Visit the ancestral home of Clan McLean on the Isle of Mull.
Spectacularly situated on a clifftop overlooking the intersection Sound of Mull, Loch Linne and the Firth of Lorne, this imposing castle has been the base of Clan MacLean for over 400 years. Dating from the 13th century, Duart was originally a rectangular wall enclosing a courtyard. In 1350 Lachlan Lubanach, the 5th chief, married Mary Macdonald, the daughter of the Lord of the Isles and she was given Duart as her dowry. It was Lachlan who ordered the building of the impressive tower house on the outside of the curtain wall. Later in the mid 17th century the castle was extended once again with the addition of small vaulted cellars with a within the courtyard on the South East side and a two story gatehouse. In 1691 the Macleans surrendered Duart and all their lands on Mull to the Duke of Argyll. The castle, although in a fairly ruinous condition was used as a garrison for government troops until 1751. It was abandoned until 1910 when it was purchased by Sir Fitzroy Maclean, 26th chief. He then set about the enormous task of restoring the building to its present condition. It has since served as a filming location for number of motion pictures, most notably the 1999 film Entrapment with Sean Connery and Catherine Zeta-Jones.
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| 2013 Opening Times (28/03/2013 - 18/10/2013) |
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* 2013 Opening Times: Open Thursday 28th March for Easter Weekend April – Sunday to Thursday, 11am to 4pm. May to October – Daily 10:30am to 5pm Castle closes 18th October. (Tearoom and Gift Shop close 11th October)
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