Kilberry
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- Not to be confused with Kilberry, County Kildare
| Kilberry Gaelic: Cill Bheiridh | |
| Argyllshire | |
|---|---|
 Late mediæval grave slabs at Kilberry | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | NR715645 |
| Location: | 55°49’11"N, 5°38’53"W |
| Data | |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Argyll and Bute |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Argyll and Bute |
Kilberry is a village in Argyllshire, in the district of Knapdale and close to its western coast.
Kilberry Castle, just to the west of the village, was built in 1497 as a L-plan castle by a cadet branch of Clan Campbell. The castle was destroyed by a pirate in 1513. The ruins were incorporated into the present mansion, built in 1844 by John Campbell and enlarged in 1871.[1][2]
A group of sculptured stones, in the care of Historic Environment Scotland, are on display in a purpose-built shelter in the grounds of the castle. The stones, which include cross-slabs and mediæval grave markers, originally came from the mediæval parish church, which was destroyed in the 17th century.[3]
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("Wikimedia Commons" has material about Kilberry) |
References
- ↑ "Kilberry Castle". 2009. http://www.scottish-places.info/features/featurefirst17705.html. Retrieved 2009-07-14.
- ↑ "Groomes Gazetter". 2009. http://www.electricscotland.com/history/gazetteer/vol4page356.htm. Retrieved 2009-07-14.
- ↑ "Kilberry Sculptured Stones". Historic Environment Scotland. https://www.historicenvironment.scot/visit-a-place/places/kilberry-sculptured-stones/history/. Retrieved 4 April 2017.