Old photograph of the ferry to Saddell, Scottish Gaelic: Saghadal, a small Scottish village situated on the east side of the Kintyre Peninsula in Argyll, Scotland. Saddell Castle, a tower house a quarter of a mile to the southeast and nearer the shore, was built for the Bishop of Argyll in the early 16th century. When the Campbells took it over in the late 17th century, stone from the abbey was used to add farm buildings to the castle. The family moved into a new house nearby around 1774, and the castle deteriorated over the years before being bought by the Landmark Trust. In 1976 the Landmark Trust contracted Mr Robert R Mauchline to restore the castle to its former glory. Soon after its completion the castle appeared in Paul McCartney's " Mull of Kintyre " music video.
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