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	Castle Tioram
		An impressive ruin, Castle Tioram sits on a tidal island in Loch Moidart.
		The former seat of the MacDonalds of Clan Ranald, Castle Tioram was torched during the Jacobite Rising of 1715 to keep it out of the hands of the Hanoverian forces.
		Castle Tioram and the causeway at low tide.
	www.darkisle.com /t/tioram/tioram.html (71 words)

	Famous Historic Scotish Castles
		Castle Tioram's primary importance is as a principal stronghold of the Kingdom/Lordship of the Isles and seat of Clanranald for over 500 years from the late fourteenth century onwards.
		Braemar Castle was an important garrison during the Jacobite uprising, and has been a centre of Jacobite resistance, used as a seat of Hanoverian authority after the Jacobite Rising of 1745 and later transformed by the Farquharsons of Invercauld into a residence of unusual charm.
		Dundonald Castle is a fortified tower house built for King Robert II on his accession to the throne of Scotland in 1371 and it was used as a royal residence by the early Stewart kings for the next 150 years.
	www.mystical-sites.stevenredhead.com /Fortresses/castles2.html (4097 words)

	Castle Tioram
		Parallel mounds in the ground along the southern edge of the island and on flat land to the east of the castle indicate the position of former lazy-beds.
		Tioram ceased to be the family residence in 1685 when Allan, the 14th chief elected to live elsewhere.
		Anta Estates acquired the property in 1997 and Castle Tioram remains a historic ruin and is a scheduled ancient monument.
	www.moidart.org.uk /datasets/tioram.htm (4038 words)

	Castle Tioram, Ardnamurchan, West Coast, Scotland, Scottish Castle (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Castle Tioram may lose its Scheduled Monument status if it is used as a residence and, although it would remain listed, this would mean that there would be less control over future alterations.
		Castle Tioram was burnt down - by the clan chief (Allan of Clanranald) to prevent it falling to enemy hands - and thus abandoned in 1715.
		The castle plan is polygonal, with the 13th century curtain wall enclosing a keep and tower house with three storeys of domestic construction in between.
	www.glasgowarchitecture.co.uk /castle_tioram.htm (862 words)

	Castle Tioram - Ardnamurchan - Moidart - West Highlands of Scotland
		Castle Tioram (pronounced 'Cheerum') lies in ruins on a rocky islet in Loch Moidart, Ardnamurchan.
		Located south of Mallaig and some 50 miles from Fort William on the west coast of Scotland, its location is made all the more remote by the fact that access is only possible at low tide when you can walk across a spit of land.
		Tioram was destroyed in 1715 when Clan Chief Allan of Clanranald ordered it to be burnt, probably to prevent it falling into enemy hands when he left to fight for the Jacobite cause.
	www.castles.org /Chatelaine/TIORAM.HTM (310 words)

	CastleXplorer - Tioram Castle (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Tioram Castle is built on a small rocky island in Loch Moidart in a very picturesque location.
		For most of its existence the castle belonged to the Lord of the Isles and is the ancestral home of the Macdonalds of Clanranald.
		Tioram is now owned by Anta Estates who are hoping to restore the castle.
	www.castlexplorer.co.uk /scotland/tioram/tioram_links.php (113 words)

	Stewart Society (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		This remarkably beautiful ruined castle, encircled by the remains of a massive crenellated defence outer wall, was anciently a stronghold of the MacDonalds of Clanranald, dating back at least to the 13th century.
		Surrounded by the tidal salt waters of Loch Moidart, a little to the north of the Ardnamurchan peninsular, it stands on an isolated rock attached to the mainland by a causeway, by which it is accessible at low tide from a small promontory near Dorlin House.
		In August 1745 the castle was used to hide the arms and canon which had been brought in the Du Teillay from France with the Prince, consisting of guns, pistols, swords and 24 small canon with powder and ball.
	www.stewartsociety.org /places/places_pages/place_CASTLE_TIORAM.htm (229 words)

	Tioram Castle (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The castle captured my imagination and when I visited again in 1998 it was high on the list of castles to visit.
		Having the castle to ourselves we were free to wander about and lose ourselves in the magic of the place.
		Castle Tioram was the former main seat of the MacDonalds of Clan Ranald.
	libby.withnall.com /castles/tioram.htm (702 words)

	Castles Itinerary - XIVth century
		Vianden Castle was constructed between the 11th and 14th centuries on the foundations of a Roman 'castellum' and a Carolingian refuge.
		The main construction parts of the castle which are preserved today, in particular the chapel and the small and large palaces, originate from the end of the 12th and the first half of the 13th century.
		The Castle lies in a beautiful setting in an ancient deer park alongside the River Exe and is at the centre of a large traditional estate of about 4,000 acres.
	www.museumland.com /Itcastelli/castlesXIV.html (962 words)

