Which castle is named after an Irish legend warrior and is located on the Isle of Skye?
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Scáthach Scáthach (Scottish Gaelic: "Sgàthach an Eilean Sgitheanach" ), or "Sgathaich", is a figure in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. She is a legendary Scottish warrior woman and martial arts teacher who trains the legendary Ulster hero Cú Chulainn in the arts of combat. Texts describe her homeland as Scotland ("Alpeach"); she is especially associated with the Isle of Skye, where her residence "Dún Scáith", or "Dun Sgathaich" (Fortress of Shadows), stands. She is called "the Shadow" and "Warrior Maid" and is the rival and sister of Aífe, both daughters of Árd-Greimne of Lethra.
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Dunscaith Castle Dunscaith Castle also known as Dun Sgathaich Castle, Dun Scaith, and Tokavaig, is a ruined castle on the coast of the Isle of Skye, in the north-west of Scotland. It is located in the Parish of Sleat, in the Highland council area, and in the former county of Inverness-shire, at grid reference [ NG595120] . Also called "Fortress of Shadows", it is named after and was the home of the warrior maiden "Scáthach".
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Skelmorlie Castle Skelmorlie Castle stands on the eastern shore of the Firth of Clyde, Scotland, at the north-western corner of the county of Ayrshire. The structure dates from 1502, and was formerly the seat and stronghold of the Montgomery Clan. The modern village of Skelmorlie lies to the north of the castle.
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Eilean Bàn, Lochalsh Eilean Bàn (Scottish Gaelic meaning "White Island") is a six acre island off the coast of mainland Scotland, between Kyle of Lochalsh and the Isle of Skye, in Highland. The island supports part of the Skye Bridge, which crosses the mouth of Loch Alsh from the mainland to Skye.
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Jordan's Castle Jordan's Castle (Irish: "Caisleán MacSiurtain" ; Ulster Scots: "Joardan's Kessel") is a castle situated in Ardglass, County Down, Northern Ireland. The tower house known as Jordan's Castle is a State Care Historic Monument sited in the townland of Ardglass, in Down District Council area, at grid ref: J5601 3713. It stands close to the junction of Kildare and Quay Streets in Ardglass and commands the harbour.
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Dunluce Castle Dunluce Castle (from Irish: "Dún Libhse" ) is a now-ruined medieval castle in Northern Ireland. It is located on the edge of a basalt outcropping in County Antrim (between Portballintrae and Portrush), and is accessible via a bridge connecting it to the mainland. The castle is surrounded by extremely steep drops on either side, which may have been an important factor to the early Christians and Vikings who were drawn to this place where an early Irish fort once stood.
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Fiddaun Castle Fiddaun Castle is a tower house in Tubber, County Galway, close to the border of County Clare in Ireland. It is a National Monument of Ireland.
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Lochend Castle, Campbeltown Lochend Castle (Scottish Gaelic: "Caislen Cean Loch" , Anglicised "Castle of the loch end"), was a castle located at Campbeltown, Argyll and Bute. The castle once stood at the top of Castlehill, Campbeltown and was once occupied by Clan MacDonald of Dunnyveg.
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Lews Castle Lews Castle (Scottish Gaelic: "Caisteal Leòdhais") is a Victorian era castle located west of the town of Stornoway, Isle of Lewis, Scotland. It was built in the years 1844-51 as a country house for Sir James Matheson who had bought the whole island a few years previously with his fortune from the Chinese Opium trade. It was designed by the Glasgow architect Charles Wilson.
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Fanning's Castle Fanning's Castle (Irish: "Caisleán Uí Fhionáin" ), also called Whitamore's Castle, is the remains of a tower house and National Monument located in Limerick, Ireland.
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Tarskavaig Tarskavaig ("Tarsgabhaig" in Scottish Gaelic) is a crofting village on the West coast of Sleat on the Isle of Skye in Scotland. It sits in a glen which meets Tarskavaig Bay and lies opposite the Isles of Eigg, Rum and Canna. It is often said that Tarskavaig has the best view of the Cuillin in Skye.
