THIRD PERIOD 298 - CRAIGNEIL CASTLE Craigneil is said to derive its name from Nigel Bruce, King Robert's brother, but this tradition is very doubtful. M Irak! ^mM^-# :: ' : A ^^^^m^ Pio. 253. Craigneil Castle. View from the North-West. This castle is now the property of William M'Connel, Esq. of Knock- dolian. KILKERRAN CASTLE, AYRSHIRE. This is a fragment (Fig. 254) of the original castle of the Fergussons of Kilkerran, now represented by Sir James Fergusson, the sixth baronet. The estate was granted to the family in the fourteenth century, and, judging from the admirable style of workmanship, and the form of the simple parapet and corbel table, this keep was probably erected in the fifteenth century. It stands in a retired upland glen about one mile
