Dunglass Castle (3)
As can be seen here, the castle was built on a low rocky mound of volcanic looking origins. These days, this hillock is hard to distinguish from the rest of the coast line, which is fairly straight, but I would guess that it once formed a headland, and that the coastline was extended out in line with it in order to provide a site for the oil tank farm.
There has been a castle here since 1380, and while this seaward facing wall is probably not that old, it may be the oldest surviving part. There are a number of small window openings, slit windows at the lower level, and the occasional lonesome corbel-stone sticking out of the wall, thought to have once supported a hoarding - which indicates an early date. Presumably there must have been embrasures for cannon, if the castle the castle played a role in dominating the river, but if so, they are not obvious.
The red thing behind the bush to the right is a navigation beacon.
Dunglass Castle (3)
As can be seen here, the castle was built on a low rocky mound of volcanic looking origins. These days, this hillock is hard to distinguish from the rest of the coast line, which is fairly straight, but I would guess that it once formed a headland, and that the coastline was extended out in line with it in order to provide a site for the oil tank farm.
There has been a castle here since 1380, and while this seaward facing wall is probably not that old, it may be the oldest surviving part. There are a number of small window openings, slit windows at the lower level, and the occasional lonesome corbel-stone sticking out of the wall, thought to have once supported a hoarding - which indicates an early date. Presumably there must have been embrasures for cannon, if the castle the castle played a role in dominating the river, but if so, they are not obvious.
The red thing behind the bush to the right is a navigation beacon.