@castlesofscotland: Castle Stalker has a long and turbulent history. Originally built as a fort by the MacDougalls in the early 14th century, in 1388 the Stewarts became the Lords of Lorn and were granted the land which included the castle. For the next 200 years the castle remained a Stewart stronghold until it was lost to the Campbell’s in a drunken bet. The Stewarts of Appin regained the castle in 1689 when they came out with King James VII, but after defeat at the Battle of Dunkeld the castle was again forfeited to the Campbells. The Stewarts under Ardsheal refused to hand it over when it was then besieged by the Campbells for several months until Ardsheal was granted an honourable surrender in 1690. At the time of the 1745 Jacobite Rising, Castle Stalker was held by the Campbells with a garrison of about 59 Government troops. Although the Stewarts of Appin were solidly behind Prince Charles and raised a regiment of 300, the castle was too strong for them to take. The last Campbell to be born at Castle Stalker was in 1775, and Campbells continued to reside there until about 1800 when they built a new house on the mainland. In around 1840, the roof either fell in or was perhaps removed to avoid roof-tax, leaving the castle abandoned. In 1908, the castle was regained from the Campbells by Charles Stewart of Achara who purchased it and carried out some basic preservation work to stem its decay. In 1947, his successor, Duncan Stewart, who was Governor of Sarawak, was murdered and the castle devolved on his widow. In 1965, Lt. Col. D. R. Stewart Allward negotiated terms for the purchase of the castle and spent the next ten years rebuilding and restoring it as it is today. #Scotland #castle #winter #braveheart #explore #History #fy #beautifuldestinations

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