tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2451363311306749273.post3307369161391728301..comments2024-03-22T11:26:51.259+00:00Comments on Mingary Castle: Winter's End?Jonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11348491898920520197noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2451363311306749273.post-55361324149802494782014-03-19T19:23:34.231+00:002014-03-19T19:23:34.231+00:00I see what you mean on the map. 'Ur' in G...I see what you mean on the map. 'Ur' in Gaelic means 'new' or 'fresh' or 'recent'. So this is the 'new port' or 'new harbour'. So does 'new' mean it was made to replace something older which wasn't as good? The trouble with that dock is that it's covered at high tide, it's terribly exposed - unless there was some sort of sea wall round it which has since disappeared. Yet, in the days of the MacIains, they had lots of ships which, presumably, needed somewhere to be moored.Jonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11348491898920520197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2451363311306749273.post-22721021209338644772014-03-19T18:35:41.126+00:002014-03-19T18:35:41.126+00:00Just looked at Argyllshire Sheet XX1V 6" OS i...Just looked at Argyllshire Sheet XX1V 6" OS its edition 1872 and below the castle there is marked Port Ur. The landward side of the shoreline rocks is marked as a very straight line, was in the photo. I guess this is the same location?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2451363311306749273.post-70089146167472656902014-03-18T17:02:29.071+00:002014-03-18T17:02:29.071+00:00Exactly the same thought went through my mind. It...Exactly the same thought went through my mind. It reminded me of one of the old London Docks. That it was visible is a trick of the tides. It's well worth a little more investigation.Jonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11348491898920520197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2451363311306749273.post-52199438957846307182014-03-18T16:56:00.082+00:002014-03-18T16:56:00.082+00:00In the first photo, looking down on the rocks, is ...In the first photo, looking down on the rocks, is it an optical illusion or was there some sort of 'harbour' there at one time? There is what appears to be a rectangular area of water, surrounded by rocks, that is almost the shape of a dry dock! I have not seen that before.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com