
What is recorded here
Kilberry Castle is a Category B listed country house near Kilberry in South Knapdale, Argyll, built at the end of the fifteenth century and rebuilt in 1844 by David Bryce after an accidental fire. The MacMurachies, Earls of Argyll, and Campbells of Kilberry all lived there, and royalist forces besieged it between 1643 and 1645. Marion Campbell inherited the estate at eight and regained it at eighteen, while the house now stands under restoration for its current family owners.
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Kilberry Castle as Country House (19th Century), Tower House (medieval). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 1m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
Kilberry Castle, located in Argyll and Bute, Scotland, was originally a medieval tower house that was later expanded into a country house in the 19th century. It is remembered for its historical evolution and as a notable example of Scottish domestic architecture across different periods.
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