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Granuaile's Castle Granuaile's Castle is a tower house and National Monument located in Clare Island, Ireland.
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Kilravock Castle Kilravock Castle (pronounced "Kilrawk") is located near the village of Croy, between Inverness and Nairn, in the council area of Highland, Scotland. It was begun around 1460, and has been the seat of the Clan Rose since that time. The castle is a composite of a 15th-century tower house and several later additions. The original name for the castle was "Cill Rathaig"; Scottish Gaelic meaning "church at the small circular fort".
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Renfrew Castle Renfrew Castle was situated at the royal burgh of Renfrew, Scotland, which is near the confluence of the River Clyde and the White Cart Water. The original 12th-century castle was built by Walter fitz Alan, High Steward of Scotland, upon a river islet known as the King's Inch. This was replaced in the 13th century with a new castle by the road to the Clyde ferry, which became a royal castle under King Robert II. In the 15th century, the King's Inch site was rebuilt as Inch Castle by Sir John Ross. Both castles were demolished in the 18th century and nothing remains above ground at either site.
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Dun Beag Dun Beag is an iron-age broch located about 1 kilometre northwest of the village of Struan on the west coast of the island of Skye, in Scotland.
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Ashintully Castle Ashintully Castle, located near Kirkmichael, north of Blairgowrie, in the county of Perthshire Scotland, was built in 1583 as a fortified tower house by the Spalding family; the Feudal Barons of Ashintully. The Spalding Barons were chiefs of the Spalding Clan and followers of the Duke of Atholl, the Chief of the Murray Clan. The Spaldings of Ashintully and their cadet branches were Jacobites, or followers of the House of Stuart. The castle is reached from the B950 road to the Northeast of Kirkmichael. The name "Ashintully" is an anglicized spelling of the Gaelic "Eas an Tulaich" and means "cascade of the hillock".
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Skye Bridge The Skye Bridge (Scottish Gaelic: "Drochaid an Eilein Sgitheanaich" ) is a road bridge over Loch Alsh, Scotland, connecting the Isle of Skye to the island of Eilean Bàn. The name is also used for the whole Skye Crossing, which further connects Eilean Bàn to the mainland across the Carrich Viaduct. The crossing forms part of the A87.
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Cairnburgh Castle Cairnburgh Castle is a ruined castle that is located on the islands of Cairn na Burgh Mòr and Cairn na Burgh Beag, Argyll and Bute, Scotland. These islands are at the northern extremity of the Treshnish Isles at the mouth of Loch Tuath, Mull north of Iona. 1991's "The Changing Scottish Landscape" characterizes it as "one of the most isolated fortifications in Britain...[and] also one of the strangest."
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River Shira River Shira ("Siara / Abhainn Siara" in Gaelic) is the river that runs through Glen Shira, originating from a dammed loch to the north. The river includes a few waterfalls and islands, including "Eilean an Eagail" (The Island of Fear). It eventually flows into a "dubh loch", where the Ancient Clan MacNaghten castle and crannogs used to be, and then by Stuart Liddells house and into Loch Shira and Loch Fyne.
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Crawford Castle Crawford Castle, substantially in ruins, is located on the north bank of the River Clyde, around half a mile north of Crawford, South Lanarkshire, Scotland. The ruins stand on an earlier motte and bailey earthwork. The castle was formerly known as Lindsay Tower, after its former owners, the Lindsay family. The strategic location of the castle, at [ NS954213] , guards the approach from England into the upper Clyde Valley.
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Inchtavannach Inchtavannach (Scottish Gaelic: "Innis Taigh a' Mhanaich" ; English: Island of the Monk's House ), is one of the larger islands in Loch Lomond.
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Kildonan Castle Kildonan Castle stands in the small village of Kildonan on the southern coast of the Isle of Arran in Scotland. The castle's name is derived from the name of a former resident, Saint Donan, who is said to be buried on the island.