Dubhghall mac Suibhne was a prominent 13th-century noble, the Earl of Menteith also obtained Lochranza Castle, an L-plan tower house situated on a promontory in Lochranza, on the north of the Isle of Arran, in which country?
Dubhghall mac Suibhne Dubhghall mac Suibhne was a prominent 13th-century noble. He was a son of Suibhne and was Lord of Knapdale. He held lands in Knapdale and in Kintyre. In 1262, he lost his lordship and lands to Walter Stewart, Earl of Menteith after Alexander III of Scotland granted Skipinnish, Killislate amongst other lands in Knapdale and the parish of Kilcalmonell in Kintyre. The Earl of Menteith also obtained Skipness Castle, Castle Sween and Lochranza Castle formerly controlled by Dubhghall.
River Shira River Shira ("Siara / Abhainn Siara" in Gaelic) is the river that runs through Glen Shira, originating from a dammed loch to the north. The river includes a few waterfalls and islands, including "Eilean an Eagail" (The Island of Fear). It eventually flows into a "dubh loch", where the Ancient Clan MacNaghten castle and crannogs used to be, and then by Stuart Liddells house and into Loch Shira and Loch Fyne.