Dunollie Castle
Dunollie Castle is a ruined thirteenth-century tower house north of Oban in Argyll and Bute, the ancestral seat of Clan MacDougall whose ancestors were kings of Dál Riata and lords of Lorne, one of the most powerful kindreds in medieval western Scotland. The castle stands on a rocky headland fortified from at least the early medieval period and was captured by Robert Bruce following his victory at the Pass of Brander in 1308, ending the MacDougall lordship of Lorne. The famous Brooch of Lorne, said to have been taken from Bruce during the earlier Battle of Dalrigh in 1306, remains in the possession of the MacDougall family today. The castle ruins are managed by the MacDougall clan in conjunction with the Dunollie Museum interpreting the history of the clan and site.