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Matthew Cock, ''Dunderave Castle and the MacNachtans of Argyll'', Dunderave Estate, 1998. ISBN 0965833801 |
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Revision as of 22:04, 27 May 2010
Dunderave Castle is an L-plan castle built in the 16th century as the Scottish seat of the MacNaughton clan. The castle lies on a small promontory on the northern shores of Loch Fyne, around 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) north-east of Inveraray, Argyll. The castle is in use as a residence. The present castle was built after their previous castle was destroyed following a plague infection. The old castle, and remnants of McNaughton crannógs, can still be seen on the lochan known as the Dubh Loch at the head of Glen Shira.
The name Dunderave is of Gaelic origin. Since the MacNachtans were designated 'of Dunderave' from as early as 1473, the place-name appears to have moved with the clan from the Dubh Loch. It has been suggested that the name derives either from Dun-an-Rudha, meaning 'The Knoll on the Promontory', or else from Dun-da-Ramh, 'The Castle of Two Oars'. The latter is taken to imply that there was a ferry near the site of the castle.[1]
See also
- Dundarave House, the Irish seat of the MacNaughton clan
- ^ Matthew Cock, Dunderave Castle and the MacNachtans of Argyll, Dunderave Estate, 1998, p. 34
References
Matthew Cock, Dunderave Castle and the MacNachtans of Argyll, Dunderave Estate, 1998. ISBN 0965833801
External links
- Overview of Dundarave Castle from the Gazetteer for Scotland
- Dundarave Castle in the 1900s
56°14′35″N 4°59′53″W / 56.24313°N 4.99817°W
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