	Mingary Castle, Castle Tioram, Ardnamurchan Lighthouse in Argyll, Scotland
		Mingary Castle, Castle Tioram, Ardnamurchan Lighthouse in Argyll, Scotland
		The castle was soon involved in a series of battles and conflicts, for example serving James IV in 1493 and 1495 as a base to help to suppress the MacDonald Lords of the Isles.
		The outer walls of the castle date back to the 13th century, the tower and the interior buildings were added between the 14th and 16th century.
	www.argyllonline.co.uk /index.asp?id=183 (191 words)

	Glossary of Castle Terms (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Castles also went through some very bad periods in the last 300 years, so that there are very few that can be seen in their original state, apart from those that were restored (Windsor, for example) or never destroyed (Tower of London) or never bothered with (Appleby?).
		Most castles, except the ones still used by the military, or the ones that are still lived in (however uncomfortably), have no use any more, if it weren't for their attractiveness to visitors and seekers of the picturesque.
		CASTLES OF THE WORLD This marvellous site was destroyed by a hacker a couple of years ago and is a shadow of its former self (but is gradually being reconstructed).
	www.britcastles.com /casgloss.htm (2876 words)

	Scotland on Sunday - Top Stories - Millionaire's bid to build victory on the ruins (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Brown is the wealthy Ayrshire-born businessman whose plans to transform the ruined Castle Tioram, on an island on the north-west coast of Scotland, into a new home, have been rejected by Historic Scotland.
		The picturesque Castle Tioram, which was torched in 1715 by a MacDonald clan chief to prevent it falling into enemy hands and has lain empty and roofless ever since, has divided experts into two camps.
		Tioram is not the only castle at the centre of a dispute between an owner and Historic Scotland.
	scotlandonsunday.scotsman.com /index.cfm?id=125902004 (1192 words)

	British Castles, Stately Homes and Houses
		The Castle was the resident of the lord of the manor of Oakham, but became ruinous by early 16th century, and only the Great Hall survived being used as a courtroom.
		Henry VII was born in the Castle in 1457.
		The castle bears the name of William Peveril, who was granted the title of bailiff of the Royal Manors of the Peak after the Norman conquest of 1066.
	www.saunalahti.fi /~hurmari/castles3.html (5250 words)

	Clan MACDONALD
		One later historian reports that the henchman commanded to torch the castle was initially reluctant, but eventually conceded declaring: "I shall never come back again and it is better that our old family seat should be given to the flames than forced to give shelter to those who are about to triumph over our ruin".
		Despite its delapidation, Castle Tioram remained in the hands of the Clanranald until early this century when it was sold to foreign owners.
		The Clanranald Castle Tioram Trust, a community ownership trust which failed in a bid to buy the property, argues it would be wrong to convert the historic monument.
	www.electricscotland.com /webclans/m/macdonald/ranald.html (1421 words)

	Directory - Science: Social Sciences: Archaeology: Periods and Cultures: Medieval: Sites and Monuments: United Kingdom (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Castle Tioram, Scotland · Project to conserve the ruined Castle Tioram.
		Symon's Castle, Welsh Borders · cached · 13th-century motte and bailey castle excavated by the Archaeology Department, University of Glasgow and the Continuing Education Department, University College of Wales Aberystwyth, who present 3D reconstruction models.
		Castle Acre Priory, Norfolk · cached · Excavation of a granary, barn, kilnhouse, malthouse and brewhouse.
	www.incywincy.com /default?p=288708 (784 words)

	Sword Forum International - The battle for Castle Tioram
		Castle Tioram in Moidart, Ardnamurchan, was built in the 14th century and was a former stronghold for the MacDonalds of Clanranald.
		In a detailed report, Mr McNeill confirmed Castle Tioram was a principal seat of Gaelic lordship.
		Mr Brown, who also owns Eilean Tioram on which the ruined castle stands, said: "Historic Scotland's own architects have ratified the poor condition of the building and the need for extensive, costly consolidation work if it is to be saved for future generations.
	forums.swordforum.com /showthread.php?s=ab1d440d4963772d6f0c87328481087d&postid=488402 (1170 words)

	Scottish Castles, Stately Homes and Houses
		The present castle was built by John Buchanan in 1808 using the stone from the old castle.
		The castle was severely damaged by fire in 1570 and was left as a ruin, until it was restored in the 19th century to make a residence for the Sheriff of Sutherland.
		The castle by the North Sea with 189 rooms, a fairy-tale look and a distinct air of "French Scottish" was created during the remodel in 1845-51 by Sir Charles Barry, the architect for the House of Commons in London.
	koti.welho.com /rhurmal1/linnat2004/scotcastles.html (3981 words)

	Telegraph \| News
		The owner of one of the world's most beautiful castles claimed yesterday that a "small clique" of civil servants was wrecking his dream to restore the ruin.
		Castle Tioram, the 13th-century Highland home of Clanranald, has become the prize in a bitter dispute.
		The castle's strong defensive position meant it was captured only once after a five-week siege by the Campbells.
	www.telegraph.co.uk /news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2004/07/23/ncastle23.xml&sSheet=/news/2004/07/23/ixhome.html (821 words)

