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	Duart Castle, Isle of Mull, Scotland
		Duart Castle is situated on the east coast of the Isle of Mull near Torosay Castle.
		This castle dates from the 13th century and was probably built for the MacDougalls.
		The Swan was lost (possibly in a storm) whilst on a mission to attack Duart Castle and the pro-Royalist Macleans.
	www.castles.org /Chatelaine/DUART.HTM (424 words)

	Duart Castle
		The first recorded mention of the Macleans of Duart is in a papal dispensation of 1367 which allowed their Chief Lachlan Lubanach Maclean to marry the daughter of the Lord of the Isles, Mary Macdonald.
		The castle and lands were returned to Sir John (pictured on the left), son of Sir Allan, in 1681 when the Duke of Argyll fell out of favour with the King, only to lose it again in 1691 when Argyll was once more in favour with the Whigs.
		The castle became ruinous and was purchased by Sir Fitzroy Maclean, 26th Chief, in 1910.
	www.duartcastle.com /pages/macleans/macleans_duartmac.html (427 words)

	About Castle Stalker
		It is believed that Castle Stalker, much in its present form, was built by the then Lord of Lorn, Sir John Stewart, who had an illegitimate son in 1446, and it is reasonable to suppose that he built and occupied the Castle about that time.
		Duncan Stewart was murdered by the McLeans at Duart Castle in 1512 and succeeded by his younger brother Alan Stewart as the third Chief.
		The last Campbell was born in the Castle in 1775 and Campbells continued to reside in it until about 1800 when they built a new house on the mainland at Airds, which still exists today, and the Castle remained merely as a storehouse.
	www.castlestalker.com /castle.htm (1044 words)

	Information on the Clan MacLean
		We know that Duart Castle was part of a series of fortifications used by the Lords of the Isles.
		In 1604 King James VI sequestered the castle to punish Lochlan Mor for aligning himself with Elezabeth I against the McDonalds.
		The British quartered a garrison of troups in the castle untill 1751.
	www.themcleanfamily.us /clan_castles.php (434 words)

	A HISTORY OF DUART CASTLE (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Lachlan Lubanach married Lady Elizabeth, daughter of the Lord of the Isles, granddaughter of Robert II King of Scots, and was granted the first known charter for Duart dated 1390 as her dowry.
		In 1674 the castle was acquired by the Campbell Earl of Argyll.
		Although garrisoned, the castle was not used as a residence, and was abandoned after the Rising of 1745 to become derelict and roofless.
	www.angelfire.com /ak2/akeddy/DuartCastle.html (235 words)

	Castles on Mull
		Duart Castle, seat of Clan Maclean, dates from the mid 13th Century, it is the first landmark of Mull that you see on the ferry journey from Oban to Craignure.
		It was the stronghold of the MacLaines of Lochbuie, descended from the Macleans of Duart.
		The castle and the surrounding area is said to be haunted by the 'headless horseman' Ewen a'Chinn Bhig, son of the Chief of the MacLaines.
	www.mull.zynet.co.uk /duart_castle.htm (327 words)

	Duart Castle, Isle of Mull, Scotland
		The name Duart means "Black Point"in Gaelic, and that is where it sits, dominating the Sound of Mull.
		The MacLeans had to leave the castle during the Jacobite rebellion as they were staunch Jacobites, when they retreated to the Treshnish Isles.
		Duart remained a ruin until it was bought back in 1911 by the 26th Chief, Sir Fitzroy Maclean.
	www.scotland-calling.com /forts/duart.htm (310 words)

	McLean
		The MacLeans of Duart are recognised as the head of the clan MacLean, a great sea-faring tribe which spread far and wide throughout the Highlands and Islands of Scotland after it was founded by Gillean of the Battleaxe, who fought at the 13th century battle of Largs aginst the Norsemen.
		Dramatic Duart Castle on its rocky promontory overlooking the Sound of Mull, built in the 14th century, was given to Lachlan MacLean after he married Mary MacDonald, daughter of the Lord of the Isles, along with other lands in Mull.
		When Hector McLean, heir of Duart, received a charter of the lands of Nerrabolsadh in Islay in 1587, the feu duty was payable in the form of sixty ells of cloth of white, fl and green colours, which describes the hunting tartan of McLean of Duart.
	www.angelfire.com /oz/mcleanfamily/McLean.htm (707 words)

