I came upon this castle by accident while driving around the seaside village of Tarbert. I was driving through the narrow streets trying to find a good spot to take a picture when I noticed the crumbling ruins and set out determined to find a way to get to it. Walking up a narrow cobblestoned staircase and past scary wild goats, I finally got to Tarbert Castle. It started to rain, and I had left my jacket in the car as I didn’t think I would need it. Hello, this is Scotland, of course I need it!
Tarbert Castle became a royal castle in 1292, and underwent a major renovation rumble in 1325 by Robert The Bruce (I must find out what “the Bruce” means. Could he not decide between Robert or Bruce? Pick a name Robbo!) Then, about 150 years after King Rob completed The Block: Brucie Builds a Castle, James IV took over renovation duties and extended the fort and increased facilities for artillery and gun powder. It was all over for Tarbert Castle in 1760, when the people of Tarbert decided that the castle’s stone would be more useful in building materials for the harbour and village. And now it sits atop a hill, nothing but a crumbling ruin.
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