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The castle was square, with a round bastion at each corner. The ruins, however, are heavily overgrown, and reduced to a low level, such that from the shoreline the island looks featureless.
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retook the island in April 1615 and left a garrison upon Eilean Mór. A private garrison was maintained upon Eilean Mór between 1639 and 1640.
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was in charge of the garrison of troops within Loch Gorm Castle and surrendered the castle to
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Loch Gorm Castle, on the very small island in the distance
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demolished the castle in 1608. Repaired afterwards,
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