	Duart Castle and the MacLeans - ScotWars
		As they waited for his lordship to propose the loyal toast they were told that they were under arrest, and they were taken off to Edinburgh, where eventually they were forced to agree to the terms of the Statutes of Iona under which they lost most of their sovereignty over the islands.
		However, the Macleans were allowed to retain Duart, and it seems that they may have settled for a period of domesticity in enlarging the castle and making it a more comfortable place to live.
		The castle, though in a fairly ruinous condition, contained a garrison of government troops until 1751; after this it was left to become even more dilapidated.
	www.scotwars.com /html/duart_castle.htm (720 words)

	Traditions and Stories of Scottish Castles - Duart Castle
		The channel between this point and the nearest land is about four miles wide; and as the Castle is exposed to all the fury of the northern gales which swoop down upon it from Loch Linnhe, the wildness of the surrounding scenery may be easily imagined.
		The situation of their Castle was peculiarly favourable for the development of their ambitions hopes, and they soon found that there were no "foemen worthy of their steel" in the whole island of Mull.
		As Maclean of Duart, he and his successors for a long time were heritable Keepers of many Castles in the district, and had many possessions both on the mainland and in the Western Isles.
	www.electricscotland.com /history/castles/duart.htm (1304 words)

	Scotland the Movie Location Guide - Duart Castle, Mull
		From the ferry terminal at Craignure drive east on the A849 for about five miles from where the castle is signposted.
		The castle stands imposingly on the coast and is visible from the Oban to Mull ferry.
		At this time the castle was held by the Macleans who held it until the loss of their estates in the 1670's.
	www.scotlandthemovie.com /movies/duart.html (124 words)

	Phyllis Theroux
		This is Duart Castle, the l3th-century ancestral home of the Clan Maclean and stories abound of their exploits, honorable and otherwise.
		But the castle itself, with its thick walls, dark interior courtyard and vast halls hung with ancestral portraits (Sir Fitzroy Maclean, who reclaimed Duart in l9ll and brought it back from ruin, figures prominently on one wall), is an authentic medieval fortress, although burned by the English in the l8th century, after the Jacobite rebellion.
		Duart commands a prime position on the eastern shore of Mull which in former days enabled its occupants to keep an eye out for approaching enemy vessels (one of which, a Cromwellian warship, lies buried in the silk of the harbor and is being excavated by a team of specialists from St. Andrew's University).
	www.nightwriters.com /easyauthor/personalessays/isle_of_mull.shtml (2308 words)

	MacLean Tartan & Arms (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		The Macleans of Duart are recognized as the head of the clan Maclean, a great sea-faring tribe which spread far and wide throughout the Highlands and Islands of Scotland after it was founded by Gillean of the Battleaxe, who fought at the 13th-century Battle of Largs against the Norsemen.
		Duart Castle overlooking the Sound of Mull was built in the 13th century and given to Lachlan Maclean after he married Mary MacDonald, daughter of the Lord of the Isles, along with other lands in Mull.
		Sir Lachlan Mor Maclean, was Chief of Duart, the Maclean stronghold on Mull.
	www.borderleague.org /maclean.html (323 words)

	Map of Duart Castle on AboutBritain.com
		Duart has been the home of the Macleans since Lachlan Lubanach Maclean, the 5th chief married Margaret, the daughter of the Lord of the Isles in 1360.
		Duart and the surrounding lands were her dowry.
		The castle is 3½ miles from Craignure on the road to Iona.
	www.aboutbritain.com /maps/duartcastle-map.asp (100 words)

