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O Castelo de Dundonald localiza-se na vila de mesmo nome, na Escócia. [ 1 ] Este imponente castelo foi construído por Roberto II da Escócia em 1370 , para marcar a sua sucessão ao trono da Escócia.
- Castelo Dundonald
O Castelo Dundonald é um castelo em ruínas perto de Killean,...
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Dark age hill fort
The present castle stands on land where evidence suggests there was a hill fort. It is thought that a mixture of large timber-built roundhouse and straight-sided structures occupied the interior. A timber-laced stone rampart defined and defended the fort. The timber lacing caught fire and burnt with such intensity that the surrounding stonework melted, or vitrified. This firing happened about 1000 AD and seems to mark the end of the hill-fort’s existence.[citation needed] It was about this da...
Early castles
There have been three medieval castles present on this site. The first was built by one of the stewards of the king of Scots, most probably Walter, the first steward, who came to Scotland in 1136. There is no surviving evidence of this castle above ground today. The second castle was built in the late 13th Century by Alexander Stewart, 4th High Steward, this castle was predominantly built of stone. It would have been one of the grandest baronial residences of its time. It was largely destroye...
The present castle
The third castle was built by Robert Stewart, probably to mark his accession to the throne as Robert IIin 1371. It was three storeys high. The top floor above the lofty stone vault was the upper hall – the great hall. It was for the more private use of the king and family. The first floor was the lower of the two halls – the laigh hall. It would have been used for more public activities like feasting and the holding of the baron court. The ground floor was a storage area. It was probably orig...
There is a visitor centre at the foot of the hill, which includes a cafe, souvenir shop and an interpretive exhibition. The exhibition outlines the history of the castle and its preceding buildings with detailed models of the earlier castles on the site. The visitor centre is owned by South Ayrshire Council and the castle is owned by Historic Scotl...
Minor archaeological investigations took place at Dundonald in the 1960s. These established that the rubble base was up to 4 feet in depth and rested on bedrock, which had been deliberately levelled with stones to form a cobbled surface. The curtain wall of the inner courtyard was shown to have been butted on to the keep, and rested on bedrock with...
The following extract alludes to an old Scottish folktaleabout the construction and origins of Dundonald Castle:
Dundonald Castle features in the Jules Verne novel The Underground City.The castle is used as a beacon to drive ships into the coast, where the beacon lighters can then steal the cargo of the stricken ship. Within the novel, the castle is also linked to an underground city beneath Loch Katrine via a tunnel, perhaps adding to the common myth of the ...
Forbes, David; Murray, Keir (2012). Dundonald Castle: Official Souvenir Guide. Dundonald Ayrshire: Friends of Dundonald Castle.
Historic Environment Scotland: Visitor guideO Castelo de Dundonald localiza-se na vila de mesmo nome, na Escócia.
Conde de Dundonald (em inglês: Earl of Dundonald) é um título nobiliárquico britânico do Pariato da Escócia. Foi criado, em 1669, por Guilherme III , rei da Inglaterra, Irlanda e Escócia , para o nobre , político e militar escocês Guilherme Cochrane, 1.º lorde Cochrane de Dundonald.
Há 2 dias · History. On top of the prominent hill at Dundonald sits a stone castle built around 1371. Its first owner was Robert II, grandson of Robert the Bruce and founder of the Stewart royal dynasty. He built the castle soon after he came to the throne, and died there in 1390.
Ayrshire. Built in 1371, Dundonald Castle is a splendid example of a medieval tower house, with a fine barrel-vaulted ceiling in the lower hall. This site is open for you to enjoy but there are currently some access restrictions in place as a precautionary measure.
