Castlebay, Isle of Barra

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Castlebay, Isle of Barra

Postby Buzz Lightyear » Sat Nov 24, 2007 7:06 pm

I always found this a strange place to put a castle.

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Castlebay, with the Clansman at the pier.
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Postby Ninja Mania » Sat Nov 24, 2007 9:11 pm

Maybe the water wuzna there when twas beilt.
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Postby Pete Reek » Sat Nov 24, 2007 11:49 pm

They caad the toon Castlebay, so they needed tae get a castle, and kwik. They beelt it when the tide wuz oot, an when the beeldin wuz dun an the castle got foak tae wett in it, they needed tae defend it. The army poored in a pile o them, an when it wuz hoorafa hot an sticky weather, the sojers cood step oot the front dorr an go for a dook.
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Postby gizmo » Sun Nov 25, 2007 3:24 am

That sure is one hell of a moat... Not sure if it is true, but apparently when they were digging the moat there was confusion in the drawings, the builders were operating with the new fangled imperial measurements and the Irish groundwork contractors were still using the old chains and cubits.. Sort of cock-up you woud expect the council planning dept to notice...
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