DUNSTAFFNAGE CASTLE - History, Myths and Legends - Castles of Scotland - Stone of Scone
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- Опубліковано 18 жов 2024
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Built in 1220, Dunstaffnage Castle 🏴 was long owned by the Scottish King Robert the Bruce. According to tradition, an older complex once stood here in which the Stone of Scone was kept until the 9th century.
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Dunstaffnage Castle was built around 1220 for the McDougall clan and is considered one of the most powerful fortresses in the west of Scotland from that time.
From here, the sea routes through the Firth of Lorne and the land route along Loch Etive and the River Awe were controlled.
The castle stands on a rocky pedestal 6 to 9 meters high. The choice of this location made it impossible for attackers to dig under the walls. It also made it difficult to destroy them, as they could not be easily reached with siege equipment.
The fortress, which is still very impressive today, has an unusual ground plan due to the place of its construction, which forms an irregular trapezoid. It has three round towers, of which the northern one is much more massive. Probably this one originally served as a residential tower. In the fourth corner there is the gate. However, this was built only in the 16th century. Previously, there was also a round tower in this place, in which the castle entrance was located.
Inside the castle walls there are remains of residential buildings from the 16th and 18th centuries. In them can be discovered several fireplaces and hearths from that period.
In the courtyard there is also a well shaft, which was cut deep into the rock.
According to tradition, there was an older fortification on the site of the present castle. In this, before the 9th century, the Stone of Scone is said to have been kept, which played a role in the coronation ritual of the Picts and later the Scots and the British.
At the beginning of the 14th century, Robert the Bruce conquered Dunstaffnage Castle after the Battle of Brander. The castle remained in royal possession for a long time. In 1469 the Duke of Argyll became the lord of the fortress. Thus, the castle came into the hands of the Clan Campbell.
The clan used Dunstaffnage militarily until the Jacobite uprisings. In 1746 Flora MacDonald, who had helped Bonnie Prince Charlie escape after the Battle of Culloden, was imprisoned here for a short time. After that she was taken to London.
After the castle was damaged in the fire of the gatehouse in 1810, it stood empty for several decades. It was not until 1904 that the gatehouse was restored. It is still inhabited today.
The rest of the castle and the ruins of Dunstaffnage Chapel, whose story we tell in another video, are open to the public. The site is managed by Historic Scotland.
Great castle and interesting history. Good to see something from Scotland 😁
We're glad you like the castle. :) BTW: We love Scotland. ;)
Cómo siempre magnífico el contenido!! Felicidades!! Saludos desde México!! 🇲🇽🇲🇽🇲🇽
Muchas gracias por el bonito cumplido. =) Feliz Pentecostés y saludos a México. :)
Ligar magnífico! Repleto de beleza e história.
Nos alegramos mucho de que le haya gustado el vídeo. :) Si está interesado específicamente en Escocia, aquí tiene una lista de reproducción de todos nuestros vídeos sobre castillos y otros lugares históricos de este país: ua-cam.com/play/PLV6BbrtlT_0kk_bTQnq1rdXeKJtpqLRYz.html
Beautiful arquitetura!
Estamos satisfeitos por gostar do castelo. Os arredores são também muito bonitos. A propósito, a apenas algumas centenas de metros do Castelo de Dunstaffnage pode descobrir as ruínas da Capela de Dunstaffnage: ua-cam.com/video/e-F_0DQKmDs/v-deo.html
Absolutely incredible footage, hoping to visit here in the summer. Gorgeous information!! thanks for sharing!
Thank you for the compliment. =) It's a very interesting place. Not far away is also a chapel ruin. ;)
Tolle Geschichte und ich finde es prima, dass alles heute noch frei zugänglich ist, denn wenn erst einmal die Verbindung mit dem Heute und der Geschichte damals zerschnitten ist, ist sie schwer zu kitten.
Wieder ein herzliches Danke. 😄 Zustimmung in allen Punkten.👍
Da waren wir im Mai 2018 auch. Ganz in der Nähe kann man auch die Ardchattan Priory besichtigen und natürlich mal durch Oban schlendern. Das ganze erreicht man nach einer landschaftlich superschönen Strecke über die A82 via Glencoe.
Guten Abend Wolf. Wir hoffen ihr habt eure Zeit in der Gegend genauso genossen, wie wir. Danke für den Hinweis betreffend der Ardchattan Priory. Die kannten wir noch nicht. :)
Wir haben auf unserer Reise in diesem Teil Schottlands noch Kilchurn Castle besucht. Die Burg ist in eine malerische Landschaft eingebettet und sehr empfehlenswert. Hier der Link zu unserem Geschichtsvideo: ua-cam.com/video/NYAOQZWJQFs/v-deo.html
magnifique
Merci beaucoup! =)
Eine sehr schöne Burg !
Was auffällig ist dass in den Schottischen und Englischen Burgen sehr viele Geister zu sehen sind .
An was das wohl liegen mag ?
Diese Meinung teilen wir vollkommen: Eine tolle Burg. Ausserdem architektonisch recht ungewöhnlich, wenn man sie von aussen betrachtet. :)
Das Torhaus wird noch heute bewohnt? Bei unserer Besichtigung vor wenigen Tagen war dieses Gebäude alles andere als wohnlich und lediglich historisch zur Schau gestellt.
So kanns gehen. Unser Besuch liegt schon etwas weiter zurück und damals war das Haus noch privat und nicht zu besichtigen. Nun gibts also einen weiteren Schauwert. :)