	Duart Castle Craignure Island of Mull Inner Hebrides Argyllshire Strathclyde Scotland Scottish
		Duart Castle Craignure Island of Mull Inner Hebrides Argyllshire Strathclyde Scotland Scottish
		Duart Castle is an impressive stone 14th century keep and courtyard fortress, with a large 13th century rectangular curtain wall.
		Duart Castle is located on the east side of the Island of Mull, 3 miles south-east of Craignure.
	www.castleuk.net /castle_lists_scotland/49/duartcastle.htm (95 words)

	Tobermory,Isle of Mull,Scotland,information and accommodation
		It was in the 13th century that the Macleans realised the importance of the "Dubh Ard", and built the first part of the castle, and these walls form part of the courtyard you see to-day.
		The castle was garrisoned by government forces after the '45 and burnt in 1756 when the garrison left.
		The castle is full of history and stories of the Maclean family who have lived at Duart for so many centuries.
	www.tob302075.freeserve.co.uk /duart.htm (533 words)

	PyrusMalus \| Deliver \| Duart Castle
		Duart is a 13th Century fortress, and home of the Clan Maclean, and enjoys one of the most spectacular and unique positions on the West Coast of Scotland.
		The present Clan Chief, Sir Lachlan Maclean, wanted to make the story of Duart Castle more widely available, and to show potential visitors the beauty and drama of both the Castle and the island of Mull, on which it is situated.
		The story of Duart Castle is also the story and history of the Clan Maclean, and Sir Lachlan Maclean wanted to convey some of that information to a wider audience.
	www.pyrusmalus.com /deliver/duart_castle.html (249 words)

	Duart Castle
		Duart was built by the MacLeans in the 13
		From the main gate the way is made into the second floor of the keep, where one sees the kitchen, scullery, 15ft deep well and ‘occupied’ dungeons.
		The top floor has exhibits on the restoration of the castle, the chiefs of MacLean, and Scouting – Lord MacLean being Chief Scout.
	www.highlandtraveller.com /Sites/castles/duart.html (236 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Duart Castle seems originally to have comprised a rectangular wall of enceinte enclosing a courtyard measuring 19.7m from NW to SE by 21.5m transversely.
		Following the acquisition of the castle by the Campbell Earls of Argyll in 1674 a number of repairs were carried out, but although the building continued to be garrisoned from time to time it does not appear to have been put to regular use for residential purposes.
		Duart Castle, the residence of the present chief of the MacLeans, is as described.
	www.rcahms.gov.uk /pls/portal/newcanmore.details_gis?inumlink=22662 (713 words)

	Duart Castle, Craignure, Isle of Mull, PA64 6AP - www.statelyhomes.com
		Duart is the oldest lived in castle on Mull and stands proudly on a clifftop guarding the Sound of Mull, for over 400 years it has been the base for the Clan Maclean's formidable sea-borne power.
		In 1350 Lachlan Lubanach, the 5th Chief, married Mary Macdonald, the daughter of the Lord of the Isles and she was given Duart as her dowry.
		The first recorded mention of the Macleans of Duart is in a papal dispensation of 1367 which allowed their Chief Lachlan Lubanach Maclean to marry the daughter of the Lord of the Isles, Mary Macdonald.
	www.statelyhomes.com /areas/details.asp?HID=1332&ID=508&path=12,13,68,508 (560 words)

	Duart 01
		Duart Castle, seat of Clan MacLean for hundreds of years, stands on Duart point, and makes a striking first impression on travellers coming to the Island from Oban.
		The castle is a spit from Craignure, just off the A849 heading for Fionnphort, and boasts an excellent tea room which reputedly bakes to the recipe's of Lady Elizabeth herself.
		The castle has featured in a number of films, most prominantly 'When Eight Bells Toll' and 'Entrapment', but it can also be seen briefly in the background in the Powell and Pressburger classic, 'I Know where I'm Going'.
	www.oldhob.com /mull/duart_01.htm (186 words)

