Castle Stalker

Castle Stalker

ID: QZP40_407_P096 DESCRIPTION: This illustration of Castle Stalker is from 'Tours in Scotland 1747, 1750, 1760' by Richard Pococke, Bishop of Meath, published by the Scottish History Society, 1887. (Pococke has used the phonetic spelling 'Tene Stalcar' from the Gaelic 'Tigh na Stalcaire'). This ancient castle is built on a rock in Loch Linnhe in Argyll. The ruins that can be seen today date from around 1540 but the rock has been occupied since about 1320. The three-storey tower house was probably built by Duncan Stewart of Appin as a hunting lodge for James IV. It was used as a garrison during the 1745 uprising and after the Battle of Culloden, the Government forces used it as a centre for clansmen to surrender their arms. It has been fully restored in the 20th century and can now be visited by the public PLACENAME: Castle Stalker DISTRICT: North Lorn OLD COUNTY/PARISH: ARGYLL: Lismore and Appin DATE OF IMAGE: 1887 PERIOD: 1760s SOURCE: Highland Libraries COLLECTION: Fraser Mackintosh Collection (illustrations) Asset ID: 31204 KEYWORDS: