Castle Sween (2)
Once surrounded by hostile Campbells, Castle Sween in now surrounded by an even more insidious enemy - a holiday park, consisting of rows and rows of chalets!  I shall try to ignore them!

The castle is unexpectedly large for this part of the country.  Historic Scotland state that it 'is thought to be the oldest castle on the Scottish mainland' and that it was built in the 1100s.  Canmore agree, giving the first phase of building work a mid to late 12th century date.
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