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Isle of Kerrera

In this video I walk to Gylen Castle on the Isle of Kerrera. This is a step away from the norm as I actually walk 2.66 miles there and back. The walk was relatively easy with little in the way of inclines and the only "hill" is what the castle is built on. This is also not a video where you watch me take pictures. I show the pictures I took, but only really film me on the way to, or at the castle. I had no tripod so filming me was not easy, I only did it for one picture. The Isle of Kerrera is found just off Oban. You drive south of Oban on a narrow road to the ferry. If you can get parked you are doing well. This is not an "Accessibility for Disabled" Channel. Accessible means "ease of access". This channel was set up in response to the many channels with Photographers hiking for miles over rough ground or climbing mountains to get an epic shot. I simply want Photographers with less fitness or mild mobility issues to see that they can get out and take interesting pictures and enjoy their hobby. As always the music in my video is from Epidemicsound.com. I will list the track later. I would like to say that I am very honoured to have been invited to be an Ambassador for Epidemic sound. Even without that honour i would whole heartedly recommend them for all you music and sound effects for your videos and vlogs. The music is royalty free which means you don't get annoying notices from YouTube telling you that there is a Copyright claim being made against you. If you are making videos please use the link below to access their site. https://www.epidemicsound.com/referra... My Music choice for this video is:- Niagara - Chris Shards The Long Walk - Jamie Norwood Waiting for Albinoni - Christian Andersen The Queen's Disappearance - Philip Ayers Boys Don't Cry (Instrumental Version) - April Moon See some of my images from these Vlogs and more at www.accessible.photography Equipment Nikon D750 Nikon 24-70mm f2.8 GoPro Hero 9 Rhode WirelessGo (Sometimes) Gylen Castle In the sixteenth century the Sound of Kerrera was one of the busiest shipping lanes in the region offering easy access to the islands of the Inner Hebrides. It was to control this trade that prompted Duncan MacDougall of Dunollie to build Gylen Castle around 1582.   The castle consisted of a four storey 'L' plan Tower House that was built in the Scots Baronial style.  Defence was clearly foremost in the minds of the builders of Gylen Castle but this was not the only consideration. The castle was intended to impress and to act as a clear status symbol for its owner. Accordingly craftsmen were employed to create the Oriel window that still dominates the landward frontage as well as numerous Romanesque style carvings. Furthermore the exterior of the castle was covered with a smooth render which was probably whitewashed and would have given the structure a striking appearance.   The MacDougalls still owned the castle upon the outbreak of the Wars of Three Kingdoms in the mid-seventeenth century. The clan were supporters of the Royalist cause and in 1647 a detachment of Covenanters, drawn from Colonel James Montgomery’s Regiment of Foot, besieged the castle. The duration of the siege is not known but it was long enough for (the lack of) water to become a significant problem for the garrison. Although a natural spring existed in the Outer Bailey, it was clearly insufficient and there was also no significant rainfall during the period which could have augmented the holdings. Ever mindful of the fearful massacre at Dunaverty Castle in May 1647, the clansmen within the castle surrendered. This did not save them however and they were all massacred save John MacDougall who was spared on the grounds he was just a child. Gylen was sacked and burnt.   Gylen Castle has remained a ruin ever since the Covenanter attack. The ruins became famous after being painted by the artist J.W.M Turner in 1831. The structure was stabilised by the Ministry of Works in the 1950s but it was under the auspices of Morag MacDougall that significant work was done on the structure aided by donations from Historic Scotland and the Heritage Lottery Fund.