Knock Castle (Isle of Skye)

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Knock Castle and bay

Knock Castle, also known as Caisteal Chamuis ( Castle Camus ), is a castle on the Scottish island of Skye. It lies on the east coast of the Sleat peninsula, about 8 km north of the town Armadale, on the eastern edge of a small bay, which also bears the name ' Knock '.

History

Little is known about the history, probably the plant stands on the foundations of an Iron Age Dun name Horavaig. Originally owned by the clan MacLeod was, according to inheritance disputes, captured together with the castle of Dun Sgathaich Donald MacDonald. 1513 Alasdair MacLeod Crotach tried to reconquer the castle of his clan, but he failed because of the behavior of Mary MacDonald (Mary of the Castle ), and the castle remained still owned by the MacDonalds. Of these reported a Scottish ballad.

In the following years the castle was enlarged and remodeled in 1596 to a greater extent. 1632 certainly still inhabited, it was abandoned in 1689 at the latest. The stones were used to build houses in the area. Today only ruins exist. Knock Castle is entered the list of Scheduled Monuments and thus stands under monument protection.

Mythological

The castle is a spirit in the form of a deal ' Gruagach '. He has the appearance of a green woman and is the owner of the castle can view future events: The Spirit is happy when positive events are in the house and cries when bad threatens. Moreover, even tells of a ' glaistig ', is said to have taken care of the welfare of the livestock.