Tour Scotland photographs and videos from my tours of Scotland. Photography and videography, both old and new, from beautiful Scotland, Scottish castles, seascapes, rivers, islands, landscapes, standing stones, lochs and glens.
Old Photograph Gylen Castle Scotland
Old photograph of Gylen Castle on the southern part of the island of Kerrera, Scotland. This is an island in the Scottish Inner Hebrides, close to the town of Oban. The island is known for the ruined Gylen Castle, built in 1582 by the Clan MacDougall. Gylen was only occupied for a relatively short period of time. The castle was besieged then burned by the Covenanters under General Leslie in 1647 during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms. The island was also the place where King Alexander II of Scotland died in 1249. Most of the island is owned by the McDougalls of Dunollie, who are descended from the Scottish prince Somerled.
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