Castle_Island,_Scotland

Castle Island, Scotland

Castle Island, Scotland

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Castle Island (Scottish Gaelic: Eilean a' Chaisteil) or Allimturrail[1] is a small tidal island, lying off the east coast of Little Cumbrae, and to the west of Trail Island, in the Firth of Clyde. It is joined to Little Cumbrae at low tide.

Castle Island from Little Cumbrae
Little Cumbrae in 1828

The castle which gives the island its name was built in 1527, and was destroyed by Cromwellian forces in 1650. It is a square keep, and is said to have been built originally to prevent deer poaching.[2]

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  1. [1]
    "The Island of Little Cumbrae" Archived 2006-03-21 at the Wayback Machine (pdf) Humberts Leisure. Retrieved 15 Sept 2011.
  2. [2]
    Haswell-Smith, Hamish (2004). The Scottish Islands. Edinburgh: Canongate. ISBN 978-1-84195-454-7.
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