Video from a boat trip around Kisimul Castle, 2011.
Kisimul Castle (Scottish Gaelic: Caisteal Chiosmuil)[1] and also known as Kiessimul Castle,[2] is a medieval castle located on a small island off Castlebay, Barra, in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. It gets its name from the Norse ciosamul, meaning "castle island".[3]
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KisimulCastle (Scottish Gaelic: Caisteal Chiosmuil) and also known as Kiessimul Castle, is a medieval castle located on a small island off Castlebay...
Adhamhnáin Mac Néill, Chief of Clan MacNeil. Headquartering themselves at KisimulCastle and making use of Birlinns, the MacNeils became famed for piracy after...
century. This tower was similar in style to contemporary structures at KisimulCastle and Caisteal Maol. Alasdair Crotach, the 8th chief, added the Fairy...
the island, and overlooks a bay in the Atlantic Ocean dominated by KisimulCastle, as well as nearby islands such as Vatersay. Castlebay is also within...
described as the last of the Viking raiders as he often raided from his KisimulCastle. The king eventually arranged for his loyal vassals to extirpate and...
Brodick Castle. The castle appeared in "Dom Joly and the Black Island" on Channel 4 TV on 19 March 2010, in which it was portrayed as being KisimulCastle on...
connected to at least one other island by a land transport route. Ensay, KisimulCastle and Eilean na Cille are "included in the NRS statistical geography for...
Lews Castle (Scottish Gaelic: Caisteal Leòdhais) is a Victorian era castle located west of the town of Stornoway, Isle of Lewis, Scotland. It was built...
Amhuinnsuidhe Castle An Lanntair Arnol Blackhouse Barra Airport Callanish Stones Dun Carloway Garenin Golden Road KisimulCastle Lewis Loom Centre Lews Castle St...
Wars of the Three Kingdoms by Cromwell's troops, who destroyed the old castle in Stornoway. With the implementation of the Treaty of Union in 1707, the...
buildings. KisimulCastle, built on a tiny island off the shore of Castlebay, dates from the 15th century, while the two other A-listed castles at Amhuinnsuidhe...
O'Neills of Ulster who came to Barra from Ireland around the year 1000. KisimulCastle at Castlebay is the hereditary seat of the MacNeils. It is located on...
Amhuinnsuidhe Castle An Lanntair Arnol Blackhouse Barra Airport Callanish Stones Dun Carloway Garenin Golden Road KisimulCastle Lewis Loom Centre Lews Castle St...
INV(9). Calvay Castle on RCAHMS site "KisimulCastle". Historic Scotland (historic-scotland.gov.uk). Retrieved 16 May 2008. "Lews Castle and Lady Lever...
expeditions. In 1506 the Earl of Huntly besieged and captured Stornoway Castle using cannon. In 1540 James V himself conducted a royal tour, forcing the...
Amhuinnsuidhe Castle is a large 19th-century private country house on Harris, one of the Western Isles of Scotland. It was designated as a Category A listed...
KisimulCastle (Caisteal Chiseamail) Laxdale (Lacasdal) Leverburgh (An Tòb) Lewis (Leòdhas), Lewis and Harris (Leòdhas agus na Hearadh), Lews Castle (Caisteal...
Amhuinnsuidhe Castle An Lanntair Arnol Blackhouse Barra Airport Callanish Stones Dun Carloway Garenin Golden Road KisimulCastle Lewis Loom Centre Lews Castle St...
Amhuinnsuidhe Castle An Lanntair Arnol Blackhouse Barra Airport Callanish Stones Dun Carloway Garenin Golden Road KisimulCastle Lewis Loom Centre Lews Castle St...
the Wayback Machine, Proc Soc Antiq Scot, 14, 363-431. M. Coventry, The Castles of Scotland (2006), Fourth Edition, Birlinn Limited. ISBN 1-84158-449-5...
Ardvourlie Castle is a 19th-century country house on Harris, one of the Western Isles off the north-west coast of Scotland. The house was built beside...
of the MacNeil clan engaged in feudal agriculture and fishing. When KisimulCastle was abandoned in 1795, the clan chief came to live at Eoligarry House...
This list includes the historic houses, castles, abbeys, museums and other buildings and monuments in the care of Historic Environment Scotland (HES)...
to the Scottish nation, and his granting of a lease of the medieval KisimulCastle to Historic Scotland for 1000 years at an annual rent of £1 and one...
Amhuinnsuidhe Castle An Lanntair Arnol Blackhouse Barra Airport Callanish Stones Dun Carloway Garenin Golden Road KisimulCastle Lewis Loom Centre Lews Castle St...
of Harris. Amhuinnsuidhe is centred on the country house, Amhuinnsuidhe Castle, which is adjacent to the B887 road. Amhuinnsuidhe lies on the northern...
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