UK - Scotland - Isle of Mull - Duart Castle
Reino Unido de Gran Bretaña - Escocia - Isla de Mull - Castillo de Duart
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Duart Castle or Caisteal Dhubhairt in Scottish Gaelic is a castle on the Isle of Mull, off the west coast of Scotland, within the council area of Argyll and Bute. The castle dates back to the 13th century and is the seat of Clan MacLean.
In 1350 Lachlan Lubanach Maclean of Duart, the 5th Clan Chief, married Mary, daughter of John of Islay, Lord of the Isles and Duart was part of her dowry.
In 1647, Duart Castle was attacked and laid siege to by the Argyll government troops of Clan Campbell, but they were defeated and driven off by the Royalist troops of Clan MacLean.
In September 1653, a Cromwellian task force of six ships anchored off the castle, but the Macleans had already fled to Tiree. A storm blew up on the 13 September and three ships were lost, including HMS Swan.
In 1678, Archibald Campbell, 9th Earl of Argyll, son of the Marquess of Argyll, successfully invaded the Clan MacLean lands on the Isle of Mull and Sir John Maclean, 4th Baronet fled the castle and withdrew to Cairnbulg Castle, and afterward to Kintail under the protection of the Earl of Seaforth.
In 1691 Duart Castle was surrendered by Sir John Maclean, 4th Baronet to Archibald Campbell, 1st Duke of Argyll.[1] The Campbell clan demolished the castle, and the stones from the walls were scattered. Donald Maclean, 5th Laird of Torloisk used some of the stones to build a cottage for his family close to the site of the castle.
By 1751 the remains of the castle were abandoned.
Descendants of Archibald Campbell, 1st Duke of Argyll sold the castle in 1801, to MacQuarrie, who then sold it to Carter-Campbell of Possil who kept it as a ruin within the grounds of his own estate to the north, Torosay Castle. He later sold his Torosay Estate which now included the ruins of Castle Duart to A. C. Guthrie in 1865. On 11 September 1911, the ruin was separated from the rest of the Torosay Estate and was bought by Sir Fitzroy Donald Maclean, the 26th Chief of the Clan MacLean and restored.
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El castillo Duart en la Isla de Mull es la residencia tradicional de MacLean. Probablemente hubo una fortaleza en este sitio desde la Alta Edad Media. El castillo actual consiste en una muralla que rodea los edificios, y probablemente construido para MacDougall Dunollie alrededor de 1250. Cien años más tarde formó parte de la dote de Lady Mary Macdonald, hija del señor de las islas, en su matrimonio con Lachlan Maclean Lubanach. Lachlan construyó la gran mazmorra Duart 1370, y las adiciones se realizan a finales del XVI y finales del siglo XVII. Duart es abandonada por MacLean en 1691, y más tarde cae en ruinas, antes de ser restaurada en el siglo XX por Sir Fitzroy Donald MacLean y fue la sede del líder del clan desde su reapertura en 1912. (El exterior del castillo se utilizó en la película "La trampa", con Sean Connery y Catherine Zeta Jones).
El Maclean Clan es un clan escocés, uno de los clanes más antiguos de la región, y tiene importantes territorios en Argyll en las Hébridas Interiores. Muchos de los primeros miembros del clan se han hecho famosos por su valentía y fuerza en la batalla. Ellos están involucrados en diversos conflictos con los clanes vecinos como MacKinnon, el Cameron MacDonald y Campbell. Tomaron parte en todas las rebeliones jacobitas.
UK - Scotland - Isle of Mull - Duart Castle
Reino Unido de Gran Bretaña - Escocia - Isla de Mull - Castillo de Duart
ENGLISH
Duart Castle or Caisteal Dhubhairt in Scottish Gaelic is a castle on the Isle of Mull, off the west coast of Scotland, within the council area of Argyll and Bute. The castle dates back to the 13th century and is the seat of Clan MacLean.
In 1350 Lachlan Lubanach Maclean of Duart, the 5th Clan Chief, married Mary, daughter of John of Islay, Lord of the Isles and Duart was part of her dowry.
In 1647, Duart Castle was attacked and laid siege to by the Argyll government troops of Clan Campbell, but they were defeated and driven off by the Royalist troops of Clan MacLean.
In September 1653, a Cromwellian task force of six ships anchored off the castle, but the Macleans had already fled to Tiree. A storm blew up on the 13 September and three ships were lost, including HMS Swan.
In 1678, Archibald Campbell, 9th Earl of Argyll, son of the Marquess of Argyll, successfully invaded the Clan MacLean lands on the Isle of Mull and Sir John Maclean, 4th Baronet fled the castle and withdrew to Cairnbulg Castle, and afterward to Kintail under the protection of the Earl of Seaforth.
In 1691 Duart Castle was surrendered by Sir John Maclean, 4th Baronet to Archibald Campbell, 1st Duke of Argyll.[1] The Campbell clan demolished the castle, and the stones from the walls were scattered. Donald Maclean, 5th Laird of Torloisk used some of the stones to build a cottage for his family close to the site of the castle.
By 1751 the remains of the castle were abandoned.
Descendants of Archibald Campbell, 1st Duke of Argyll sold the castle in 1801, to MacQuarrie, who then sold it to Carter-Campbell of Possil who kept it as a ruin within the grounds of his own estate to the north, Torosay Castle. He later sold his Torosay Estate which now included the ruins of Castle Duart to A. C. Guthrie in 1865. On 11 September 1911, the ruin was separated from the rest of the Torosay Estate and was bought by Sir Fitzroy Donald Maclean, the 26th Chief of the Clan MacLean and restored.
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ESPAÑOL
El castillo Duart en la Isla de Mull es la residencia tradicional de MacLean. Probablemente hubo una fortaleza en este sitio desde la Alta Edad Media. El castillo actual consiste en una muralla que rodea los edificios, y probablemente construido para MacDougall Dunollie alrededor de 1250. Cien años más tarde formó parte de la dote de Lady Mary Macdonald, hija del señor de las islas, en su matrimonio con Lachlan Maclean Lubanach. Lachlan construyó la gran mazmorra Duart 1370, y las adiciones se realizan a finales del XVI y finales del siglo XVII. Duart es abandonada por MacLean en 1691, y más tarde cae en ruinas, antes de ser restaurada en el siglo XX por Sir Fitzroy Donald MacLean y fue la sede del líder del clan desde su reapertura en 1912. (El exterior del castillo se utilizó en la película "La trampa", con Sean Connery y Catherine Zeta Jones).
El Maclean Clan es un clan escocés, uno de los clanes más antiguos de la región, y tiene importantes territorios en Argyll en las Hébridas Interiores. Muchos de los primeros miembros del clan se han hecho famosos por su valentía y fuerza en la batalla. Ellos están involucrados en diversos conflictos con los clanes vecinos como MacKinnon, el Cameron MacDonald y Campbell. Tomaron parte en todas las rebeliones jacobitas.