Skipness Castle

Skipness Castle stands on the east side of the Kintyre peninsula in Scotland, near the village of Skipness. Together with the nearby Kilbrannan Chapel it is a scheduled monument.

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Location: 55.768, -5.3364, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,  
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  Battle of Largs ⓘ
  1263 battle of the Scottish-Norwegian War

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  Battle of Rhunahaorine Moss ⓘ
  battle that took place in 1643

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  Coastal Battery Toward ⓘ
  WWII defensive fortification in Argyll and Bute, Scotland, UK

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  Castle Sween ⓘ
  stone castle on the eastern shore of Loch Sween, Knapdale  

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  Hunterston Castle ⓘ
  castle in North Ayrshire, Scotland, UK  

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  Kames Castle ⓘ
  castle in the UK  

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  Little Cumbrae Castle ⓘ
  castle in North Ayrshire, Scotland, UK  

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  Rothesay Castle ⓘ
  castle in Argyll and Bute, Scotland, UK  

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  Saddell Castle ⓘ
  castle in Argyll and Bute, Scotland, UK

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  Skelmorlie Castle ⓘ
  castle in North Ayrshire, Scotland, UK

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  Skipness Castle ⓘ
  castle in Argyll and Bute, Scotland, UK  

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  Torrisdale Castle ⓘ
  castle in Argyll and Bute, Scotland, UK  

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  HMS Christine Rose ⓘ
  shipwreck off the Scottish coast

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  HMS Grampus ⓘ
  1957 Porpoise-class attack submarine

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  HMS Seagull ⓘ
  1889 Sharpshooter-class torpedo gunboat

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  HMS Vandal ⓘ
  1942 U-class submarine

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  HMS XT 4 ⓘ
  X-class midget submarine

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  MTB 489 ⓘ
  shipwreck off the Scottish coast

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  HMS Dasher ⓘ
  1941 Avenger-class escort carrier

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1263 Battle of Largs

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1647 Battle of Rhunahaorine Moss

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1942 HMS Dasher

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The castellated and domestic architecture of Scotland, from the twelfth to the eighteenth century (1887) (14785053955)

The castellated and domestic architecture of Scotland, from the twelfth to the eighteenth century (1887) (14781907521)

The castellated and domestic architecture of Scotland, from the twelfth to the eighteenth century (1887) (14785053235)

North entrance to Skipness Castle, Kintyre

The foreshore at Skipness Castle, Kintyre

Skipness Castle grounds

Skipness Castle

Skipness Castle, Kintyre

Skipness Castle, Kintyre

• Fragment of a Medieval aquamanile from Skipness Castle, Argyll - scientific article published in 1967, Q1860, online

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
area	region	410	Kingdom of Strathclyde		Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1263	Battle of Largs	Norway, battle, Kingdom of Scotland	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1647	Battle of Rhunahaorine Moss	Covenanters, battle	Wikidata
link	page		Historic Environment Scotland page@		Wikidata
link	page		Historic Environment Scotland page@		Wikidata
link	page		Canmore page@		Wikidata
link	page		Canmore page@		Wikidata
link	page		Tripadvisor page@		Wikidata
link	page		CastlesFortsBattles page@		Wikidata
site	artillery battery		Coastal Battery Toward	coastal battery	Wikidata
site	castle		Castle Sween	Historic Environment Scotland, ruins, castle	Wikidata
site	castle		Hunterston Castle	Clan Hunter, castle	Wikidata
site	castle		Kames Castle	cottage, castle	Wikidata
site	castle		Little Cumbrae Castle	Clan Montgomery, tower house	Wikidata
site	castle		Rothesay Castle	House of Stuart, castle	Wikidata
site	castle		Saddell Castle	castle	Wikidata
site	castle		Skelmorlie Castle	castle	Wikidata
site	castle		Skipness Castle	tower house	Wikidata
site	castle		Torrisdale Castle	castle	Wikidata
site	shipwreck		HMS Christine Rose	naval trawler, shipwreck	Wikidata
site	shipwreck		HMS Grampus	attack submarine, shipwreck, Porpoise-class attack submarine	Wikidata
site	shipwreck		HMS Seagull	torpedo gunboat, Sharpshooter-class torpedo gunboat, shipwreck	Wikidata
site	shipwreck		HMS Vandal	U-class submarine, shipwreck, submarine	Wikidata
site	shipwreck		HMS XT 4	X-class submarine, midget submarine, shipwreck	Wikidata
site	shipwreck		MTB 489	motor torpedo boat, shipwreck	Wikidata
site	shipwreck	1942	HMS Dasher	Avenger-class escort carrier, shipwreck, aircraft carrier	Wikidata
commons	image		SkipnessCastle002		Commons
commons	image		The castellated and domestic architecture of Scotland, from the twelfth to the eighteenth century (1887) (14785053955)		Commons
commons	image		The castellated and domestic architecture of Scotland, from the twelfth to the eighteenth century (1887) (14781907521)		Commons
commons	image		The castellated and domestic architecture of Scotland, from the twelfth to the eighteenth century (1887) (14785053235)		Commons
commons	image		North entrance to Skipness Castle, Kintyre		Commons
commons	image		The foreshore at Skipness Castle, Kintyre		Commons
commons	image		Skipness Castle grounds		Commons
commons	image		Skipness Castle		Commons
commons	image		Skipness Castle, Kintyre		Commons
commons	image		Skipness Castle, Kintyre		Commons