Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for Claig

Claig, a ruined fortalice in Killarrow and Kilmeny parish, Argyllshire, on Fraoch island, at the SE entrance of the Sound of Islay. Built by the Macdonalds, it was defended by a ditch, and served both to command the Sound and as a prison.


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

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "a ruined fortalice"   (ADL Feature Type: "historical sites")
Administrative units: Killarow and Kilmeny ScoP       Argyll ScoCnty

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