Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for Kilberry Castle

Kilberry Castle, a mansion in Kilcalmonell parish, Argyllshire, near the E shore of the Sound of Jura, 16 miles WSW of Tarbert. Founded 1497, burned by an English pirate 1513, rebuilt 1844, and enlarged 1871, it is the seat of Jn. Campbell, Esq. (b. 1844; suc. 1861), who holds 20, 000 acres, of £2173 annual value.


(F.H. Groome, Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland (1882-4); © 2004 Gazetteer for Scotland)

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "a mansion"   (ADL Feature Type: "residential sites")
Administrative units: Kilcalmonell ScoP       Argyll ScoCnty
Place: Kilberry

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