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Strome Castle - Applecross






Strome Castle was built in the 15th century. It was originally part of the ancient Earldom of Ross, which was taken over by the Macdonalds, Lords of the Isles. Celestine, younger son of Alexander, 3rd Lord of the Isles and 11th Earl of Ross in the heritage of his mother gave the castle and lands in 1472 to Allan Cameron of Lochiel. The transaction was in 1495 confirmed by James IV but in 1539 the royal charter was revoked by James V and the castle given to Macdonald of Glengarry. From 1539 until 1602 there was great trouble in securing the possession of Strome Castle as it was for several times attacked and besieged finally by MacKenzie of Kintail.

Kenneth Mackenzie once again laid siege to the castle He was about to withdraw when something decisive happened. Some women went out to the well to draw some water. When they returned they were shivering with fear and in the dim light not properly seeing anything they accidentally poured the water over the gunpowder thus virtually disarming the Macdonalds. When the defenders came to fill up their ammunition they saw the mess and the women were loudly shouted at and cursed. Some Mackenzie prisoner heard this and on escape to his own camp he gave the news to Kenneth, his clan chief.

Mackenzie of Kintail instantly attacked the castle and the MacDonalds offered surrender under condition of safe conduct for life and baggage. This was granted and the castle subsequently blown up by Mackenzie. It has never been rebuilt.

In 1939 it was presented to the National Trust.

Castles I visited
Edinburgh Castle Eilean Donan Castle Duntulm Castle Dunvegan Castle Dunrobin Castle Cawdor Castle Blair Castle, Blair Atholl Braemar Castle Bishop's Palace, Kirkwall Strome Castle Castle Knock Caisteal Maol - Castle Moil, Skye
Edinburgh Eilean Donan Duntulm Dun Bheagan Dunrobin Cawdor Blair Atholl Braemar Kirkwall Strome Knock Moil
Armadale Castle Castle Mey Stirling Castle Tantallon Castle Thurso Castle Earl's Palace, Birsay Earl's Palace, Kirkwall, Mainland, Orkney Balmoral Castle Stuart Castle - Grampian Corgarff Castle Castle Stalker Ackergill Tower - Caithness
Armadale Mey Stirling Tantallon Thurso Birsay Kirkwall Balmoral Stuart Corgarff Stalker Ackergill Tower
Inverness Castle Balvenie Castle - Dufftown Loch Lomond Castle - Balloch Dun Sciath - Sleat, Isle of Skye Kilravock Castle near Cawdor Bishop's Palace - Elgin Keiss - the old Castle Keiss - the new Castle Castle Girnigoe - Caithness Castle Sinclair - Caithness Urquhart Castle, Drumnadrochit Old Wick Castle
Inverness Balvenie Loch Lomond Dun Sciath Kilravock Castle Elgin old Keiss new Keiss Girnigoe Sinclair Urquhart Old Wick
Carbisdale Castle Castle Tongue Kilberry Castle Castle Tarbert Stonefield Castle, near Tarbert Saddell Torisdale Skipness Carnasserie Dunadd Dunstaffnage Castle Barcaldine
Carbisdale Tongue Kilberry Tarbert Stonefield Sadell Torisdale Skipness Carnasserie Dunadd Dunstaffnage Barcaldine
Lochranza, Arran Dunaverty Castle Inveraray Castle Kilchurn Castle Ruthven Barracks Fort William Fort Augustus Fort George
Brodick Lochranza Dunaverty Inveraray Kilchurn Ruthven Barracks Fort William Fort Augustus Fort George


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