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Dunure Castle is located on the west coast of Scotland, in South Ayrshire, about south of Ayr and close to the village of Dunure. Today the castle stands in ruins on a rocky promontory on the Carrick coast, overlooking the small harbour of Dunure. == Introduction == The site dates from the late 13th century; the earliest charter for the lands dating from 1256, but the remains of the building are of 15th- and 16th-century origin.〔MacGibbon, T. and Ross, D. (1887 - 92). ''The castellated and domestic architecture of Scotland from the twelfth to the eighteenth centuries'', V.3, Edinburgh. p. 343.〕 One tradition is that the castle was built by the Danes and another states that the Mackinnons held the castle from Alexander III, as a reward for their valour at the Battle of Largs.〔Harvey, William. Picturesque Ayrshire. Dundee : Valentine and Sons. p. 30.〕〔Macintosh, John (1894). ''Ayrshire Nights' Entertainments''. Kilmarnock : Dunlop and Drennan. p. 179.〕 The castle is the point of origin of the Kennedys of Carrick, who once ruled over much of south western Scotland and were granted the lands in 1357. Sir James Balfour described Dunure as ''a grate and pleasand stronge housse, the most ancient habitation of the surname of Kennedy, Lairds of Dunure, now Earles of Cassiles.'' 〔Archaeological and Historical Collections relating to the counties of Ayr and Wigton. (1884). V. IV. Page 18〕 This family should not be confused with the renowned American Kennedy family which came from Co. Wexford in Ireland. In August 1563, Mary, Queen of Scots, visited the castle for three days during her third progress round the west of the country. The Celtic name Dunure or Dunoure is said to derive from the "hill" or "fort of the yew tree".〔Paterson, J. (edit.) (1847). ''The Ballads and Songs of Ayrshire''. Edinburgh : T G Stevenson. p. 29〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Dunure Castle」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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