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		The architectural qualities of the castle are highly significant, due to the level of preservation of original fabric, which is of high quality.
		The structural engineers note that “the walls of the castle are in a reasonable condition and there is no visible evidence which would impair their overall stability”.
		In brief, the castle is polygonal on plan, with the 13th century curtain wall enclosing a keep and tower house with 3 storey domestic construction in between.
	www.historic-scotland.gov.uk /sg/txt/castle_tioram_structural_report.doc (1804 words)

	Sunday Herald (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Tioram is located on the remote peninsula of Ardnamurchan, on the banks of Loch Moidart.
		Brown bought the castle in 1997 for an undeclared sum, believed to be around £350,000, from a descendant of the clan and son of James Wiseman Macdonald.
		According to Historic Scotland, again, ÒHe stated that the castle could not be perceived as a highly evocative structure within the romantic theme of Ôruins in a landscape' were it to be restored and occupiedÓ.
	www.sundayherald.com /print22392 (858 words)

	Scotsman.com News - Scotland - Inverness - Historic Scotland criticised over ruin
		Lex Brown is pursuing court action against the body over his £4.5 million proposal to rebuild the 13th century Castle Tioram in Moidart to its condition prior to 1715, when it was torched by a clan chief to stop it falling into enemy hands.
		Mr Brown’s company, Anta Estates, purchased the castle, the ancient seat of the Lord of the Isles, the Clan MacDonald, when it was put on the market in 1997 for £100,000 by its former owner, Wiseman Macdonald from California, who bought it in the 1920s.
		The company has recently lost insurance cover for the castle and, because of its condition, has been quoted a figure of £10,000 a year to insure it in future, provided it is fenced off to the public.
	news.scotsman.com /inverness.cfm?id=1379962002 (904 words)

	Castle Tioram by Loch Moidart, Ardnamurchan - Highlands of Scotland - UK Attraction
		Castle Tioram - the ancestral home of the Macdonalds of Clanranald - is one of the foremost surviving examples of a 13th century castle in Scotland.
		The castle was the principal stronghold within the Lordship of Garmoran, which includes Moidart, Rum, Eigg, Canna, the Uists and Barra.
		It was ideally placed to monitor marine traffic moving between the southern Hebrides and Skye or the outer isles and the route inland via Loch Shiel.
	www.ukattraction.com /highlands/castle-tioram.htm (145 words)

	@UK - Attractions in Highland, Scotland, UK - The U.K. Tourism Guide
		Castle Tioram is one of the foremost surviving examples of a 13th century castle in Scotland.
		Dunrobin Castle is the most northerly of Scotland's great houses, it's the largest house in the Northern Highlands with 189 rooms, and is one of Britain's oldest continuously inhabited houses.
		Inverness Castle is located in the city centre and sits on a low cliff on the east bank overlooking the river.
	www.atuk.co.uk /scotland/highland-attractions.htm (484 words)

	Serenery: 459 Through a Castle Window, Castle Tioram (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Standing on a tidal island at the mouth of Loch Moidart, Castle Tioram was the main stronghold of the MacDonalds of Clan Ranald.
		The castle was attacked in 1554 by the forces of the Earls of Huntly and Argyll, and Cromwell occupied it after a siege in 1651.
		The castle was sold in 1997 and restoration is underway.
	www.serenery.com /459TioramWindow.html (152 words)

	Loch Shiel -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Loch Shiel is a 25km freshwater loch 120m deep situated 20km west of (additional info and facts about Fort William) Fort William.
		Its nature changes considerably along its length, being deep and enclosed by mountains in the NE and shallow surrounded by bog and meadow in the SW, from which end the 4km River Shiel drains to the sea in Loch Moidard at Castle Tioram.
		The surrounding mountains are picturesque but relatively rarely climbed as none quite reaches 3000 ft required for (British writer of short stories (1870-1916)) Munro status.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/l/lo/loch_shiel.htm (341 words)

	Acharacle Feature Page on Undiscovered Scotland
		In later life Castle Tioram was the main fortress of the MacDonalds of Clan Ranald.
		You can reach Castle Tioram via a minor road that starts just north of Shiel Bridge, then walk along the beach and across a natural causeway to the island on which it stands.
		There are proposals in the wings to restore Castle Tioram to its earlier glory, but these are caught up in a major planning dispute: and meantime the structure continues to crumble.
	www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk /acharacle/acharacle (783 words)

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		Symon's Castle, Welsh Borders - 13th-century motte and bailey castle excavated by the Archaeology Department, University of Glasgow and the Continuing Education Department, University College of Wales Aberystwyth, who present 3D reconstruction models.
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