	Castles
		Castles were enclosed in thick walls with places to shoot arrows from.
		The castle was the home of a noble, a king or queen (monarch), or someone important and loyal to the monarch.
		The earliest castles were built of earth and timber and placed on a constructed or natural hill, called a motte.
	www.42explore2.com /castle.htm (1129 words)

	Duart Castle (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		The foundations of Duart on the Isle of Mull are 13th century Norman and parts of the original surrounding wall survive.
		It has always been the home of the MacLeans with one short break, in the aftermath of Culloden, when it was garrisoned by the English.
		In 1911 Sir Fitzroy MacLean repurchased and restored the castle; it is now lived in by the present clan chief.
	freespace.virgin.net /davie.wilson/Castles/duart.htm (66 words)

	WAIS - World Affairs Report - Clan Hatreds and the Campbells
		They took over the island from the indigenous clans about the year 1400, there being two brothers who built castles at Duart at the SE corner of the island, and Lochbuie.
		Duart castle was ruined for a long time but early this century was restored after a whip-round among clan members, and the present chief lives there.
		The entrance was the frontier between Duart and Lochbuie country.
	www.stanford.edu /group/wais/Scotland/scotland_clanhatred1.html (778 words)

	Blair Atholl Jamborette 2000
		Slain's Castle, at right, was a surprise find - there's no sign, just a parking lot and a worn trail leading to the ruins of the castle.
		The Earl of Erroll set up an artists' and writers' colony in the castle, spending his fortune in the process, so that the castle had to be sold.
		Duart Castle, Isle of Mull - Lord MacLean of Duart Castle was the Chief Scout of the UK from 1959 through 1971, and there is a small exhibit on Scouting on the top floor of the castle.
	www.bpmlegal.com /scotland/2000/after.html (355 words)

	Duart Castle
		One of the ranges is still lived in today.
		After the Jacobite rebellion, the castle was abandoned in 1745.
		There are a few stories associated with this castle and it's inhabitants.
	www.darkisle.com /d/duart/duart.html (177 words)

	Craignure
		The Duart coach meets the ferries from Oban and will take you to and from the ancient Clan Maclain castle of Duart, full of history; the tearoom has delicious home baking, well worth a visit.
		Torosay Castle has a large children's activity area which is sure to keep the kids entertained for hours.
		Duart is open from 1 April (phone for times) and daily 1 May to mid-October, 10.30am to 5.30pm.
	www.isle.of.mull.com /craignure-attractions.htm (511 words)

	Duart Castle, Clan Maclean, Mull
		The great keep was erected by Lachlan Lubanach Maclean in the 14th century and some of the buildings within the courtyard were added 200 years later by Lachlan Mor.
		This process was continued in the 17th century by a third Lachlan, the first Baronet of Duart and Morvern, whose armorial stone in the courtyard bears his initials and the date 1633.
		The Campbells sacked Duart in 1688 and the battered old castle was garrisoned by government troops until 1751.
	www.maclean.org /clan-maclean-duart.htm (165 words)

	Duart Castle, an Attraction in Craignure, Argyll. Search for Argyll Attractions.
		Duart Castle dominates the Sound of Mull and it was in the 13th century that the Macleans realised the importance of this position and built the first part of the castle.
		The castle was garrisoned by government forces after the 1745 and burnt in 1756 when the garrison left.
		Duart is the oldest lived in castle on Mull and the home of the 28th Chief and his family.
	www.information-britain.co.uk /showPlace.cfm?Place_ID=582 (581 words)

	Castles from Rampant Scotland Directory
		Here is a large collection of over 60 castles and towers, a number not covered in other Web sites, with many illustrations and a backround on their history.
		A vast collection of photos of castles, mansions, towers, standing stones, churches, abbeys in the UK, including many which are not often seen on the Web, in some cases because they are particularly ruinous.
		The aim is to improve public awareness of Scotland's castles as a valuable inheritance and encourage the responsible ownership, conservation and restoration of ruined structures at risk.
	www.rampantscotland.com /castles.htm (1699 words)

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