History Dunaverty Castle

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1 history

1.1 13th century
1.2 14th century
1.3 15th century
1.4 16th century
1.5 17th century





history

the remains of dunaverty castle stand on rocky head land on south east corner of kintyre, scotland. headland built on forms natural stronghold sea on 3 sides , approachable north. attached mainland narrow path. known castle accessed drawbridge.


13th century

in 1248, henry iii, king of england allowed walter byset buy stores ireland dunaverty castle had seized , fortifying, apparently in revenge hospitality given alexander ii, king of scotland english pirates. during same year castle taken allan, son of earl of atholl, , byset taken prisoner.


in 1263, dunaverty castle garrisoned alexander iii, king of scotland during norwegian campaign of hákon hákonarson, king of norway.


the castle surrendered norwegian king, in turn granted dubhghall mac ruaidhrí, 1 of steadfast supporters in hebrides. evaporation of norwegian sovereignty in hebrides after 1263, alexander iii appears have retaken castle.


14th century

late in 1306, embattled robert i, king of scotland seems have fled safety of dunaverty castle. according bruce, king harboured there 3 days aonghus Óg mac domhnaill, before sailing off rathlin island. contemporary sources reveal castle under king s control, however, , king acquired maol coluim in march. in september of year, castle fell english siege, , scottish king not found.


15th century

in 1493 fourth , last lord of isles forfeited title james iv, king of scotland. 1494 king had garrisoned , provisioned dunaverty castle. said macdonalds. led sir john macdonald king had knighted, retook castle before king had departed stirling , dead body of king s castle governor hung on castle walls in sight of king , departing entourage. sir john macdonald later captured maciain of ardnamurchan. tried , hanged on burgh muir near edinburgh.


16th century

the castle repaired crown between 1539 , 1542. in january 1544, commission in queen mary s name given captain, constable , keeper of castle of dunaverty, deliver artillery , ammunition earl of argyll , in april of year argyll received 12-year tack of north , south kintyre, including castle. castle attacked earl of surrey  in 1588 no damage done.


17th century

in 1626, lordship of kintyre reconstituted in favour of earl of argyll , dunaverty castle denoted principal messuage. argyll bestowed lordship of kintyre on james, eldest son second marriage, who, in 1635, @ dunaverty, granted charter of lordship viscount dunluce, eldest son of randal macdonnell, 1st earl of antrim. transfer set aside scottish privy council, no doubt on complaint argyll s eldest son, marquis of lorn, had bitterly resented father s bestowal of lordship on younger half-brother. on 12 december 1636, lorn received charter, under great seal, of lordship of kintyre, castle of dunaverty principal messuage.


during civil war dunaverty besieged in 1647 scottish supporters of oliver cromwell led general david leslie (leslie later became royalist). macdonalds surrendered , 300 of them massacred. incident became known battle of dunaverty, or dunaverty massacre . castle nothing more ruin now, known blood rock massacre took place there.








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