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Museum
Represents a museum
WC
No
EventsForChildren
No
Place
The town or city
Tarbert
HearingLoop
No
IsIncludedThisYear
No
DisabledAccess
No
Activities
<p class="MsoNormal">Guided tours at 11.00am on 24/25 September. Park in village and meet at castle steps behind fish quay.?</p><p>Outdoor clothing advised.</p><p>Tour takes about _ hour with splendid views.</p><p>There is a Community Woodland and sculpture walk to be enjoyed next to the castle.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.tarbertcastle.info/"><span style="color: blue;">http://www.tarbertcastle.info/</span></a><span style="background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;">?</span></span></p>
OpeningTime1
Guided Tour at 11 am
OpeningDate1
25/9/2016
OpeningTime2
Guided Tour at 11 am
IsNewThisYear
No
ID
Google Panorama ID
13602
Refreshments
No
Street
The street address
Royal Castle of Tarbert
Postcode
PA29 6UB
Parking
No
DisabledWC
No
LimitedAccess
No
NotAccessible
No
Dublin Core
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Title
A name given to the resource
Royal Castle of Tarbert
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
argyllbute
Identifier
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
510
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
Museum
Spatial Coverage
Spatial characteristics of the resource.
current,55.86435,-5.408745;
Description
An account of the resource
<p>From the 13th century or earlier, Tarbert Castle guarded the anchorage in the bay below, and controlled the land link between East and West Lochs. It has been a Royal Castle since at least 1292, when it was granted to John Balliol by Edward I of England. In 1325 Robert the Bruce enlarged and fortified the Castle to protect it from attack by the Lords of the Isles, and in the 16th century a towerhouse was added, which today, is the most prominent part of the surviving structure.</p><p>The impressive ruin has recently been conserved by the local community and the grounds are grazed by a flock of Hebridean sheep. A new interpretation trail guides visitors around the site.</p>
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
13th century