Mingary Castle On Visit To West Coast Of The Highlands Of Scotland

Tour Scotland travel video, with Scottish music, of Mingary Castle on history visit to the West Coast of the Highlands. Mingary Castle, Scottish Gaelic: Caisteal Mhìogharraidh, also known as Mingarry Castle is nestled on ridge of rock overlooking the sea. This Scottish castle dates to either the thirteenth or fourteenth century. It could have been originally constructed by either the Clan MacDougall or the Clan MacDonald. King James IV of Scotland used it as a stronghold for fighting off Clan Donald in the late 15th century. In 1515 the castle was besieged by the Clan MacDonald of Lochalsh and again two years later when they finally took the castle. In 1588 the chief of the MacLeans of Duart resided there after capturing the chief of the MacDonalds. In 1588, one of the ships of the Spanish Armada, named the San Juan de Sicilia, landed on Mull and MacLean of Duart used troops from the ship to aid him in his warring against the MacDonalds of Clanranald and the MacIans. On one occasion, a force from the ship besieged to the castle for three days before withdrawing. Other occupants over the years included the Clan Campbell, the Earls of Argyll in 1612, and Alasdair mac Colla who took the castle from its Covenanter garrison in 1644.

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