontory at the south-west of the entrance to Loch Etive, and is surrounded on three sides by the sea. The castle and the nearby chapel ruin have been a Historic Scotland property since 1958. Both are Scheduled Ancient Monuments.
The castle dates back to the 13th century, making it one of Scotland's oldest stone castles, in a local group which includes Castle Sween and Castle Tioram. Guarding a strategic location, it was built by the MacDougall lords of Lorn, and has been held since the 15th century by the Clan Campbell. To this day there is a hereditary Captain of Dunstaffnage, although they no longer reside at the castle. Dunstaffnage is maintained by Historic Environment Scotland, and is open to the public, although the 16th century gatehouse is retained as the private property of the Captain. The prefix dun in the name means "fort" in Gaelic, while the rest of the name derives from Norse stafr-nis, "headland of the staff".
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What a great video thank you. I am doing my family tree. Argyll, Bute, Islay, Strathclyde, are some of the places I found my ancesters lived, the McAlester's, MacNeill's, McShenoigs, Campbell's, Murray's are some of my ancestral clans. Thank you for this. 🥰
Well done! Great coverage of History,I would have enjoyed accompanying you on your tour,maybe next time.
Thank you for watching/commenting, you are very welcome to join us 👍😎
Gorgeous video! 🥰
Thank you so much 🙏😁
Thank you! How did they make concrete in 15th century? 🤔
made from lime, sand and water and some gravel thrown in for luck
The Romans invented cement over 2000 years ago,the Castle builders incorporated into their monuments.
@@gomadgo13 oh, well, i see
@@rickhatcher8180 oh, i didn't know
Must of been cold in there in the winter ,no insulation at all
Brrrrrr.... 😱
Was Dunstaffnage a Danish Longphort? Clan Dougall building it indicates that they were originally Danes.
Hi Bremner's Ghost, after some research we haven't been able to find anything referencing "Danish Longphort" in this area. What we do know is that Dunstaffnage Castle was built by Dougall, the grandson of Sommerled, who is believed to be either Danish or Irish... The only Danish Longphort reference we found was in Dublin, Ireland.
@@gomadgo13 As the Irish called the Danes the Dubh Gall or Dark Strangers I figured there was probably a connection with Dublin. Thanks for checking it up :)