Clan Kennedy Of Carrick Castle On Visit To West Coast Of Ayrshire Scotland

Tour Scotland travel video, with Scottish music, to the Clan Kennedy Of Carrick Castle on visit to the West Coast of Ayrshire. The castle stands in ruins on a rocky promontory on the Carrick coast, overlooking the small harbour of Dunure. One tradition is that the castle was built by the Danes and another states that the Mackinnons held the castle from Alexander III, as a reward for their valour at the Battle of Largs. Sir James Balfour described Dunure as a grate and pleasand stronge housse, the most ancient habitation of the surname of Kennedy, Lairds of Dunure, now Earls of Cassilis. The family should not be confused with the renowned American Kennedy family which came from County Wexford in Ireland. In August 1563, Mary, Queen of Scots, visited the castle for three days during her third progress round the west of the country. A number of Outlander locations were used in Dunure. The best known is the harbour which was transformed into the port where Jamie and Claire once again meet Jared, and board the Artemis for their journey to Jamaica. The same harbour also served as the port where Bree and Roger start their journeys to the colonies. However, the beach and castle next to the harbour, were also used. Scenes where Claire and Jamie watch young Ian swim out to Silkies’ Island and and moments on the island were filmed there respectively. And the surrounding countryside was also believed to have been used for scenes set near Ardsmuir prison.

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